Affirmation of Faith: I thank the Lord for changing my life, words & for renewing my mind. I am true to Him & I am a straight talker. I speak the truth in love. I do not hero worship anyone, I worship God alone in spirit & in truth. I am not a man pleaser but a God pleaser. I am not a burden to anyone but a blessing. I am a Kingdom builder & not a kingdom destroyer. This sort of character makes me UNPOPULAR with people because most people are into religion. They are playing church. I do not move a single inch, I stick to the Word of God & stand on its authority. Praise the Lord. 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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