29 Oct Abram to Abraham: The Covenant of Circumcision
Pastor Vincent - 24 October 2013
Pray To Receive Transcending Power
Do you like to pray? Are you always bringing your problems and heart's most concerned to God, wanting to receive answers from Him? Do you often find that the spirit remains unchanged even after praying, and you find it pointless to continue praying? Actually, we often pray with the wrong focus and according to how we feel. Man is created by God and only when we meditate on the Words that gives life that we will experience transformation in the spirit. Prayer has to start from the truth, and only when you look into the words can you receive answers in life. And a person who enjoys prayer (communion with God) is truly one who does not pray out of habits but rather, she wakes up each day realizing that she needs to pray for she needs God. This is humility - her spirit is teachable, she hears the loving voice of God and she learns to trust God and follow His guidance. Word and prayer go hand in hand, know the word and in your prayers, confirm the word until it becomes your second nature - when the word is in your sub-consciousness, you are in a state of continued prayer. Man is created by God and only when we meditate on the Words that gives life that we will experience transformation in the spirit. Prayer has to start from the truth, and only when you look into the words can you receive answers in life. And a person who enjoys prayer (communion with God) is truly one who does not pray out of habits but rather, she wakes up each day realizing that she needs to pray for she needs God. This is humility - her spirit is teachable, she hears the loving voice of God and she learns to trust God and follow His guidance. May the Lord give us breakthrough in our prayer life.
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Abram to Abraham:
The Covenant of Circumcision
<Genesis 17:1-23>
1. Change of name (identity)
- v5: Abram (“exalted father”) >>> Abraham: (“father of many”)
- v15: Sarai >>> Sarah
- Name affects a person
- Name shapes perspective and behaviour
- Changed names so can remember and dispel unbelief
- After name change: God’s perspective >>> our fixed perspective
- Forget old name, register new name, and live in a fitting way
2. God’s covenant also involves man’s obedience
1) “Walk before me faithfully and be blameless” <v1>
- Walk before God, not man, nor self
- Man sins due to very low view of God
- Remember that God is Almighty <v1> >>> Trust and fear Him
2) Sign of covenant: Circumcision
- Outward sign of inward faith
- Reminder of obligations to God
- Similar to New Testament baptism
- Put away old self
- Be set apart
- Circumcision of the heart more important:
<Deut 10:16> “Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and do not be stiff-necked any longer.” - Irreversible: Permanent bond between God and His people
3) Obey promptly
- <Genesis 17:26> Abraham and his son Ishmael were both circumcised on that very day.
4) Do not let doubts hinder obedience
- Don’t trust our doubts more than we trust God!
5) God demands total commitment
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