Message from Scripture: 10/07/2021

 

Our message from Scripture today comes from Ezek. 36:26-27; “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. I will place My Spirit within you and cause you to follow My statutes and carefully observe My ordinances.”

 

In the Bible, the heart is not so much the center of feeling as of thought and will. The new heart speaks to the condition of the unresponsive mind, the “heart of stone.” Here, the Lord looks forward when there will be a change of heart, of mind and purpose, in His people. To be spiritually-minded should result in spiritual living, to walk in His statutes and live faithfully for Him.

 

Why do people not respond to God as they should? In part, the answer is God not only works to save us, but Satan works to deceive us. God's word can create a new heart, but Satan seeks to snatch that word from our hearts. Substituting the sinful instead, hearts become hardened against God (Eph. 4:18). To know God's will, but not respond, is a sin problem.

 

Living for God involves both understanding and desire, knowing God and seeking God.  Why do some not respond to God as they should? It's what fills their hearts and captures their desires. A godly heart will seek God and His will, desire Him intensely and sincerely, and live for Him. 

 

An understanding of God must captivate one's desire. One's ambition and longing should be to give oneself to God. Knowledge and desire must work together to make a positive difference. Today, let’s renew our hearts and minds to go out and serve our Lord and Savior faithfully, fully. It will show the world the powerful difference Christ can make now and forever. God bless.

 

 

Robert