God Changed His Heart

 Something radical happens when we come to know the Lord Jesus as our personal Lord and Savior. It is not just that we decide to repent of our sins and turn away from doing things our own way. Also, it is not simply that we decide to pray and commit our lives to Him in faith since He died for us and rose again for our sins and salvation. At that time, God changes our heart.

This is similar to what happened to Saul when God chose him to be king over Israel, and Samuel anointed him to be used by God in that way. (I Samuel 10:9) It happened when Saul turned his back to leave Samuel that God changed his heart, and all of the signs which Samuel told him would come true came about that day as confirmation of God's choice. There was a fundamental change in Saul's life.

When we speak of our heart, we are talking about who we are as a person. It is the core of our being. Salvation brings a changed heart. The Bible says we are a new creation in Christ. (II Corinthians 5:17) Jesus told Nicodemus that he had to be "born again" by the Spirit of God. (John 3:3,6) We are changed by the power of God, so that we can become to be more like Jesus every day until He takes us home to heaven.

This change happens instantly upon salvation, but we are to cultivate that new heart and allow the Spirit to grow us into the image of Jesus. If we don't cooperate with the Lord, we will not make the progress that we should make, and the Spirit will have to convict us and draw us back in line with what God has for us. I pray all of us will have God change our hearts by trusting Jesus, so we can live the abundant life in Him.

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Tomorrow, I intend to read I Samuel 11-14.