Praise be to the God & Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the Heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. (Ephesians 1:3). Who has blessed us in the Heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing means that in Christ we have all the benefits of knowing God - being chosen for salvation, being adopted as His children, forgiveness, insight, the gifts of the Spirit, power to do God's will, the hope of living forever with Christ. Because we have an intimate relationship with God through Christ, we can enjoy these blessings now. The Heavenly realms means that these blessings are eternal & not temporal. The blessings come from Christ's spiritual realm, not the earthly realm. Thank you Jesus. Good morning Holy Spirit. Prayer: Father, we acknowledge you as the God of more than enough. You have blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ. You have given us all the benefits of knowing You & walking humbly with You. Father we give you praise & glory. Thank you Lord. In Jesus mighty name we pray, believe, & give you thanks, 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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