" Powerful Surgery "
Colossians 2:11-12.
In him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful
nature,
not with a circumcision done by the hands of men but with the circumcision done by Christ,
having been buried with him in baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God,
who raised him from the dead. (NIV) Circumcision of male children was done by Abraham and his descendents
in response to God's covenant (Genesis 17:1-14).
It marked each generation as those who were under God's authority and bound to obey His laws.
Circumcision was also a life-long sign that they were set apart,
cut out from the rest of humanity to serve the Lord,
to marry within His family and to raise children who would continue in the faith.
However, although the physical surgery left a permanent mark on the body,
it had no effect on changing the heart.
But faith in Jesus Christ is very different.
When we repent of our sins and accept His rule in our lives,
He does not just give us a set of moral rules,
but He performs surgery on our hearts (the place of our deep desires, decisions and will).
We cannot get rid of our sinful nature by ourselves;
we need Christ to mark out all that has to go and gives us a desire to be cut free from it.
Our baptism is a sign that we accept His right to do this surgery on our hearts,
because we have put our faith in Him and we belong to Him.
Quite rightly, the Bible encourages us to cooperate with what Christ is doing in our hearts. But however much we discipline ourselves (and we need to),
the transformation of our lives is not achieved though our own initiative
or personal effort: it is the work of Christ.
Without Him we can do nothing of eternal value (John 15:5).
But as we allow His authority to operate in our lives we will see wonderful changes
which we could never have achieved by ourselves. It is those transformations of life and character which are the living testimony
to the power and grace of Christ.
Every piece of evidence that Christ is really at work changing lives
support the proclamation of the gospel,
giving others a desire to know how to put their faith in Jesus Christ.
So let Him do His work in you today.
Prayer for the day : -
Father God.
I would like to be perfect and am so often disappointed in myself and my feeble -
heartedness along the paths of righteousness.
Thank You that Christ has not called me to obedience without giving me both the desire
to cooperate and the power to do what is right.
Help me to allow His surgical work to continue in my heart,
removing all that defaces Your glory until I see Him face to face.
In His Name. Amen.
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not with a circumcision done by the hands of men but with the circumcision done by Christ,
having been buried with him in baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God,
who raised him from the dead. (NIV) Circumcision of male children was done by Abraham and his descendents
in response to God's covenant (Genesis 17:1-14).
It marked each generation as those who were under God's authority and bound to obey His laws.
Circumcision was also a life-long sign that they were set apart,
cut out from the rest of humanity to serve the Lord,
to marry within His family and to raise children who would continue in the faith.
However, although the physical surgery left a permanent mark on the body,
it had no effect on changing the heart.
But faith in Jesus Christ is very different.
When we repent of our sins and accept His rule in our lives,
He does not just give us a set of moral rules,
but He performs surgery on our hearts (the place of our deep desires, decisions and will).
We cannot get rid of our sinful nature by ourselves;
we need Christ to mark out all that has to go and gives us a desire to be cut free from it.
Our baptism is a sign that we accept His right to do this surgery on our hearts,
because we have put our faith in Him and we belong to Him.
Quite rightly, the Bible encourages us to cooperate with what Christ is doing in our hearts. But however much we discipline ourselves (and we need to),
the transformation of our lives is not achieved though our own initiative
or personal effort: it is the work of Christ.
Without Him we can do nothing of eternal value (John 15:5).
But as we allow His authority to operate in our lives we will see wonderful changes
which we could never have achieved by ourselves. It is those transformations of life and character which are the living testimony
to the power and grace of Christ.
Every piece of evidence that Christ is really at work changing lives
support the proclamation of the gospel,
giving others a desire to know how to put their faith in Jesus Christ.
So let Him do His work in you today.
Prayer for the day : -
Father God.
I would like to be perfect and am so often disappointed in myself and my feeble -
heartedness along the paths of righteousness.
Thank You that Christ has not called me to obedience without giving me both the desire
to cooperate and the power to do what is right.
Help me to allow His surgical work to continue in my heart,
removing all that defaces Your glory until I see Him face to face.
In His Name. Amen.
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Thoughts Are Tremendous Powers
Thought has got tremendous power.
Thought can heal diseases.
Thoughts can transform the mentality of persons.
Thought can do anything.
It can work wonders.
The velocity of thought is unimaginable.
Thought is a dynamic force.
It is caused by the vibrations of psychic Prana or
Sukshma Prana on the mental substance.
It is a force like gravitation, cohesion or repulsion.
Thought travels or moves.
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