Genesis 17:23 On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or bought with his money, every male in his household, and circumcised them, as God told him. 24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised, 25 and his son Ishmael was thirteen; 26 Abraham and his son Ishmael were both circumcised on that same day. 27 And every male in Abraham's household, including those born in his household or bought from a foreigner, was circumcised with him.
so one day when Abram is 99 years old... God tells him... through spoken word... that he is changing his name and that of his wife also... and that they will be having a son... now that part right there is hard enough to believe by itelf... then God goes on to tell him that his descendants will be like the sands of the ocean... or the stars in the sky... and... that he is to cut the foreskin off of the men in his household... come on now... lets be real... with most of us... that right there is more than too much... it's fine if you say I'm supposed to be a mother as an old woman but to talk about cutting my body parts... and 'special' body parts is even less likely to happen...
this is what is so amazing... some of us hear the spoken word of God in our spirit right now... but we try to find excuses to not do whatever He told us to do... whether it is lack of belief... or lack of desire for it... or lack of wanting to deal with other people's reactions... whatever it is that keeps us from obeying the spoken word of God... look at the scripture... the very same day... Abraham..(immediately he goes by the new name...)takes out all the men of his household and performs minor surgery... (not so sure I would've let him cut me...)and circumcises all these people... young men and grown men both...
sheesh... can you imagine having this much faith in the spoken word of God... now let me tell you... I have pretty much faith in the spoken word of God... anyone who spends any time with me knows that I will just speak out things that God says... I will do things that make me look crazy... some see that more often than most... but no matter how much I say I have... it is nothing compared to Abraham... because for me to move forward... I still tend to wait for approval of man... what if we all just exhibited some truly crazy faith... what changes would be made in the kingdom of God? what would be the differences in your own home, but more importantly, in your church? how is the kingdom of God to get furthered without the people of God getting up the same day and believing the spoken word of God and walking forward into it... show God your love for Him this day... show Him your faith and trust in Him... get up and follow the command of the spoken word of God...even if you are the only one that heard it... He will carry you....
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