How exciting it is to get something new—a new sweater, a new bicycle or a new book—something that has never been used before. Almost a year ago now, Mr. Clark was given a new heart—something that no one else had ever received before.
We don’t very often think about our heart, and yet without it we could not live. The heart is a half-pound of muscular tissue about the size of a man’s fist. It is the most marvelous pump in the world—much more efficient than anything made by man. The heart pumps about 40,000,000 times a year, sending blood to all parts of the body.
Mr. Clark’s own heart just would not work right; it was wearing out. He was a very sick man when the doctors offered him a “new heart"—one that men had designed and made, not God. Mr. Clark said that if the only other choice were to die, then he would take the “new heart.”
Doctors worked for many hours until finally they had the “new heart” working on Mr. Clark. It was a 375-pound piece of machinery that cost about $18,000.
Although Mr. Clark had a “new heart” he lived 112 days after receiving it. When we accept the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour and receive our “new heart,” it will last forever. Mr. Clark’s “new heart” cost thousands of dollars during the 112 days. But those who receive their “new heart” from the Lord Jesus receive it as a gift from God. The full cost was paid by the Lord Jesus when He died on the Cross.
Have you ever thanked Him for your “new heart"? “Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift.” 2 Corinthians 9:1515Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. (2 Corinthians 9:15).
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