11 Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders. You were called “uncircumcised heathens” by the Jews, who were proud of their circumcision, even though it affected only their bodies and not their hearts.
The pitfall of every believer is to demonstrate an outward appearance of holiness yet inwardly be far from God. The old "talk the talk and not walk the walk". The difficulty lies in the fact that there is pressure to "look the part" and that is the visible and most obvious aspect that gets "judged". Yet inwardly only our own spirit and the Spirit of God knows what is really going on. The key is to begin working on our thoughts and motivations, then it will spill out into our words and then our deeds will follow. So test yourself to see if indeed you are in the faith as Paul admonished his disciples.
APPLICATION
To be careful today of my thoughts and intentions. To clarify that I am indeed in tune with God's Spirit.
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One of the most effective ways to allow the Word of God to affect your life is to study it inductively. That is what this blog is all about. Typically one verse per day will be mined for insight and then followed up with how I plan to implement that insight practically. My prayer is that in some way you find this useful in your journey and that it may impact you positively. -G
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