Week 9 · Season 2 · Step 3: Surrender of the Will
Breastplate of Regeneration
The New Heart Given by God
Breastplate of Righteousness · Ezekiel 36:26
“And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.”
Ezekiel 36:26 · ESV
Big idea
Understanding being born again vs. turning over a new leaf; the supernatural nature of transformation.
You do not need a better version of the old heart. You need a new one. Ezekiel 36:26–27 is God’s promise: I will remove the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. I will put my Spirit within you. John 3 says you must be born again. Regeneration is not a metaphor for turning over a new leaf. It is the Spirit’s supernatural work.
Pray Ezekiel 36:26 every morning. When old desires pull, remind your heart: I am born again — this is not who I am anymore. Journal one evidence of the new birth in your thoughts or actions. Share it with the group. The Breastplate of Regeneration guards a heart God Himself has made alive.
Spiritual practice
Study and write on the new birth; journal one evidence of your new heart this week.
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