You have rejected us, O God, & burst forth upon us; you have been angry - now restore us. (Psalm 60:1). Prayer: Father, I intercede for Your church worldwide. We have sinned wilfully against You. We have gone our own ways. Sin has become dominant in our lives. Worldliness is now dominant in most of our churches. The love of money is now dominant in our lives & churches & is breeding sin in us as individuals or groups. Son of David, have mercy on us. Let your mercy locate us. Let your mercy speak for us. Let your mercy triumph over judgement. Forgive us our sins. We confess our sins & repent of them. Wash us by the blood of Jesus. Purify us from all unrighteousness. Lead us in the way everlasting. Cancel the rejection order. Do not be angry with us anymore, rather, deal compassionately with us from now on. Father, answer me NOW in Jesus name. Put your angels to action. Let them minister to our needs. In Jesus mighty name we pray, Amen. Good morning Holy Spirit. Jesus, you are Lord of life & Lord of all. Immanuel: God with us.
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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