Be on your guard: stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love. (1 Corinthians 16:13-14). As the Corinthians awaited Paul's next visit, they were directed to: Be on their guard against spiritual dangers, stand firm in the faith, behave courageously, be strong & do everything in kindness & in love. Today, as we wait for the return of Christ, we should follow the same instructions. We should also be devoted to prayer & to the Word of God. Let us apply the Word to our lives daily. This way, we will grow spiritually & overcome every form of adversity against us. We will also prepare ourselves for the return of Christ. The Word will develop & strengthen our faith. Obedience to God & His Word will produce holiness in us. We will also prepare ourselves for Heaven through obedience to God & His Word in total. Love is the central message of Christianity. Let us do everything in love. Those who love have been born of God & knows God. Why? Because God is love. Let Christ's love control us. Thank you Jesus. Good morning Holy Spirit. Prayer: Father, fill us as your Church with the Holy Spirit of truth. Give us the grace to yield ourselves to His leading. We are aware that the Holy Spirit does not force Himself on us, He is gentle & we need to cooperate with Him for Him to do miracles, regeneration in us, etc. Fill us with God's grace & power. Help us to combine the Word that we hear or is preached by faith, so that we will transfer action from the pages of the Bible into our personal lives. Put your angels to action. We thank you for the great revival that you have started. 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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