by David Scott Robertson
“Does not my word burn like fire?” asks the Lord. “Is it not like a mighty hammer that smashes rock to pieces?” - Jeremiah 23:29
Have you ever heard the ridiculous question: “Is it possible for God to make a rock so big that He cannot move it?” I believe the answer to this question is “yes.”
God has crafted the human heart after His own heart - with the capacity to love and obey or hate and disobey.
Mankind, through disobedience and sin, has hardened his heart to such a degree that even God, who will not violate man's free will, cannot move it.
The only possible solution of the condition known as “hardness of heart” is the Word of God. “Is [not My word] like a mighty hammer that smashes rock to pieces?” God asked through the prophet Jeremiah.
God's Word to fallen mankind is Jesus.
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1 NIV).
“He [Jesus] is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God” (Revelation 19:13 NIV).
Like “plaque” hardens a human body's arteries and constricts the normal flow of blood and leads to heart disease, so sin clogs up the pipeline through which the blood of Jesus flows to bring abundant and eternal life.
What is the solution to reverse the awful effects of sin?
“Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool”
(Isaiah 1:18).
Today if you find yourself in a situation where your have discovered that you have a bad heart - you continually are failing the “stress tests” of life - the "rat race" has totally exasperated you and you are tired of living a poor quality of life - if this describes you, then may I recommend making an appointment with Dr. Jesus?
Jesus Christ can painlessly perform a “heart transplant” (for no cost) and give you a new heart fashioned after His own. He will gladly make you a man (or woman) after God's own heart. Suddenly, miraculously, you will find that your heart transplant was a success, and you have been transformed into a true worshipper, an obedient son or daughter, a healthy Christian.
DSR
11/3/03