Eze 11:19 Then I'll give them a united heart, placing a new spirit within them. I'll remove their stubborn heart and give them a heart that's sensitive to me.
The Lord promises to give a united heart. What is a united heart?
Man has three faculties. Body soul and spirit. Taking a decision unitedly with these three faculties is the toughest work in man. Paul said,
Gal 5:17 For what the flesh wants is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit wants is opposed to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, and so you do not do what you want to do.
When a man takes a decision unitedly bringing all these three faculties together, it will be executed. Bringing all these three in the same scale, is a war. Taking every thought captive and bringing it under the obedience of Jesus Christ is the victory.
In order to win this victory, a new spirit is needed. Only God can give us this new spirit. God promises today to give you this new spirit.
Until we receive this new spirit, we will be rock hearted, insensitive to God and to people.
Eze 36:26 "I'm going to give you a new heart, and I'm going to give you a new spirit within all of your deepest parts. I'll remove that rock-hard heart of yours and replace it with one that's sensitive to me.
An insensitive heart cannot humble itself before God and people. Only after getting a sensitive heart we can do that. Until one humbles oneself before God, He cannot bless him or make him hear His voice
2Ch 34:27 "Because your heart was sensitive, and you humbled yourself before God when you heard what he had to say about this place and its inhabitants—indeed, because you humbled yourself before me, tore your clothes, and cried out to me, I have heard you," declares the LORD.
In the beginning days of our ministry, once we were invited to pray in a house. Without telling the problems they are facing, they asked us to pray. We were praying with them. The Lord revealed their problem through one verse Ezek 11:18
When we finished the prayer, the wife came to me and told me, “We are running a theatre. Mostly blue films are shown there. This is our family property. Father in law and all the sons are sharing the income of it.”
The Lord warned them to give away that income and come out of that business.
After a few months the same family invited us, took us for a prayer in their house. By that time, one sad incident had happened in that house. His brother’s wife burned herself and committed suicide. Only father and 2 small innocent children were there. In order to learn more about the commandments and ways of the Lord, the eldest brother and his wife attended one training. After that, they broke off, told their father boldly,
“We are going away, we do not want any income from this profession”. They left the big house which father had built for them and started living in a rented house. They renounced all the income that come from the theatre.
The Lord fulfilled His promise. When they cast away all the detestable practices from their life, the Lord gave them a united heart, placed a new spirit within them.
May God bless you.
Sr. Anitta AOJ