W hile every Jew is circumcised, bearing the mark of God’s Covenant with Abraham, but not every one of them is a true son of Abraham spiritually speaking. Not every Jew in the flesh is automatically a true believer in the heart of the God of Abraham. Jehovah is the One true living God who gave us His eternal Son, Jesus Christ to save sinners through His sacrifice on Calvary’s cross. The Lord Jesus came to save sinners, both Jews and Gentiles, who turn to Him by faith in repentance for their sins. But sadly, the Jews rejected the Messiah even though they had Him in human flesh in fulfilment of the prophecies of their Scriptures. For that, a Jew is not a true Jew even though outwardly he is one. He is not a true believer in his heart even though he is circumcised. A Jew may have done many wonderful works as in Matthew 7:22-23, but the Lord said, “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven” [Matthew 7:21]. Here is a stark reminder that not every professing Christian is a true believer. One may look like, sound like, even serve in the church, but only he and God knows the heart. May we examine ourselves with God’s Word. Where we have strayed, let us repent and return to the Lord with humility and contrition. The Lord will forgive as He says in 1 John 1:9.
LESSON
For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly;
neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh.
Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: but he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. – 1 John 2:23
THOUGHT
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