DAILY DEVOTIONS MCZ MISSIONS DEPARTMENT
Philippians 3:3 ...for we are the circumcision who worship by the spirit of God.... and put no confidence in the flesh.
We see the Apostle here fuming with anger...he has no kind words for the false teachers, he therefore is cautioning the church in Philippi that they should be careful of dogs, the evil doers who emphasize on the external rituals of religion like circumcision of the flesh.Paul is reminding the church that circumcision was a sign of the people's covenant with their God, it signified circumcision of the heart....so without the holy spirit circumcision becomes useless!
Paul being an Israelite by birth, circumcised on the eighth day, from the tribe of Benjamin the Hebrew of Hebrews says all this profile does not profit me! He says for the sake of Christ my background is a loss!
Knowing Christ and the power of His resurrection is the most profitable thing every christian must have!
The greatest weapon we
have in shaming the devil is knowledge of Christ!. The first question in the apostles's Creed says ...who is God/ Mwari ndianiko??
The greatest challenge we have today is christians who pride themselves in useless knowledge..... knowledge that is is not beneficial to the soul..... christians who spend time and energy studying things that does not benefit their souls..... Paul is reminding the church of Christ even today that the only profitable thing we can boost ourselves in is the knowledge of Christ and the power of His resurrection!
God's character has not yet changed! God is not yet done with us! He is still the same God who is the way the truth and the life! He is calling out for a few individuals who can partner with with Him in this redemptive season ...a few who can stand for nothing but the truth, remember the truth is Jesus!
His grace and power has sustained us in the past, we have testimonies with this God , our past experiences with him give us a hope to look into the future with much expectation!!
Prayer
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds ,
In a believer's ear!
It soothes his sorrows,heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear.
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