Teaching: Another area where Christians need MIND CHANGE is that of prayer. There is a prayer that God takes delight in & there is a prayer which is detestable or an abomination to Him. What is the difference? God takes delight in the prayer of the UPRIGHT. (Proverbs 15: 8). God hears the prayers of the righteous. (Proverbs 15: 29). It is written: If any turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable. (Proverbs 28: 9). If you are not living the Word, praying the Word, speaking the Word, your prayers are detestable or an abomination to God. Religion is leading people astray. God considers the PERSON who is praying as much as He does of the WORDS being said. I urge you all: Deal with sin in your life & make peace with God, then your prayers will please Him once again. Food for thought. Heaven Rules.
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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