Change of heart
I will give them hearts that recognize me as the Lord. ~ Jeremiah 24:7 (NLT)
And so God makes it possible for you and us to stand firmly together with Christ. God is also the one who chose us and put his Spirit in our hearts to show that we belong only to him. ~ 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 (CEV)
KEY THOUGHT:
God turns our hearts toward him.
PRAYER:
Lord, you are busy in our lives drawing us closer to yourself. I can be a slow learner but you know that. Yet, you continue to work with me placing your Spirit in me. I pray that the Spirit would be successful in turning me completely your way. Amen.
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own freestyle biblical adaptation — somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon
CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)
CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)
NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)
NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)
