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Jeremiah chapter 24, verse 7,

I will give them a heart to know that I am the Lord, and they shall be my people,

and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart.

Did you hear the emphasis in this verse on the heart,

on returning to God with a whole heart?

And God saying at the beginning of this verse,

I will give them a heart.

Do you see the picture here that is being promised in the Old Testament,

that becomes a reality in the New Testament through the New Covenant,

through what we call regeneration, the change of heart that happens inside of us

by the power of the Holy Spirit when we want to know the Lord.

When we want to walk in obedience to him,

we want to obey his commands,

and we return to God with our hearts.

Oh, see the picture here.

Following Jesus, Christianity is not about following a set of rules and regulations

on the outside, devoid of total supernatural change in the inside.

It actually all starts following Jesus starts with God by his grace,

giving us a new heart, putting a new spirit in us,

opening our eyes to our sin and our need for Jesus as our Savior

and giving us a want, a desire to follow him,

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