[S] Ezekiel 11:14,19-20 --
14 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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, 20 that 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] As I am wondering how it would feel for the word of the LORD to come to me I am also reminded that God's word is with me all the time and it's about how I am going to recognize and understand what He says to me is the key. Ezekiel was able to do this and the message of His grace and love mentioned in verses 19 and 20 is what was conveyed by him to God's people.
[A] God's word is with me literally through the Bible as well as the Holy Spirit. So there is definitely no lack of His word around me but I need to catch the message He intends for me to hear. And once heard, I need to convey that to others around me the message of grace and hope.
[P] Dear Father, transform my heart from the cold stone to the warm flesh which will allow me to walk in Your statues to realize that You are my God and I am Your son. Please take my heart and transform it, Lord! In Jesus' name. Amen.
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Friday, August 19, 2011
Truth Must be Received to Become the Truth
[S] Jeremiah 36:24 --
24 Yet the king and all his servants who heard all these words were not afraid, nor did they rend their garments.
[O] The same message of God's warning are received differently by different people. The king and his servants took it very lightly because they believed so much in their own strength and power that they discounted the message of Jeremiah. This world does not lack the truth, but it does lack those who accept the truth from God.
[A] The condition of my heart needs to be fertile in order to receive God's warnings for my life and to change my course of actions. Soften my heart whenever I'm facing God's word.
[P] Dear Father, I surely do not want to be like these leaders whose hearts were hard as stone and there was no room for Your message of care and concern. Please continue to soften my heart so I may readily hear and obey Your words. In Jesus' name. Amen.
24 Yet the king and all his servants who heard all these words were not afraid, nor did they rend their garments.
[O] The same message of God's warning are received differently by different people. The king and his servants took it very lightly because they believed so much in their own strength and power that they discounted the message of Jeremiah. This world does not lack the truth, but it does lack those who accept the truth from God.
[A] The condition of my heart needs to be fertile in order to receive God's warnings for my life and to change my course of actions. Soften my heart whenever I'm facing God's word.
[P] Dear Father, I surely do not want to be like these leaders whose hearts were hard as stone and there was no room for Your message of care and concern. Please continue to soften my heart so I may readily hear and obey Your words. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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