heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel - “God Strengthens” - Prophet / Priest - Israelites in Babylonia Exile - Radically God-Centered Ezekiel 36:26
I will give you a new
heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. Heart - From our heart comes our response to God - Heart is extremely deceitful - David prayed “Purify His Heart” - God’s greatest desire that we love Him with all our HEART - Jesus said that we are blessed if our hearts is pure Heart - Sin hardens the heart - The more sins we let pass over heart the more it will become resistant to the word of God - Holy Spirit prompts us to obey God but because of sins we became “Manhid” - If we surround ourselves with ungodly influences we are exposing ourselves - Has you heart grown hard toward God? - Do you feel as though nothing can soften it? God has a SOLUTION! - He will separate you from the influences that are destroying you - He will cleanse you from all filthiness and remove everything that has taken His place in your affections. - He will remove your heart of stone and replace it with a Heart of Flesh tender and receptive toward God and His Word - If your love for God is not what it should be ask Him to renew your heart and restore your devotion to HIM.