September 13, 2022

Passage Read: 1 Corinthians 6-7
Meditation Verse: 7:19

Thought

Circumcision and other rituals that we use to include people as Christians don't matter. What matters is keeping God's commands, walking in His ways. We are not a Christian because we performed some ritual, we are a Christian because we believe Jesus is God and as God He instructs us how to live. If I don't walk in His ways, how can I say I belong to Him, even if circumcised? But if I trust and obey Him, it is clear that I belong to Him.

Application

True faith in Christ for salvation must produce a desire to know and obey His commands. Anyone who doesn't care what He says doesn't belong to Him. So I need to make sure I love Him and do what He says. That's how I know that I belong to Him.