Healing in the Soul
When they had finished circumcising all the nation, they remained in their places in the camp until they were healed. Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.”
JOSHUA 5.8-9
The whole time Israel wandered in the wilderness, her men had not kept the covenant sign of circumcision. Upon entering Canaan, they were circumcised in obedience to God. God had delivered them from their old life in Egypt. Their circumcision verified that, but they still needed to heal.
Your old life has been put to death. But don’t assume that everything connected with that lifestyle will instantly disappear. Although your spirit is now filled with the life of Jesus Christ, the soul must be gradually renewed, and that takes time. The soul is personality, consisting of your mind, will, and emotions. Part of the ongoing sanctification process that the Holy Spirit does in your life is to bring healing to your damaged emotions and to renew your mind to the truth of God’s Word. The grace walk is not a lifestyle of sinless perfection, but it is a place where God can gradually bring about the healing that we may need in our feelings and beliefs.
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