Pray
Jeremiah 31:33-34 But this shall
be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those
days, saith the LORD, a
I will put my law in their inward parts, and b write it in their hearts; and c will be their God, and
they shall be my people. 34And
they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother,
saying, Know the LORD: for they d
shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them,
saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and e I will remember their sin no more.
I. KNOWLEDGE:
“I will put my law into their mind” Hebrews 8:10
Daniel 2:22 He
revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
Matthew 6:8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things
ye have need of, before ye ask him.
A.
Be Not
Like Unto The Heathens
(unto them)
Joshua 1:8 This
book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate
therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to
all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous,
and then thou shalt have good success.
These were God's instructions to Joshua
1.
You shall meditate
a.
Pray
b.
It is not a suggestion
c.
Not a desire of God
i.
But a Command
2.
Day and night
3.
So you can do all that is
written
a. Without prayer Nothing
II. OBEDIENCE:
“and write it in their hearts” Hebrews 8:10
Genesis 6:22 Thus
did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
A. Noah was obedient
Genesis 22:2 And he
said, Take now thy son, thine only son
Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him
there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
Hebrews 5:8 Though
he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
C. Our Jesus Christ was obedient
1 Peter 2:9 But ye
are a chosen generation, a royal
priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the
praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
D. We
are a chosen people
1. We
should show praises to God
Revelation 21:3 And I heard a great voice out
of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his
people, and God himself shall be with them, and
be their God.
III. CONSECRATION: (Set
apart)
“I will be to them a God and
they shall be my people” Hebrews 8:10
1 Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace
sanctify you wholly; and I pray God
your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ.
A.
We Are
Sanctified Whole,
1.
Not a
little now and more later.
2.
Preserved
for ever
Psalm 4:3 But
know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will
hear when I call unto him.
1 Corinthians 1:26-31 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 29That no flesh should glory in his presence. 30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: 31That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
C. God Hath Chosen:
1.
The foolish things
a. To confound the wise
2.
The weak things
a. To confound the mighty
Jesus is our
D. Wisdom
E. Righteousness
F. Sanctification
G. Redemption
IV. FELLOWSHIP:
“they shall know me” Hebrews 8:11 Jeremiah 31:34
John 10:3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth
his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
John 10:14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep,
and am known of mine.
1 John 1:7 But if
we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with
another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
A.
It Is The Blood That Gives:
1.
Us fellowship
2.
Us holiness In
spite of our sin.
V. CLEANSING:
“I will remember their sins
no more”
Isaiah 1:16 Wash
you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes;
cease to do evil;
Isaiah 1:18 Come
now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as
scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they
shall be as wool.
Hebrews 9:14 How
much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered
himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the
living God?
CONCLUSION: You know we can't work our way to
heaven. We see from this message the
scripture shows us what we are to do, and because we know what to do, God tells
us How to do what is necessary to receive His gift of salvation. We
need to know:
Romans 3:23 For
all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
You need to know the wages of sin is death
Romans 6:23 For
the wages of sin is death; but the
gift of God is eternal life through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
You need to know that our Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8 But
God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ
died for us.
God demonstrated His love for us by hanging His Son on the tree. Regardless, of how bad our sin is.
Christ our God doesn't want anyone in Hell.
Romans 10:13 For
whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
John 3:16 Romans
10:9