Christmas Advent Day 10: Cut Away Flesh for an Intimate Relationship with God (Video Post)

Remember when the angel, Gabriel, came and talked to Mary and told her that she would have a son? Remember when Gabriel told Mary exactly what to name her Son?

Gabriel told Mary to name him Jesus.

So after Jesus was born, Mary and Joseph took Jesus to the Temple to officially name Him.

That's not all they did there. If you've read the Christmas story in the Bible, you may have read the part in Luke 2 where Mary and Joseph had Jesus circumcised. (Tweet that!)

Now why in the world is that in the Bible? And in our so-far nice little Christmas story! (Tweet that!)

It's because if a Jewish male did not have his foreskin cut off, then he was to be cut off from God. Why is circumcision important to God? Because it is symbolic of something much greater that each of us needs to take care of in order to have an intimate relationship with God.  (Tweet that!)

Find out more in this video.

Scripture verses I used in today's video are:

• Luke 2:21
• Genesis 17:12-14

"Cut Away Flesh for an Intimate Relationship with God" 

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Mary and Joseph faithfully helped the infant Jesus keep the Law of God right from the start. (Tweet that!)

Have you taken steps to "cut off" (spiritually, figuratively!) your sinful flesh so that you can have an intimate relationship with God? If not, why not do so today? This is not a physical act and no physical cutting needs to be done. This image is symbolic of spiritually removing our sinful flesh to come into a beautiful spiritual relationship with God.

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Catch up on this special series of Christmas Advent video posts here:   (Tweet this!)

• Christmas Advent Day 1: And He Shall Be Called the Son of God (Video Post) 
• Christmas Advent Day 2: Jesus is a Descendant of Abraham (Video Post)
• Christmas Advent Day 3: The Virgin Birth (Video Post) 
• Christmas Advent Day 4: Was Jesus Born on the Feast of Tabernacles? (Video Post) 
• Christmas Advent Day 5: The Bethlehem Shepherds & the Temple Sheep (Video Post)
• Christmas Advent Day 6: A Child is Born, A Son is Given (Video Post)
• Christmas Advent Day 7: Trivia! Who Gave the Prophecy of the Star of Bethlehem? (Video Post)
• Christmas Advent Day 8: What Was That Unusual Star of Bethlehem? (Video Post)
• Christmas Advent Day 9: The Prophetic Meanings of the Gifts of the Magi (Video Post)

Today's post and the next two are all linked together, so please come back on Tuesday for the next Christmas Advent video. Invite your family to join you and then you can have some great conversations about Jesus on Christmas! (Tweet that!)