And I will give them a new heart and a new spirit I will put within them. From their bodies I will remove the hearts of stone, and give them a heart of flesh, so they walk according to their statutes, taking care to keep my ordinances. Thus they will be my people, and I will be their God.
Ezekiel 11:19-20
God tells the prophet Ezekiel that he wants to give his people a new heart. He will remove our hearts of stone and give us hearts of flesh. A heart of flesh will allow people to walk in God’s commands of statues. A heart of flesh will allow people to call God their God and see themselves as his people.
A heart of flesh allows us to fulfill God’s commands and walking his statutes. Walking in God’s statutes means following God’s command to love him and love others. It means seeing God as our God and looking to him for the ultimate meaning and purpose in our lives.
Ask God to take away your heart of stone that keeps you from loving others. Pray for a heart of flesh that allows you to love others.