Some of my favorite verses are in each of our Bible readings this Sunday on the Shea Campus. Wow. God must be speaking right to me. Do you ever feel like that? Like the Lord is giving you a message directly from the Bible? Or like Pastor is preaching right to you? Well, the Lord IS speaking directly to you! Here is what touches my heart from our Scriptures: Ezekiel 36, Galatians 3, and John 15. No surprise, they fit together well in a message just for me. And the message is probably for you, too.
“And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.” After our new spirit and tender heart, the Lord gives us beautiful clothes. “So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.” Equipped with a holy heart and Christ clothes, we get our marching orders. “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last.” God takes care of us, inside and out, so we can bear lasting fruit. With responsive and united hearts, we are chosen to do good for Christ and each other. Thanking God for His Word that always fits our need, Tracy