Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Apr 17 - Ezekial 11:19

I will give them one heart,
and put a new spirit within them.
Ezekiel 11:19

God through Ezekiel is reassuring Israel.

After the Exile, God was reassuring Israel that they would eventually be reunited – one heart.

That was going to be good, but God was also promising something even better: A new spirit.

Think about your life. Has there ever been a time when you’ve been pulled apart? Have you ever been stabbed through the heart? How about this … Have you ever been stabbed in the back? Cut by other people’s words so badly, that you’re praying to have your heart “reunited.” Have you ever lost a friend – through grief or dissention – and feel like a piece of your life has been cut off? Have you sinned so badly that you’re no longer whole and can’t ever imagine being fully forgiven.

When life takes a sword to us, this verse reassures us that God’s great us desire is to piece you back together – one heart, one hope, one joy. Indeed, to bring you that joy, he wants to pour a new spirit in you.

And here’s the funny thing about brokenness … Even though it’s painful, it’s often what empties us enough to have room enough for the Spirit.  

In Christ’s Love,
a guy who wants to be
new and improved


  

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