Verse of the Day (July 2, 2020)

Verse of the Day (July 2, 2020) #BMSeminary – The heart—that is, the center of willing and desiring that drives all that we do—is so deceitful that none can really understand it. But the Lord can and does search our inmost thoughts, and nothing is hidden from him (cf. 1 Cor. 4:5). Ezekiel saw the need for God to give us cleansed and renewed hearts (Ezek. 36:25–28). Jesus recalls Ezekiel’s words when he declares to Nicodemus the need to be born of water and the Spirit (John 3:5). Sin will continue to cling to us our whole lives long, but the gospel of grace does not simply forgive us and then leave us as we were. God changes us. He gives us a thirst for holiness and re-sensitizes us to true beauty. We become human again. [Gospel Transformation Study Bible]