Ezekiel 11: 19 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 sees the creatures he first saw by the river. Now they are by the temple. God orders 1 man among them to mark the faithful. Then the cherubim will destroy the rest of the people. He is asked whether a remnant will remain. There will be survivors who will someday return to Israel with a new heart.
This reminded me of the church camp song. "I will change your hearts of stone." Having a stone heart is something I can relate to. My heart has been really hard at times. I want to protect myself from more hurt. I am beginning my new life after so many years of teaching, and I want to lose the stone heart to be more accepting of and ready to love.
Prayer: Lord, remove my heart of stone. I will need You to stand by me, ready to comfort me when the inevitable hurts come. I am willing to be vulnerable, so long as You are with me.
Amen
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