Posted 2015-05-12 8:38 AM Subject: Gods heart transplant
With God all things are possible
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Ezekiel 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
A beating heart is a sign of life. Physically, your heart beats regularly. But spiritually, until you get to know God firsthand, your heart is flat-lining. God promised the prophet Ezekiel (along with everyone who chooses to follow God) the ultimate heart transplant -- replacing stone with flesh. This " flesh" is humanity as God orginially created it, which is more than simply being human. It is the promise of fully being alive, physically , emotionally, and spiritually in both this life and the next.
The people of Israel believed a person's "heart" reveals who a person really is. It is the emotional and spiritual center of people's life. When God's spirit becomes the center of people's lives, the Bible says that they are "born again". Along with a new heart comes a new start.
However, this heart transplant is possible only through the power of God's spirit . Trying to become more loving, generous, and kind through self effort can never bring a heart of stone to life. Only God's gift of his presence can jump start a heart into permanent change. God's spirit at work in you enables you to hear God's voice as he guides your decisions, to see his hand as he moves you through circumstances, and to fulfill his plans for you to become the person he created you to be.
Through God's words to Ezekiel, you are given a beautiful metaphor to help you understand what happens when God's Spirit comes into your life: you are fully alive for the very first time.
For it is with God all things are possible
Have a very heart filled BLESSED Day!!
Father,guide me today to do all things to bring glory and honor to You AMEN
Gods heart transplant
