Daily Devotional: The Lord said: In this way the people of Israel will eat defiled food among the nations where I will drive them. Then I said: Not so Sovereign Lord. I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have never eaten anything found dead or torn by wild animals. No impure meat has ever entered my mouth. Very well, He said: I will let you bake your bread over cow dung instead of human excrement. (Ezekiel 4: 13-15). Prayer: Father, I thank you for Jesus. Thank you for answering my prayers & for accepting my fastings unto the Lord. Today's text shows your anger against the people of Israel & Judah. I intercede for the present day Israel & all nations across the globe. Have mercy on us. Relent from taking this drastic action against us. Instead: favour us and protect us. You said in your Word that what I decide upon will be done. Light will shine in my paths. I have decided that you protect & favor Israel & let righteousness exalt the nations. I stand with Israel & on the authority of the Word of God. Let your light shine in their path. Heal their land. Heal our land. I assign angels under our complement to act upon our prayers. In Jesus mighty name we pray, believe & give you thanks, Amen. 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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