MISSIONS: Prayer has two aspects: It is TALKING to God & it is a RELATIONSHIP with God. The power of prayer is not in volume but obedience. It is written: The prayer of a righteous man is powerful & effective. Righteousness makes our prayers powerful & not volume. God takes notice of the PERSON who is praying as much as He does of the WORDS being said. It is also written: If we turn a deaf ear to the law, even our prayers are detestable. It is written: God takes delight in the prayer of the upright. I urge you all: Let us devote ourselves to prayer & to the ministry of the Word.
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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