Pastor Leon’s SOAP: Scripture, Observation, Application, and Prayer

August 30: Ezekiel 8-11; Revelation 4

Scripture: Ezekiel (NIV) 11:19 “I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh.
20 Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people, and I will be their God.
21 But as for those whose hearts are devoted to their vile images and detestable idols, I will bring down on their own heads what they have done,” declares the Sovereign LORD.

Observation: God knows what it takes for us to follow his decrees and keep his laws. It takes a new heart and a new spirit. But those who refuse God’s heart transplant will reap the results of what they have done. With death certain, how foolish it would appear to refuse a donor’s heart. With hell certain, how much more foolish it is to refuse the Donor’s Heart!

Application: Praise the Lord a donor heart was found for me! For a person to receive a transplanted heart today, it requires the death of the donor. And that is the same with my heart. It required the death of the donor! Jesus died for my sins on the cross that He might become the new heart that I desperately needed.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, you knew that I could never make it on my own. Sin was too deeply ingrained in my heart. You knew I needed a new heart! And through the sacrifice of your Son, Jesus, that is exactly what you did for me! Thank you Heavenly Father and thank you Lord! Amen

Pastor Leon

Making friends for time and eternity!