Day 8 Sunday September 7
His Word
"This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time," declares the Lord. "I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people" (Jeremiah 3:33).
"I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them . . . so they will obey my laws and regulations. Then they will truly be my people, and I will be their God" (Ezekiel 11:19, 20 NLT).
"I will put my Spirit in you so you will obey my laws and do whatever I command . . . You will be my people, and I will be your God" (Ezekiel 36:27-28 NLT).
Thoughts
God's promise to put His Spirit within us became a central hope in the Old Testament.
Repeatedly God promised that the result of His Spirit within us would be, "I will be your God."
When I read "I will be your God" I hear God rejoicing! Finally, He, not idols, not lesser things, but He alone will be our God-the One we adore, the One we surrender to in everything. When we receive His Spirit we receive the ability to have "singleness of heart." We long to know what He wants and once we know, it is our joy to do it. A god is anything that has our allegiance, that we base our decisions on, that we attend to more than another.
Trying to live a consistently obedient life for many Christians is like trying to go up the down escalator. When God fulfills His promise to put His laws in our minds and to write them on our hearts, though, we find it is as though the escalator is reversed.
The Psalmist described it perfectly: "I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your law is written on my heart" (Psalm 40:8 NLT).
Come to the Fire Prayer Requests
Pray that God's promise to put His law in our hearts will become a great longing. Pray that women will have faith to receive what God wants to give them. Pray that God will be able to fulfill His desire to give women singleness of heart so He can be their God.
Lord, I so very much want to women that attend Come to the Fire to have the faith to receive what God wants to give them! What an awsome thought - for enough faith to receive ALL that God want to give us! I pray that You will help me, if no other, open up completely to You without reservation - without holding anything of myself back. I want to have no idols. I want to base all of my decisions upon You and Your Word. Please send Your Holy Spirit as my guide every moment of every day! Amen
"This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time," declares the Lord. "I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people" (Jeremiah 3:33).
"I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them . . . so they will obey my laws and regulations. Then they will truly be my people, and I will be their God" (Ezekiel 11:19, 20 NLT).
"I will put my Spirit in you so you will obey my laws and do whatever I command . . . You will be my people, and I will be your God" (Ezekiel 36:27-28 NLT).
Thoughts
God's promise to put His Spirit within us became a central hope in the Old Testament.
Repeatedly God promised that the result of His Spirit within us would be, "I will be your God."
When I read "I will be your God" I hear God rejoicing! Finally, He, not idols, not lesser things, but He alone will be our God-the One we adore, the One we surrender to in everything. When we receive His Spirit we receive the ability to have "singleness of heart." We long to know what He wants and once we know, it is our joy to do it. A god is anything that has our allegiance, that we base our decisions on, that we attend to more than another.
Trying to live a consistently obedient life for many Christians is like trying to go up the down escalator. When God fulfills His promise to put His laws in our minds and to write them on our hearts, though, we find it is as though the escalator is reversed.
The Psalmist described it perfectly: "I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your law is written on my heart" (Psalm 40:8 NLT).
Come to the Fire Prayer Requests
Pray that God's promise to put His law in our hearts will become a great longing. Pray that women will have faith to receive what God wants to give them. Pray that God will be able to fulfill His desire to give women singleness of heart so He can be their God.
Lord, I so very much want to women that attend Come to the Fire to have the faith to receive what God wants to give them! What an awsome thought - for enough faith to receive ALL that God want to give us! I pray that You will help me, if no other, open up completely to You without reservation - without holding anything of myself back. I want to have no idols. I want to base all of my decisions upon You and Your Word. Please send Your Holy Spirit as my guide every moment of every day! Amen
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