A Heart of Flesh
4/9/2024
“And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.”
- Ezekiel 36:26 (ESV)
In the book of Ezekiel, we find a profound promise from the heart of God—a promise of transformation and renewal. In Ezekiel 36:26, God speaks of giving His people a new heart and a new spirit, replacing their hearts of stone with hearts of flesh.
The imagery of a heart of stone conveys a sense of hardness, stubbornness, and resistance to God’s will. It represents a heart that is closed off, unyielding, and incapable of experiencing the depth of God’s love and grace. Yet, in His infinite mercy and love, God offers to replace this stony heart with a heart of flesh—a heart that is soft, pliable, and responsive to His leading.
This promise speaks to the transformative power of God’s grace. It reminds us that no matter how hardened or broken our hearts may be, God is able to renew and restore them. He can take the most calloused and wounded heart and make it tender and whole once again.
But this transformation is not merely external; it is a work of the Spirit within us. God doesn’t just patch up our old hearts; He gives us entirely new ones. He breathes His life into us, filling us with His Spirit and empowering us to love Him and others in ways we never could on our own.
As we meditate on this promise, let us examine our hearts before God. Are there areas of hardness or resistance that need to be surrendered to Him? Are there wounds or brokenness that need His healing touch? Let us invite God to do His work of transformation within us, trusting in His power to give us hearts that beat in rhythm with His own.
May we embrace the gift of a new heart with gratitude and humility, allowing God to mold us into vessels of His love and grace. And may our lives bear witness to the miraculous work of God’s Spirit, shining as beacons of His light and hope in a world in need of His redemption.
Pastor Jeff
#LoveGod #LovePeople #FindFreedom #FindYourDesign
“And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.”
- Ezekiel 36:26 (ESV)
In the book of Ezekiel, we find a profound promise from the heart of God—a promise of transformation and renewal. In Ezekiel 36:26, God speaks of giving His people a new heart and a new spirit, replacing their hearts of stone with hearts of flesh.
The imagery of a heart of stone conveys a sense of hardness, stubbornness, and resistance to God’s will. It represents a heart that is closed off, unyielding, and incapable of experiencing the depth of God’s love and grace. Yet, in His infinite mercy and love, God offers to replace this stony heart with a heart of flesh—a heart that is soft, pliable, and responsive to His leading.
This promise speaks to the transformative power of God’s grace. It reminds us that no matter how hardened or broken our hearts may be, God is able to renew and restore them. He can take the most calloused and wounded heart and make it tender and whole once again.
But this transformation is not merely external; it is a work of the Spirit within us. God doesn’t just patch up our old hearts; He gives us entirely new ones. He breathes His life into us, filling us with His Spirit and empowering us to love Him and others in ways we never could on our own.
As we meditate on this promise, let us examine our hearts before God. Are there areas of hardness or resistance that need to be surrendered to Him? Are there wounds or brokenness that need His healing touch? Let us invite God to do His work of transformation within us, trusting in His power to give us hearts that beat in rhythm with His own.
May we embrace the gift of a new heart with gratitude and humility, allowing God to mold us into vessels of His love and grace. And may our lives bear witness to the miraculous work of God’s Spirit, shining as beacons of His light and hope in a world in need of His redemption.
Pastor Jeff
#LoveGod #LovePeople #FindFreedom #FindYourDesign
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