11/06/2023 - IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO LOVE GOD

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And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.                                                           Deuteronomy 30.6

The man who does not have his heart circumcised – which occurs in water baptism – lives dangerously. Baptism – considered a demonstration of conversion to Christ – is more than that. In it, we receive at least six blessings necessary for those who desire to be right with God and do His work. Without the mark of Christ – one of the meanings of this baptism – we will not make a difference amongst the people.

Circumcision was mandatory in the Old Testament, even before the Lord gave the Law through Moses. Not only the fathers were to be circumcised, but their children too. The example of this command was when God almost killed Moses, because he did not do this on his son: Then Zipporah took a sharp stone and cut off the foreskin of her son and cast it at Moses’ feet, and said, Surely you are a husband of blood to me! (Exodus 4.25). It was necessary!

In those days circumcision was done physically, but today it happens in the spirit. It is the mark that every saved person must have, because in spiritual battles, angels and demons look and know if the person is of God or not. The uncircumcised person cannot give the heavenly Father the love He deserves: to have the commandments and to obey them. By not doing this, the person ceases to be loved by the Lord, and this we can never allow. Be vigilant!

We and our seed must love God with all our heart. In other words, we must keep the commandments with all the necessary strength, without abandoning the fight.  Those who claim any reason not to be in spiritual fights give the devil the certificate of victor. Mercy! This must never happen to the saved. Saul was wrong not to wait for Samuel. Wait for Samuel to come!

One day Saul surrounded David to kill him, but David was sure that God would not abandon him, so he stood firm: Then Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. So David made haste to get away from Saul, for Saul and his men were encircling David and his men to take them (1 Samuel 23.26). Then the king received news that the Philistines had invaded Israel, so he stopped following David.

A little bit more and Jesse’s song would have been killed. But God brought forth that messenger, and the king left this matter for later, for he had to defend his land. Whenever you and yours are in trouble, remember: the Lord can deliver you. God is with those who trust in Him. Look: the divine hand guarded David, sending the messenger to Saul. The Father acts on behalf of His children.

With a circumcised heart, you will succeed. In any crisis, when you ask the Most High for help, you will see that He will protect you. Later, Saul went into a cave to attend his needs, and David was there, but David spared the king’s life (1 Samuel 24.3-22).  

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares