{"id":1920,"asset_id":2232,"title":"Jul 2 - WEEK 27 - Life in the New Covenant, Part 26 -  Rick Joyner","alias":"jul-2-week-27-life-in-the-new-covenant-part-26-rick-joyner","introtext":"<h3>Life in the New Covenant, Part 26 -&nbsp; Rick Joyner<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As we have been focusing on how to judge ourselves in the faith, let us now move on to how we judge our work in the Lord. First, let us consider that as it is not easy to judge ourselves, as we will tend to be either too generous or too harsh with ourselves. It can be even more difficult to judge our work in the Lord. Yet, we want to know that our efforts are not in vain, and we want to bear fruit that remains according to the Lord\u2019s exhortation. How do we know this?<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Again, we are not our own judges; the Lord is our judge. So, how do we know His judgement of our work? The first principle of the wisdom to know His judgement is to see through the eyes of humility concerning ourselves, our works, and the unfathomable magnificence and glory of the Lord and His works.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We also know from the biblical witness that the Lord will bless many things He will not inhabit, as well as works that may not last but can serve a purpose in the short term. I have seen and been part of works that did not last, but did seem to help some\u2014sometimes many\u2014of His people in their sojourn. We can recognize these and be thankful.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Psalm 90:17 says,<strong>&nbsp;\u201cLet the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; and confirm for us the work of our hands; yes, confirm the work of our hands.\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong>The grace of the Lord is more valuable than any earthly treasure, but the favor of the Lord is even more so. As one friend used to say, \u201cOne moment of the favor of the Lord is worth a lifetime of effort.\u201d That the blessing of the Lord would be upon our works is wonderful and should be an encouragement. However, His presence is a far higher endorsement than even His blessings.&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/publications.morningstarministries.org\/word-for-the-week\/life-new-covenant-part-26?lang=en&amp;_kx=GhgqhNfviHFNBdC9RexkbdzTRT3H3zwgnzdTrn5yWhmfxDsa0cfTPMvMH10Ffb1r.U4gNJ5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">continue &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>","fulltext":"","state":1,"catid":"8","created":"2024-07-02 11:57:25","created_by":"873","created_by_alias":"","modified":"2024-07-02 11:57:25","modified_by":null,"checked_out":null,"checked_out_time":null,"publish_up":"2024-07-02 11:57:25","publish_down":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","images":"{\"image_intro\":\"\",\"float_intro\":\"\",\"image_intro_alt\":\"\",\"image_intro_caption\":\"\",\"image_fulltext\":\"\",\"float_fulltext\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_alt\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_caption\":\"\"}","urls":"{\"urla\":false,\"urlatext\":\"\",\"targeta\":\"\",\"urlb\":false,\"urlbtext\":\"\",\"targetb\":\"\",\"urlc\":false,\"urlctext\":\"\",\"targetc\":\"\"}","attribs":"{\"article_layout\":\"\",\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_tags\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"info_block_position\":\"\",\"info_block_show_title\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_associations\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"urls_position\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_page_title\":\"\",\"show_publishing_options\":\"\",\"show_article_options\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_backend\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_frontend\":\"\"}","version":1,"ordering":null,"metakey":"","metadesc":"","access":"1","hits":null,"metadata":"{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}","featured":"1","language":"*","xreference":"","note":""}