On belonging to God

The surprise of belonging

"He who does what the Lord tells him is in the kingdom, even if every feeling of heart and brain told him otherwise."

George MacDonald, "The Understanding," The Marquis' Secret (Bethany House: Minneapolis, MN 1982), p. 197. Note: Originally published as The Marquis of Lossie, by J.P. Lippencott and Co., 1877.

A word for the day: a new heart, God's chosen

I will sprinkle clean water upon you

Ezekiel 36:24-26, 28

I will take you from the nations,
and gather you from all the countries.
I will sprinkle clean water upon you,
and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses.
A new heart I will give you,
and put a new spirit within you,
And I will remove from your body the heart of stone
and give you a heart of flesh.
You shall be my people,
and I will be your God!

Selah.