Our Faith Made Effective Through Every Good Thing Which Is Ours in Christ | 3,650 Minutes of Prayer

Today is Day Eighty-Two of 3,650. In this episode, we went deep into Hebrews 12 from verse eighteen to the end. We studied the contrast between Mount Sinai and Mount Zion. Sinai was the Old Covenant of fear, a blazing fire, darkness, gloom, and a trumpet blast so terrifying that the people begged for the voice to stop. If even an animal touched the mountain it had to be stoned. The Law exposed sin but could not cure it. But in verse twenty-two the Scripture says we have come to Mount Zion, the city of the living God, a joyful assembly of angels and the spirits of the righteous made perfect. Zion is the New Covenant of grace and access through Christ.We spent time on verse twenty-four where the blood of Jesus speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. We went back to Genesis 4 and read the story of Cain and Abel. Abel's blood cried out from the ground for justice and vengeance. But the blood of Y'shua cries out for mercy, forgiveness, and reconciliation. We noticed how Cain, like Esau, was given a chance to repent when God told him if he did the right thing He would accept it. But Cain did not know how, just as Esau did not know what to ask for when the blessing was before him.We ended by reading Philemon 1:4-6 as a prayer over every person, that our faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is ours in Christ.Scriptures (AMP)Hebrews 12:18-21 "For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and to a blazing fire, and to darkness and gloom and whirlwind, and to the blast of a trumpet and a sound of words such that those who heard begged that nothing more be said to them. For they could not bear the command, 'If even a beast touches the mountain, it will be stoned.' The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, 'I am full of fear and trembling.'"Hebrews 12:22-24 "But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, who is Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the Mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks [of mercy], a better and nobler and more gracious message than the blood of Abel."Genesis 4:6-7 "The Lord said to Cain, 'Why are you angry? And why has your face fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted?'"Genesis 4:10 "The Lord said, 'What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying out to Me from the ground.'"Hebrews 12:28-29 "Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, and offer to God pleasing service and acceptable worship with reverence and awe; for our God is indeed a consuming fire."Philemon 1:6 "I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective and powerful because of your accurate knowledge of every good thing which is ours in Christ."There is One true God, the Creator of all things, revealed in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. There is One God and One Spirit Who has redeemed us all. I am Mathew Sekanjako, a believer in Christ Jesus (Y'shua HaMashiach), the one Son of God. I serve and confess God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This intercession is offered in faith, in obedience, and in love, for all who will listen.