"Circumcise yourselves to the LORDThe practice of circumcision was a controversial one even back then. The idea was to give a physical indication that he was set aside to God, and would behave differently from anyone else. It's hard to forget about something you see every time you use the bathroom.
And remove the foreskins of your heart,
Men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,
Or else My wrath will go forth like fire
And burn with none to quench it,
Because of the evil of your deeds."
What's much harder is to circumcise one's heart. That involves not just a physical change you're constantly reminded of, but a mental change as well. It's one that you constantly have to remind yourself of, until it becomes to deeply ingrained that the idea of going back upon it is absurd. Unfortunately, I'm not there yet.
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