Jeremiah 4:4
"Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, circumcise your hearts, you men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem, or my wrath will break out and burn like fire because of the evil you have done-burn with no one to quench it."
Peeling away and removing the dead skin - or any hindrance - covering on our hearts (i.e. pride, self-worship, sin, etc.) - so that we would be free and fully Yours.
Removing residue from sin, old habits, past hurts, etc. Remove like You are doing heart surgery in us. So that we can walk in forgiveness, humility, consecration, purity and passion for You.
Remove those things that hold us back from living for You, loving, trusting in You, and worshipping You with our whole lives in reckless abandon.
Breaking through the who You created us to be - Identity in You Jesus - Identity in Your Spirit - for the real us to come forth.
See Your scalpel - gentle and exacting - removing the dark layers of muscle of the heart - removing those dark dead areas that give access to the enemy - where he tries to attack our hearts and keep us "back" and hidden.
New life - a heart that is Yours - a heart that is ALIVE in You - dead to sin- and ALIVE in You.
New - restored and renewed - life flowing from You and our hearts beating with Your heart - with Your love, desires, passions, intentions, purpose, Your Kingdom reigning in us and through us - where You Jesus sit on the throne of our hearts as King and as Lord.
(a word, teaching, picture that I received from the Lord during my first visit to IRIS - Pemba -Mozambique, Africa in 2008)
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