Genesis 17: 9 And God said unto Abraham, you shall keep my covenant therefore, you, and thy seed after thee in their generations. 10 This is my covenant which you shall keep between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every male child among you shall be circumcised.
We often see this question posted on cars: “What would Jesus do”. The answer is that Jesus would do this, He would defer His preferences, and decisions in any matter to the Father, so that God’s will would always take precedence in any given situation. As Christians, we also would have to learn the very difficult lesson of giving God the last word, in every situation, so that His will, and not ours will have the preeminence.
This is not something that is so easily accomplished, because in most cases, it will take lots of pulling and tugging, a lot of back and forth, before folks finally decide to let go and let God. But if we are to survive prime time, this condition must be reached, not my will but thy will.
Obeying God is not always a bed of roses, for there are times when He may instruct us to do things that may not jive with our desires or preferences. To put it plainly, it is hard to imagine, that Abraham would be jumping for joy at the prospect of having to be circumcised at 99 years of age.
Genesis 17:11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you. 24 And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!