A New Spirit

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Ezekiel  11:19-20 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:  20. That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

The Children of Israel found themselves in captivity due to their dissonance to God by worshiping idols. Out of God's loving kindness, He promised their return through prophet Ezekiel

Upon their return God promised  they would never again give themselves to idols. The spiritual character of the returnees would be different than the rebellious heart of their fathers.

They would be totally dedicated to the one God. Their loyalty would never be divided between Him and idols. It would never again be divided between King of the earth and King of the heaven.

Part of God's promise to the returnee is the giving of A New Heart “I will give you a new heart ... I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” (Ezekiel 36:26 NKJV)

The Lord is talking about a heart transplant, not a physical transplant, but a spiritual one. The heart is more than a bodily organ that pumps life-giving blood to the rest of the body. The heart is symbolic of all that it means to be human.
The stony heart of rebellion and stubbornness would be replaced with a heart of compassion and obedience. 

But beyond a new heart, God also wants to put a new spirit inside of us. “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you … I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.” (Ezekiel 36:26-27 NKJV)

God gives us the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of power. More literally, the Holy Spirit is the wind beneath our wings. The Holy Spirit is described as the breath of God.

Some of us have a hard time catching our breath. And it’s really hard to do something when we cannot breathe. In the same way it’s hard to fly a kite without wind.

And so God gives us the Holy Spirit, a new breath of life to assist us in our time of need. Literally, God is giving us breathing assistance and keeping us spiritually alive through the Holy Spirit, and keep us going through those critical times until our transformation is complete.

Like the new heart, the new spirit begins when we come to faith in Jesus Christ. This is seen when the disciples first encountered the risen Jesus, and it says that Jesus breathed on them, that is, He breathed into them the very breath of God, the Holy Spirit and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit” (John 20:22).

Just as God breathed into Adam and made him into a living soul, so Jesus breathes into us and makes us into new creations in Him, spiritual beings ready for heaven once this life is over.

God is ready to give you a new spirit today, a new spirit of love, kindness, godliness, righteousness and excellence, only if you surrender your life to him today.

You can become a better person worthy of God, ready for the master's use. Make yourself available to Him.

God bless you.

Prayer key:

1. Lord, thank you for the blessing of today in Jesus Christ name.

2. Lord, forgive me for being disobedient to you in Jesus Christ name.

3. Lord, give me a new heart and a new spirit in Jesus Christ name.

4. Thank you lord for answered prayers in Jesus Christ name. Amen.