The next day, since the commander wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews, he released him & ordered the chief priests & all the Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul & had him stand before them. (Acts 22:30). Paul used his times of persecution as an opportunity to witness Jesus Christ. His enemies by persecuting him, they were creating a platform for him to address the entire Sanhedrin. If we are sensitive to the Holy Spirit's leading, we will see increased opportunities to share our faith, even in the face of opposition. Thank you Jesus. Good morning Holy Spirit. Prayer: Father, you have begun a revival in your church worldwide. We are in the early stages of it. It is my humble prayer that you take it to a higher level. Touch the the hearts of the people. Change our lives, motives, focus, attitudes to be more like Christ. Renew our minds. Help us to be true to you & to spread the Gospel to the remotest parts of the earth. Fill us with the Holy Spirit. Show us your glory. Give us a fresh anointing. Rekindle the gifts of the Spirit in operation in your church. Perform extraordinary miracles by our hands. Do the kind of miracles that we are not familiar with. Let Jesus increase in our lives & let us reduce. Help us to be devoted to prayer & to be Word based. Put your angels to action. 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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