Scripture: Gen 17:23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him. Gen 17:24 And Abraham [was] ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. Gen 17:25 And Ishmael his son [was] thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
Observation: Can you imagine grown men being circumcised? Can you imagine what it would take to convince a grown man to allow himself to be circumcised? But that is what they did, the same day that God told Abraham to do it! THAT is Commitment!
Application: How committed are we to our God? If he asked us to do something so painful, would we do it?
Prayer: Dearest Jesus, we love you Lord. Thank you that you first loved us. You know our hearts, you know our minds, you know our sin. Thank you that you have forgiven us and cleansed us. It is by you that we pray that we would have the commitment of Abraham, that our faith would be as strong as Abraham's through you.
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