"For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days....I will put my laws into their minds and write them in their hearts." (Hebrews 8:10, KJV)
The KJV is best here, "into," and, "in." This is the "heart" of the Biblical message. The primary, "works of God," are not "with" or "on" us, but, "into," and, "in," us. The power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is, "Christ in you...."
I am sure some theologians out there would say of my recent devotionals, "What does this have to do with anything your recipients are going through? How does your stuff relate to this?"--
"On Saturday, New York City Police arrested more than 700 demonstrators of a group calling itself "Occupy Wall Street.'"
or this?--- the Arab Islamists "Irvin Ten," convicted of shouting down Israeli Ambassador, Michael Oren at the University of California
or this?-- Japan Tsunami
In a world so "complex," so full of uncertainty, unemployment, rising food prices, violence, weather disasters, how can Hebrews 8 help anybody? I don't know; that's solely up to them. But for me, it is Life Himself.
The battle of life is between the reality of the, "words of God," and the fleshly mind, the mind which cannot see how the "world" of the photos and the "world" of, "better covenant... established on better promises," can relate. Yet when our text becomes our reality, the battle is won. We are victors in our Lord Jesus Christ, serving, "in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched and not man."
Since the Fall, man has been erecting his own tabernacles. He is constantly searching for religion which will help him cope with all of this. But I call you today to the, "better covenant,.. better promises," which is found in today's text. When His Words are, "into their mind, and...in their hearts," the life of the photos is not hopeless despair, rather, "....But we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance,..character,..and hope." And none of this, "disappoint[s], because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit...."
Father, in Jesus' Name, please keep writing, "into [my] mind, and...in [my] heart[]." Amen.
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The KJV is best here, "into," and, "in." This is the "heart" of the Biblical message. The primary, "works of God," are not "with" or "on" us, but, "into," and, "in," us. The power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is, "Christ in you...."
I am sure some theologians out there would say of my recent devotionals, "What does this have to do with anything your recipients are going through? How does your stuff relate to this?"--
"On Saturday, New York City Police arrested more than 700 demonstrators of a group calling itself "Occupy Wall Street.'"
In a world so "complex," so full of uncertainty, unemployment, rising food prices, violence, weather disasters, how can Hebrews 8 help anybody? I don't know; that's solely up to them. But for me, it is Life Himself.
The battle of life is between the reality of the, "words of God," and the fleshly mind, the mind which cannot see how the "world" of the photos and the "world" of, "better covenant... established on better promises," can relate. Yet when our text becomes our reality, the battle is won. We are victors in our Lord Jesus Christ, serving, "in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched and not man."
Since the Fall, man has been erecting his own tabernacles. He is constantly searching for religion which will help him cope with all of this. But I call you today to the, "better covenant,.. better promises," which is found in today's text. When His Words are, "into their mind, and...in their hearts," the life of the photos is not hopeless despair, rather, "....But we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance,..character,..and hope." And none of this, "disappoint[s], because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit...."
Father, in Jesus' Name, please keep writing, "into [my] mind, and...in [my] heart[]." Amen.
**************
New Articles at: www.apf327.blogspot.com
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
