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26 And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. 27 And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations.---Ezekiel 36:26-27 God promised to restore Israel not only physically but spiritually. To accomplish this, God would give them a new heart for following him and put his Spirit within them (see 11:19,20; Psalm 51:7-11) to transform them and empower them to do his will. Again the new covenant was promised (16:61-63; 34:23-25), ultimately to be fulfilled in Christ. No matter how impure your life is right now, God offers you a fresh start. You can have your sins washed away, receive a new heart for God, and have his Spirit within you---if you accept God’s promise, Why try to patch up your old life when you can have a new one?--- Life Application Study Bible notesPRAYERDear Lord, Transform us.Give us the grace of true repentance deep in our hearts.Dissolve the hatred in our hearts with Your love.Replace our hardened, self-willed heart with a new heart full of love and patience.Fill our hearts with an insight of Your goodness that will redirect us on the pathe toward Your truth and light.Keep our hearts from evil influences.I ask the Holy Spirit to work in us to mold our wills to be like the Father’s and not like our own selfish yearnings.In Jesus’ name,Amen