Hear us, O shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock; you who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth before Ephraim, Benjamin & Manasseh. Awaken your might; come & save us. (Psalm 80:1-2). The Lord is our Shepherd, we are His flock. As a shepherd, He protects us & lead us to green pastures. We do not lack anything. We are always amply supplied. Our needs are met in total. Satan cannot touch us; we are given maximum protection & security. Prayer: Father, give us the grace to obey Jesus, the author & finisher of our faith. Strengthen our faith to suffocate the devil & to paralyze all his operations in Jesus name. We put your angels to action. Let then minister to our needs. Thank you Jesus for hearing & answering my prayer. In Jesus mighty name we pray, Amen. Good morning Holy Spirit. 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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