PRAYER & COUNSEL: Father, give us revelation on why we go to church. It is written: We go to church for corporate worship & to encourage one another as the Day is drawing near. Church is equipping & not entertainment. It is written: The ministers are to equip the saints for the work of service. Regrettably Lord, we have missed the mark. We now focus more on fundraising. The spirit of the love of money is now controlling us. We now fatten ourselves as ministers instead of fattening the flock. We repent of our sins. Forgive us. I rebuke the spirit of the love of money in the name of Jesus Christ. Restore your church today. In Jesus mighty name we pray, Amen. I say: You are delivered.
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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