PRAYER & COUNSEL: Father, I cry out for your church today. It is largely operating outside the Word of God. It is largely worldly, having lots of divisions & is mainly focused on fundraising. This kind of a church is not what Jesus died for. Love is also missing in the church. If Jesus returns today, many will not make it to Heaven. Have mercy on us Lord. Let your mercy locate us & speak for us. Restore us. Make us Kingdom minded & Kingdom builders. Jesus is coming for a glorious church without spot or blemish. He is coming to look for faith. Holy Spirit, lead us in the way of truth, the way everlasting. In Jesus mighty name we pray, Amen.
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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