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.

Ezekiel 36:26

Recommended Reading

Romans 12

As parents we cannot foresee all the circumstances our children will face. If we could, we would be tempted to focus in and prepare them only for those specific situations. Since we cannot see the future, our best investment is helping develop the person our child is becoming. For example, if a child develops into a person who is compassionate and courageous, they will bring these characteristics into every circumstance they encounter.

Christ was clear in His invitation to us. While He does not promise health, wealth, or ease, He has promised to transform us from the inside out. God is intensely interested in the person we are becoming. God equips us for the future by transforming who we are. His Word brings clarity, wisdom, and guidance. While God is the one who transforms, we can embrace the process through setting aside time to reflect upon His Word. While our circumstances may not change, our trusting and transformed heart will find hope in Him.

The Bible is not an end in itself, but a means to bring men to an intimate and satisfying knowledge of God, that they may enter into Him, that they may delight in His Presence, may taste and know the inner sweetness of the very God Himself in the core and center of their hearts.

1. W. Tozer

Read-Thru-the-Bible

Genesis 13–17

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