Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Day 102..."Circumcism of the Heart...Speed Dialing...Blind Leading the Blind"

John Wesley preached a famous sermon on the circumcism of the heart. Some of the thought for this concept is found in Deuteronomy 9..."And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord, which I am commanding you today for your good? Behold, to the Lord your God belong heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth with all that is in it. Yet the Lord set his heart in love on your fathers and chose their offspring after them, you above all peoples, as you are this day. Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer stubborn."

The Psalmist speaks of prayer in speed dialing fashion..."Do not hide your face from mein the day of my distress!Incline your ear to me;answer me speedily in the day when I call!" (Prayer is still quicker than the fastest speed dial!) Luke provides a version of the same thoughts as the Sermon on the Mount. The two differences in Luke's version I see are found in "blessed are the poor in spirit for they will laugh" and “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher." I do not know for sure but perhaps this is the origin of... "the blind leading the blind" quote. Who would have guessed this is in the Bible?

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