Holiness, love, forgiving heart, humility, faith, a broken & contrite or repentant heart, a gentle & quiet spirit, etc, are very important virtues every Christian should work hard to have. With these qualities, you become very effective in ministry. The power of God will manifest in & through your life in an increasing measure. His glory will increase upon your life. You will have a very strong anointing. Your prayers will be powerful & effective. Prayer will become your life, & your life a prayer. Your spiritual, motivational & ministry gifts will work at a very high level. They will be backed by character & holiness & thus, become indescribable in effectiveness. You will become a servant, very simple, approachable, & never a boss. You will not have prideful behavior. You will regard other people better than yourself. You will be well positioned for Heaven. You will possess the land, & derive many more other benefits. 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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