I feel for those who are waiting for a heart transplant since life and death may hinge on finding a suitable donor. In this passage, Jeremiah is not talking about our physical heart but our spiritual one. The Bible speaks of our heart as the “well spring of life” (Proverbs 4:23) or the center of our being where our intellect, emotions and will reside. Before Genesis 3, this heart was in tune with God and experienced Shalom or peace with God. But because of their free will and choice, Adam and Eve made a wrong decision and “missed the mark.” They thought they knew better then God on what was best for them. Because of this decision, all of us are born with this spiritual handicap but God knew in advance what was needed. By his grace and through faith in Christ, we can experience a restoration and a heart transformation. There’s no need to be on a waiting list to receive this type of heart because this “new” heart is immediately available when we make the decision to place our faith in Christ.

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Jeremiah 17:9