[S] Ezekiel 11:19-20 --
19"And I will give them one heart, and put a new spirit within them And I will take the heart of stone out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,
20that they may walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances and do them Then they will be My people, and I shall be their God.
[O] At first having a heart of stone sounds cool somewhat like having a tough heart. But in contrast to having a heart of warm flesh, it doesn't sounds that cool anymore -- in fact, it sounds real cold! Even after God's warning about how He will utterly destroy His rebellious people He still writes this beautiful statement of His love for His people. He wants to give us the heart of unity which is living and breathing the life He gave us such that we would, from the bottom of our hearts, voluntarily follow His ways and acknowledge the relationship with Him that He is our God. After all the grief His people put on His heart, He still longs for their hearts to turn to Him and call Him their God. That's all He desires! And having such a heart is real cool.
[A] When is the last time I truly called Him my God (and I'm His child)? He put a new spirit and a new heart of flesh in me so I may do just that. I should start off the day by calling Him "My God! I love YOU! Thank You for giving me the heart of the living flesh so I may call You just that."
[P] Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for being my Father especially after my earthly dad was called by You about a year ago. Your love portrayed in this passage overwhelms my heart and I want to call You my God every day and want to display actions reflecting Your lovely characters. I am so glad You replaced my heart of stone with the living heart of flesh. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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