DCLM Higher Everyday 16 January 2024 — Heart Circumcision
DCLM Higher Everyday 16 January 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Heart Circumcision
Topic: Heart Circumcision
Text: Deuteronomy 30:1-6
1And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,
3That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.
4If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:
5And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers.
6And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
Key Verse: “And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live” (Deuteronomy 30:6).
Message
Circumcision is done by man as a religious ritual and for the purpose of hygiene. However the heart circumcision in our study today is a divine work in which God operates on the stony heart of man to replace it with a holy heart of flesh. The Israelites were stigmatized as stiff-necked because their hearts did not have the power to truly love and follow God wholly; they were in the main impervious to correction by God and His Word. Hence, God’s plan was thus to take away the root cause of sin which is common to all humans.
Also Read: DCLM Higher Everyday 15 January 2024 – Miracle Through The Messiah
The heart circumcision was meant for parents and their children (Deuteronomy 30:6). It starts with the Holy Spirit conviction through the Word, and ultimately, the heart is softened, quickened, and purified for a holy walk with God. Man cannot walk with God faithfully except his heart is spiritually circumcised. The devil will always flash worldly affections into man’s heart but when the heart is circumcised, it gets shielded from the power of sin, Satan and self. Why don’t you surrender your heart to God today?
Quote: It starts with the Holy Spirit conviction
Challenge: You can only love God with a circumcised heart.
Prayer for today: Circumcise my heart oh LORD!
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
