Heart of Flesh

24 “‘For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.27 And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. 28 Then you will live in the land I gave your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God. ~ Ezekiel 36:24-28 (NIV)

New Things

I am the Lord, I have called you in righteousness,
    I have taken you by the hand and kept you;
I have given you as a covenant to the people,
    a light to the nations,
    to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
    from the prison those who sit in darkness.
I am the Lord, that is my name;
    my glory I give to no other,
    nor my praise to idols.
See, the former things have come to pass,
    and new things I now declare;
before they spring forth,
    I tell you of them.

~ Isaiah 42:6-9 (NRSV)

You Will Be Clean

25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. ~ Ezekiel 36:25-27 (NIV)

Stay Away From Idols ~ Crave God

Dear children, keep yourselves from idols. ~ 1 John 5:21 (NIV)

Respect, Parents & Observe the Sabbath

3 “‘Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
4 “‘Do not turn to idols or make gods of cast metal for yourselves. I am the LORD your God. Leviticus 19:3-4 (NIV)

May It NOT Be So

Even while these people were worshiping the Lord, they were serving their idols. To this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did. ~ 2 Kings 17:41 (NIV 1984)

Knowledge Puffs Up

1 Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up. 2 If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. 3 But if anyone loves God, he is known by God. ~ 1 Corinthians 8:1-3 (ESV)

Glory to God!

“I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols. ~ Isaiah 42:8 (NIV 1984)