Scripture:

Jeremiah 31:33:34

33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their [a]hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 34 No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”

Matters of the Heart

It has always been a heart condition: our decisions to either follow or stray from the Lord.  We decide in our heart whether we will follow the Lord or not; our thoughts become the influencers, but it is a heart decision.   Even now our salvation rests in this truth: Romans 10:9  "Declare with your mouth, believe in your heart."  So, here is the promise for you and I, the promise of the work of Christ and the Holy Spirit. Because of Jesus and the Holy Spirit, you and I can have a new heart, a new life; through the work of the Holy Spirit, the Word is written on our hearts. 

We need:

Internal transformation: God changes people from the inside out by placing His law in minds and hearts through the work of the Holy Spirit.

Personal relationship: By our giving ourselves over to the work of the Holy Spirit and surrendering to Christ, we enter into a personal relationship, where the Holy Spirit reminds us of the works of Christ, and that brings us into relationship.

Our God-Shot today is that all of us need heart transformation, that we need the work of the Holy Spirit to give us a new heart, one where the word of the Lord resides, a heart given over to Him, a life surrendered to His leading; we need internal transformation and personal relationship.

So, what are you surrendering to the work of the Lord in your heart, in your life this week?

Lord, I pray that we would surrender our whole hearts to be fully devoted to your work in our lives. It is not a mystery that we can be hard-headed, rebellious people, but your promise here is that you would give us a new heart, one that holds your word that is a dwelling for your inward work. Help us to surrender to the process in Jesus' name, Amen!