Business God's Way: If someone gives you some money, you do not just grab it, & put it into your pocket & keep quiet. Do you? No, not at all. You say: Thank you to the person who has given you the gift. You appreciate him or her. It's the same with God; He gives us all Christians & non Christians, a good climate for business. He gives the sun, & rain to all. He does not discriminate anyone. We should say: Thank you Lord. Appreciate Him with a thank offering. From January to December, you are doing your work with His spirit. You must thank Him for the gift of life. If He would ask us to recharge our spirit with money, how many of us would still be alive continually? Many would not even do the business that you boast of. We would not afford the cost involved of recharging our lives all the time, in order to stay alive & do business. But God has given you this life for free. You do not recharge it. Give Him thanks. Praise Him. Appreciate Him. Grace & peace be with you.
This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds & write them on their hearts. I will be their God, & they will be My people. No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying: Know the Lord, because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest. (Hebrews 8:10-11). If our hearts are not changed, following God's rules will be unpleasant & difficult. We will rebel against being told how to live the Christian way. The Holy Spirit, however, gives us new desires, helping us wanting to obey God. With new hearts, hearts of flesh & not hearts of stone, we will find that serving God is our greatest joy. Under God's new covenant, God's law is inside us & not outside, ie, on a tablet of stone. No, it's written in our hearts. It is no longer an external set of rules & principles. The Holy Spirit reminds us of Christ's words, activates our ...
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