For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: If a man will not work, he shall not eat. We hear that some among you are idle. They are not busy; they are busybodies. Such people we command & urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down & earn the bread they eat. (2 Thessalonians 3:10-12). A busybody is a gossip. An idle person who doesn't work ends up filling his or her time with less than helpful activities, like gossip. Rumors & hearsay are tantalizing, exciting to hear, & make us feel like insiders. But they tear people down. If you often find your nose in other people's business, you may be underemployed. Do not be idle, look for a task to do for Christ or for your family, & get to work. Pray continually & work hard. Idleness has no room in Christianity. Thank you Jesus. Good morning Holy Spirit. Prayer: Father, help us not to be idle but to pray continually & work hard. Deliver us from the spirit of gossip. Forgive our sins & wash us by the blood of Jesus. Thank you Jesus for hearing & answering my prayer. In Jesus mighty name we pray & believe, Amen. God bless you all.
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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