Circumcision
was the rite designed to show deference to God;
A people
whose lives would demonstrate that obedience is not odd.
But as so
happens in this world, they failed to see the best part.
God
didn’t want their outward devotion; He wanted their whole heart.
Circumcision
of the flesh became obedience because it’s required,
But one
is not saved by his churchy works or singing in the choir.
God
doesn’t need a bodily scar in order to save your soul;
He wants
you to place your faith in Christ, live in His control.
Before
salvation you were dead in all of your sin and shame.
But Jesus
made you alive with Him, conveyed to His domain.
The
sinless Son, the Lamb of God, restored your eternal loss;
He took
the certificate of your sin and nailed it to the cross.
The
armies of hell who thought they had won writhed in agony;
In their
scheming to murder the Son, His triumph was unforeseen.
Jesus
destroyed the power of sin by rising from the dead
Proving
to the spiritual world He is forever the head.
So do not
yield to those who judge because you do not submit,
To a
hollow substitute for grace so empty and counterfeit.
These
vain people love to appear like they live in humility,
But their
fascination with spiritual drivel is devoid of reality.
If you
desire to grow in grace, mature like a Christian should,
Hold fast
to God’s Word, honor truth; stand like Jesus stood.
Remember
the church—like our body—is dependent upon each part,
Always
working to strengthen the whole, never working apart.
Therefore,
if you belong to Christ, it’s time to vacate human wisdom.
Do not be
deceived by cultural thought or submit to asceticism.
All these
things are attractive to man and seem so spiritually handy,
But they
will fail you in the end as they did the good man Ghandi.
The
danger here is the lack of discernment among so many believers.
Only
scripture internalized can protect from these deceivers.
Eastern
mystics contort and bend, perhaps even levitate,
Flee from them and their syncretic blend. Flee, do not hesitate.
Flee from them and their syncretic blend. Flee, do not hesitate.
Christ
alone, by grace alone, through faith alone embrace
Adopting
rules to earn redemption is a substitute for grace.
If Jesus,
our Lord, you would see for all the eternal ages,
You will
find instructions in the Bible, but not in the Yellow Pages.
© Copyright 2016 George M.
Cuff, All Rights Reserved
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