You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, & who also told us of your love in the Spirit. (Colossians 1:7-8). Fellow Christians, know that if we have love for one another, we can make an impact that goes far beyond our neighborhoods & communities. Christian love is different from worldly love. It comes from the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is not a spirit of the world. He cannot be received by the world. The world does not know Him. The Bible speaks of love as an action & attitude, not just an emotion. Love is a by-product of our new life in Christ. As Christians, we have no excuse for not loving, because Christian love is a decision to act in the best interests of others. Love seeks for someone to help. Thank you Jesus. Good morning Holy Spirit. Prayer: Father, I pray that you fill us with with your love today. Let your love enable us to forgive quickly & from the heart. Your Word says: Love covers over a multitude of sins. We wait expectantly for this kind of love. 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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