Worship Start Day 7

DEVOTION 7 – May My Heart Be Changed by You

Ezekiel 36:26

"And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh."

God changes hearts.

I cannot change my own heart.

These opening sentences are key to our understanding of the work of God. Left to ourselves, we are prone to selfishness, envy, pride, and the pursuit of our own desires. No matter how kind, nice, or good we try to be, we are still sinners in need of God's transforming work.

This is where we need God. He must change our hearts. He must draw us to understand that He is good, kind, and merciful. Our hearts must be opened to a love we don't deserve, grace we have not earned, and mercy that makes no sense.

As God makes these changes in our hearts through His Holy Spirit, we begin to see our affections and desires change.

Just last week, Carlin and I were talking about how God has moved us from a place of constant desiring to a place of contentment. No longer do we long for every new item at the store or for every brand that is out of our price range. God has worked in us a contentment that is deeply comforting.

Today, I want you to consider your affections.

What are the things you love most?

I bet most of them are good—or at least neutral—and that is okay.

The question I want you to consider is: What position and priority are you giving these things in your life?

Where does God want to continue changing your heart so that it more closely aligns with His? Where have greed, pride, or selfishness taken root and perhaps even begun to be nurtured in your life?