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January 15
New Heart and Spirit
There are many great prophecies in the Old
Testament. Many point to the coming of
Jesus and precisely what He will do in His first
and second comings.
Ezekiel describes the transformation that takes
place because of Christ however. Because
of the forgiveness of sin that is made available
due to Jesus' death on the cross, we are given a
new heart and spirit.
We are born sinful and hard hearted.
Scripture tells us that no one seeks God.
It takes an act of God to soften our hearts to
even become receptive to the calling of the Holy
Spirit.
Once we answer that call however, God places the
Holy Spirit within us. He replaces our
heart of stone with one that seeks the will of
God.
There is debate whether miraculous gifts are
still at work within the church today.
What is not up for debate is whether God still
does miracles however. The greatest
miracle that we can witness today is the gift of
a new heart of flesh.
When we see someone with a heart of stone turn
to Jesus Christ and watch their life transform
immediately, there is no denying that God is at
work. Only God can take a heart of stone
and turn it into a heart that beats only for
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