Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Ezekiel 11:17-21
by: Kay Samuels.
Promises, promises, promises! This passage is filled with promises, including the promise of the return of the exiles. They had sinned and were far removed from what God expected of them. God’s plan was to restore them. He promised to give them back the land. He promised to give them unity and a new Spirit within them. He promised to “take away their stony, stubborn heart and give them a tender, responsive heart, so they will obey my decrees and regulations” (v.19b-20a, NLT). God has put a new Spirit within us as well. This Spirit never gets old. This Spirit enables us to have responsive hearts so we can obey God.
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