A stunning promise from God
“I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them. I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh” (Ezekiel 11:19).
Oh to have an undivided heart Dear Reader. Would this not be magnificent? The clarity of purpose would be so significant as to make you and me powerful movers in the world. Think of it. You have single minded focus and because this is true, you can do anything and do it well.
The push and pull of being a human in fleshy form with a spirit trapped there can make a person feel like a wish bone. Hardening of the heart seems a necessity when dealing with the circumstances and challenges life throws our way and yet, the spirit calls for a softened heart, one made of flesh rather than stone. How do we do this? How can we possibly stay tender, available and soft hearted in the face of vulnerability to attack and dismantling? Would it not be much easier, much more satisfying to say to hell with it, to hell with you when we are hurt, disappointed, dismissed?
“I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them.”
This is a stunning promise. It is a directed perspective. It is a driver, a force, a way of being that keeps the human inside of a being. You have met them, have you not? The stone hearted, the selfish, the ones that put themselves first and dare not contemplate others for fear of losing something of themselves? They are of this world. They belong here, with all of the trappings, minus the spirit. They go and do, live and lust and it is all for naught. Useless worthless endeavouring that feeds the appetite at the expense of the satisfying of the soul. Emptiness.
You have met the others too dear reader. Those whose eyes speak of eternity. The ones that listen with a keen ear and a heart that longs for love and freedom. Mercy and gentility emit from them and you cannot help but fall into them, knowing that their heart beats in unison with the very heart beat of God.
The undivided heart honours God
“I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them. I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh” (Ezekiel 11:19).
Oh to have an undivided heart Dear Reader. Would this not be magnificent? The clarity of purpose would be so significant as to make you and me powerful movers in the world. Think of it. You have single minded focus and because this is true, you can do anything and do it well.
The push and pull of being a human in fleshy form with a spirit trapped there can make a person feel like a wish bone. Hardening of the heart seems a necessity when dealing with the circumstances and challenges life throws our way and yet, the spirit calls for a softened heart, one made of flesh rather than stone. How do we do this? How can we possibly stay tender, available and soft hearted in the face of vulnerability to attack and dismantling? Would it not be much easier, much more satisfying to say to hell with it, to hell with you when we are hurt, disappointed, dismissed?
“I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them.”
This is a stunning promise. It is a directed perspective. It is a driver, a force, a way of being that keeps the human inside of a being. You have met them, have you not? The stone hearted, the selfish, the ones that put themselves first and dare not contemplate others for fear of losing something of themselves? They are of this world. They belong here, with all of the trappings, minus the spirit. They go and do, live and lust and it is all for naught. Useless worthless endeavouring that feeds the appetite at the expense of the satisfying of the soul. Emptiness.
You have met the others too dear reader. Those whose eyes speak of eternity. The ones that listen with a keen ear and a heart that longs for love and freedom. Mercy and gentility emit from them and you cannot help but fall into them, knowing that their heart beats in unison with the very heart beat of God.
The undivided heart honours God
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| Love one another |
The undivided heart is the one that honours God with love for fellow man. It places a premium on care, attentiveness, kindness and generosity with an end in sight, a single minded focus on the grand vista that glistens on the horizon.
What is your heart made of dear one? Is it tender, undivided and filled with a new spirit? Is it starting to harden day by day, solidifying into a heavy mass encased in the cage of your chest cavity? God promises to remove the heart of stone and replace it with a heart of flesh. God is a Transplant Specialist and is willing to perform this surgery on you.
What will it be dear reader? Your new spirit awaits, what will it be?
