EZEKIEL 11:19 (MSG)
I’ll give you a new heart. I’ll put a new spirit in you.
2 TIMOTHY 1:7 (CEB)
God didn’t give us a spirit that is timid but one that is powerful, loving, and self-controlled.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
The new life in Christ is the new spirit characterized by power, love, and self-control.
DAILY FODDER
When God created the man in Genesis 1:7 he blew his spirit into the man's nostrils and the man became alive. When the prophet Ezekiel declares that God will put a new spirit into his people, he talks about new life. 2 Timothy 1:7 unpacks what that new life given through Christ looks like — "powerful, loving, and self-controlled."
PRAYER
Thank you, generous Father, for these amazing gifts you have already given me — power, love, and self-discipline. Open my hands and my heart not just to unwrap them, but to claim them boldly for daily use. Teach me to use these offerings to foster one heart among your people. May I bravely bless others with what you've given me. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
and we’ll forgive those who wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.