Bible Verse of The Day – 6-9-21

Romans 2:28-29 (NKJV) 28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; 29 but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men but from God.

At first glance, these two verses might seem a bit odd when you read them. The way they are worded may come across as being difficult to understand.

But once you look a little closer, they start to make perfect sense.

If we think of the word, “Jew”, as a believer or a Christian, we will begin to make some sense of it.

A person isn’t necessarily a Christian because they profess outwardly to be one. Our mouths can say many things. But that doesn’t make those things so.

What counts is what’s in our hearts.

Circumcision, as referred to here, is not something physical. It is a matter of the heart.

What is in our heart, and what we do are much more important than what we say.

Our actions speak much more loudly than our words.

Even more importantly, what’s in our hearts is more important than what we do or say.

For what is in our hearts will drive what we say and what we do.

It is when our hearts are right with God and, therefore, pure in motive, that we will begin to walk out the things that show that our faith is genuine and that our intentions are of Spirit-led origins.

This kind of faith is the only thing that will convince people that God is real, as they witness Him being portrayed in our everyday lives through actions that emulate His truth, love, grace and mercy.

Are we Christians only in name? Or does what’s in our heart, and carried out in our actions, portray Him in a way that reveals Him to those around us?

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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