--TRANSFORMED HEARTS - / We All Need a New Heart!

-"Above all else,
guard your heart,
for everything you
do flows from it."
--(Proverbs 4:23)
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-IN Matthew 15:18-19, Jesus explained what pollutes a person. "The things that come out of a person's mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. For out of the heart come evil thoughts--murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander" (NIV). That is the condition of a heart separated from God--the situation ancient Israelites found themselves in when their sins forced them into exile (Ezekiel 36:23).

God's promise in Ezekiel 36:26 is beautiful: "I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart."
God will take away our stubborn hearts that have been corrupted by all kinds of evil and give to us a clean heart that is responsive to Him.
-Praise God for such a wonderful gift!

-For a new start, ask God for a new heart. He never turns away a sincere seeker of Him.
'Father in Heaven, thank You that when we confess our sin to You, You give us a new heart and a new life. I pray that the life I live reflects the goodness of Your gift and that others may see the difference a new heart has made in me. In Jesus Name....amen.'

--ODB/LD-/ Take All Of Me/ Hillsong +
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