"Grace Inspirations" by Joseph Prince for today covers a basic Truth for New Testament (New Covenant) believers!
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You may be feeling stressed at work today because your boss just gave you a list of things to do. Maybe he told you, “You have to type this letter. You have to meet this client. You have to write this report. You have to…” Wouldn’t it be nice if your boss had, instead, said, “I will type this letter for you. I will meet this client for you. I will write this report for you. I will…”
Well, your boss may not be that gracious, but your Father in heaven is! When He found fault with the old covenant and established the new covenant (Hebrews 8:7–8) in His Son’s blood, His “Thou shalls” became “I wills”.
You see, under the old covenant, the focus is on you—Thou shall not…Thou shall not…Thou shall not…It is all about your performance, your obedience, your works. But under the new covenant, God says, “I will put My laws in their mind…I will be their God…I will be merciful to their unrighteousness…their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” It is no longer you working for God, but God working for you, in you, through you!
“Isn’t there something for me to do?” you may ask.
My friend, the only thing for you to do is to believe God’s “I wills”. The more you believe His “I wills” or promises, the more you will see His heart for you and the more your faith will grow.
It is foolish for me to just tell you, “Come on, man, have faith!” You will still find it hard to have faith because I am not giving you anything to build faith in you. But if I were to tell you all about what God says He will do for you, faith will arise in your heart. Faith is a response to knowing what God says He will do for you.
So the best thing you can “do” under the new covenant is to not focus on what you must do for God, but what God says He will do for you!
Thought For The Day: The more you know what God will do for you, the more faith will arise in your heart.
- Love the Lord our God with everything within us. (Luke 10:27)
- Love others as we love ourselves (Luke 10:27) and as HE has loved us (John 13:34)
- Study (2 Timothy 2:15) so that we will KNOW all of his "I wills" so that WE accurately represent HIM to the world!
- Share the Good News with everyone we can and be ready to lay hands on them (Mark 16:15-18)
Be content to obey the Word and be led moment by moment by Holy Spirit IN you! EXPECT His supernatural presence, supply and confirmation of His Word. Stay surrendered to HIS will and you will NOT fail, but will have that abundant entrance into Heaven when you leave this earth! AMEN! Here is Hillsong United with a great song of commitment. "Oceans - Where Feet May Fail":
Shalom in Him!
