"We ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness," Galatians 5:5.
Circumcision was a big deal among God's covenant people. A really big deal. God told Abraham it was the sign of the covenant. Moses came within moments of dying without Zipporah's intercession on account of it. The Law commanded for every Israelite male to be circumcised on the 8th day of their lives on earth. People of the covenant divided the world into two parts, the ins and outs: the circumcised and the uncircumcised. Quick check: No need for passports. And now, suddenly, in the new covenant, no circumcision. Instead, baptism into Christ. All who have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Male or female. Through the Spirit. By faith. We wait eagerly. For righteousness. For its hope. Big deal. Sky kingdom.
Visiting with a brother or sister today we affirm faith working through love in Christ. That's what counts now. And, together, we give thanks as we yearn for Jesus' righteousness ascribed to us.
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