Although God is a loving and forgiving God, we must know and understand that He is serious about everything He tells us. God established His rules with the knowledge of 100% certainty that His way is the best way, and we must follow His Word and make it a part of our daily lives. Under the New Covenant, we are judged by our hearts, even though we are still sinners in our hearts where God's Word reside is how we are judged. When we harbor hate, covetousness, greed, envy, and jealousy we will be judged for those sins. When we have greed in our hearts, we tend to do anything for money which is normally a sin. When we envy or covet what others have, we will commit adultery, steal, or even commit murder to get what we want.
Father, since we are judged by what's in our hearts, please take residence in our hearts and remove all that is not of You; and replace it with the things of the Spirit, so we can be baptist in the Holy Spirit and compelled to obey You. Lord, let those who have wronged anyone for greed, envy, hate, or jealousy; let them be punished and give us the strength and courage to forgive them, so we too will not fall into judgment. Father, strengthen our faith so we will believe that You are before all things and in You, all things hold together; then we can trust and know that You have everything under control. Lord, help us get rid of the toxic sludge that fuels our fears and worldly desires; so we can surrender our hearts and be filled with Your love, grace, and mercy. In Jesus name Amen
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