So my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God. (Romans 7:4). When a person dies to the old life & belongs to Christ, a new life begins. An unbeliever's mind-set is centred on his or her personal gratification. Those who don't follow Christ have only their own self-determination as their source of power. By contrast, God is the centre of a Christian life. God supplies the power for the Christian's daily living. Believers find that their whole way of looking at the world changes when they come to Christ. Christianity is about a changed life. The way you live changes. Your character changes. The way you speak changes. The way you think changes. Your life is transformed by the Holy Spirit using the Word of God. Your mind is renewed. Testimony: I thank the Lord for changing my life. I was awkward to deal with, now I am sweet to deal with. I can now speak words which heal, build, edify, encourage, comfort, strengthen, etc. Words which gives grace to those who hear them. I now live a holy life & am a doer of the Word. God has made me a moving Bible. God has made me a valuable & impactful member of the Body of Christ. He is performing extraordinary miracles by my hands daily. He has blessed me so much with gifts, abilities, etc. I owe it all to Jesus. Praise the Lord. Good morning Holy Spirit. Prayer: Father, change our lives as Christians. Touch our hearts with your Word & change our lives. Help us to bear much fruit. Not only fruit, but fruit that will last. Help us to have true Christian character. Let our lives inspire others to get saved & to be true to God. Let Jesus increase in our lives & let self reduce. Make us humble, loving, forgiving, faithful, gentle, Word based, etc. Thank you Jesus for hearing & answering my prayer. Send your angels & let them minister to our salvation & deliverance needs. 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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