Plastic Surgery

I went to see the movie "Heaven is For Real" the other day. I settled into my seat as the "previews" were streaming on the big screen.
These were not "movie trailers".
These were advertisements for local businesses.
A pastor and his wife appeared and invited everyone to come experience the love of God at their church.
Another pastor from another church showed up on the screen saying, "No... come to My church and experience the love of God."
And then...came the soothing "voiceover" offering the services of a local plastic surgeon. Scenes from the warm, comfortable doctor's office appeared with the doctor talking with a patient in a very caring manner. A very pretty bleached blonde woman (Actual Patient) began sharing with the audience her wonderful experience with this surgeon. As she talked a list was presented on the left side of the screen of the work the plastic surgeon had performed on her.
Rhinoplasty
Tummy Tuck
Breast Augmentation
Brazilian Butt Lift
The list continued for four or five more items...

The lady's interview, along with the advertisement closed with her saying,
"Dr. Smith (not his real name) makes you look the way God made you..."

My iWitness...

My mind raced in a thousand different directions when I heard the above quote.

How did God make you?
Are you pleased with the way God knitted you together in your mother's womb?
If you could change a few things about how God made you, what would you change?

More importantly, what would you expect to happen if the changes were made?
If some physical changes were made to your body, would it ultimately change you?

King David implores God to do some surgery on himself.
Not plastic surgery...
Not even angioplasty or a bypass surgery.
King David screams out:
"Create in me a clean heart, O God,
   and renew a right spirit within me." (Psalm 51. 10)

Basically, David is praying..."I need a heart transplant!"
The verb "create" that David uses means to "create out of nothing."
David is not asking for God to fix his heart, mend his heart, or even give me someone else's heart.
David is pleading for a "brand new" heart created out of nothing by God's creative and imaginative hand.

And guess what?
God does!
David is known as a man after God's own heart! (Acts 13)

I have had the privilege of seeing the incredible results of many people receiving a new heart whose lives have completely changed.
On this day may King David's prayer to the Divine Physician be our prayer...

And that's my iWitness...
Laugh often and Fear not!
David!

ps - Heaven is for real!!