The Meal That Heals

The Meal That Heals

Believers can be filled with the joy of the Lord: “And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.” Acts 13:52 I believe this fullness is what Christ spoke of when He said in John 10:10: “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” When a cup is full, it takes only one drop to make it overflow. When believers are filled with the good things of God, those near them can see the expressions of joy on their countenances. Circumcision of the Flesh or the Spirit? Under the Old Covenant, the sons of Abraham were to be circumcised eight days after their birth (Leviticus 12:3). A sharp knife or a flint tool was used to remove the foreskin of the flesh from the Hebrew male child. When the flesh healed, the child would carry a small scar as a reminder of the day of circumcision. This act was a token (a sign) of the covenant between the God of Israel and His covenant people (Genesis 17:11). The male child eventually married. As he and his wife consummated their marriage, the woman shed blood which was a token or a sign of her virginity. The following morning, if there were questions about the woman’s virginity, the bed sheets were removed and her mother and father brought them before the elders to prove the wife had sealed the marriage covenant by her blood (Deuteronomy 22: 15-20). When the husband’s seed passed from his loins into his wife, his seed had to pass through the mark of circumcision on his flesh. Therefore, his seed was marked for the covenant. This may be why God used the word seed throughout the Old Testament when he confirmed promises to the future children of the Hebrew nation. God said, “I will give the land to your seed” (Genesis 12:7). He told Abraham that his “seed would be as the dust of the earth” (Genesis 13:16), and “I will multiply your seed” (Genesis 16:10). God blessed

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