..."Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you"....
- Joshua 5:9
Joshua and the people had just
crossed the Jordan River. They were camped at Gilgal. But before they could
proceed they were required to circumcise all the males, because a whole new
generation had grown up while living in the desert. This is where Israel, like
a worm in a cocoon, was transformed. Circumcision is bloody, personal, and it
exposes all that you are. God was saying that before you can become His army,
you must roll away the reproach of the Egyptian way of life. You are no longer
a slave to the ways of Egypt. It is a time to put aside the old way of life.
Many are walking around as goats in sheep's clothes, practicing a form of
religion without the true source of truth and power.
Sin in our midst testifies against
us. It keeps us in Egypt and never allows us to enter the Promised Land. Our
lives must be circumcised in order for us to come out of Egypt into our own
Promised Land of spiritual blessing with God. This transformation marks the
first time Israel begins to taste the fruit of the Promised Land. No more manna
from Heaven. The manna stopped the day after they were circumcised. There was
no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate produce from Canaan.
God is turning our plowshares into
weapons of love to usher in a new generation of workplace warriors. But we will
not be effective if we have the reproach of sin in our lives. Ask God to show
you what needs to be confessed this day so that no reproach exists. The cross
of Jesus takes away all reproaches. Enter the Promised Land with power.
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