The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Ammitai: Go to the great city of Nineveh & preach against it, because it's wickedness has come up before Me. But Jonah ran away from the Lord & headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard & sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord. (Jonah 1:1-4). Prayer: Father I thank you for Jesus. Thank you for hearing & answering my prayers. Remove fear & doubt from our lives. When you call us, strengthen our faith so that we will do your assignment, risky or not. Help us to be bold, courageous & faithful in your ministry. What you say, cause us to say it, undiluted, but in love & with grace. In Jesus mighty name we pray, 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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