February 6: A Change of Heart

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes. - Ezekiel 36:26-27

A few years ago, a New York woman lost her chance for a heart transplant because of shoplifting. She had been freed from prison so she could go on the transplant waiting list, but before a donor became available, the woman stole $500 in toiletry items and ended up in jail again. She was no longer qualified for a transplant.

This woman is emblematic of the millions of people who forfeit the new heart God offers them. the Bible teaches that God wants to exchange our heart of stone for a new heart, a heart that is forgiven and tender and will beat forever  in heaven. It's a gift of grace to be received through faith in God.

Having a change of heart doesn't just mean we've shifted our opinion or altered our attitude. It truly means that we have changed hearts. Don't forfeit your new heart. If you don't know Jesus as Savior and Lord, ask Him to give you a new heart today.

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Give me a new, a perfect heart, from doubt, and fear, and sorrow free. - Charles Wesley