Grow In Faith
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Pastor Mike Woodruff, Christ Church pastors, and others will guide you through the Bible and help provide insights into scripture and practical takeaways for your daily walk with God.
Grow In Faith
Found Difficult and Left Untried
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Yes — today's devotional is about circumcision. Stick with us. Because in Day 30 of our Colossians devotional series, we dig into Colossians 2:11 and uncover a truth about outward religion and inner transformation that hits closer to home than you might expect.
In this devotional, we explore:
→ The Old Testament roots of circumcision — a sign of the Abrahamic covenant marking commitment to God
→ How an outward form was always meant to point to an inner transformation
→ The tragic drift over time: the sign became more important than the reality — the ritual eclipsed the truth
→ How the Pharisees came to believe the outward mark itself made them safe
→ The modern equivalents we fall into: going to church, reading the right books, saying the right prayers — as ends in themselves
→ G.K. Chesterton's piercing observation from What's Wrong With the World: "The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It's been found difficult and left untried."
→ What Christ has done that the old covenant sign never could — He circumcises our heart
→ Why becoming a new creation doesn't mean old impulses vanish overnight — but they no longer have the final say
→ The striking truth: God is the one who does the circumcising. You don't transform your own heart. He does.
Key takeaway: "Are you relying on outward forms of faith — the habits, the rituals, the checked boxes — or are you actually seeking and allowing God to do the deeper work in your heart?"
This devotional is a gentle but pointed challenge to look past the outward markers of Christian life and ask the harder question: Is God actually being allowed to change me on the inside?
📖 Scripture Focus: Colossians 2:11
🎯 Series: Colossians Devotional (Chapter 2)
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⏭️ Coming Tomorrow: We continue our journey through Colossians 2
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