Zechariah 12:1
The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
God forms the spirit of man within him...
This is similar to the passage where the Psalmist writes that God forms the heart of every man (Psalm 33:15). God turns hearts as He sees fit to accomplish His purpose (Psalm 57:2, Proverbs 21:1). God is the one Who, for some, takes out their heart of stone and replaces it with a heart of flesh (Ezekiel 36:26). He gives His people a heart to know Him (Jeremiah 24:7) and fear Him for their own good and for the good of their children (Jeremiah 32:39). God opens some hearts and keeps other hearts closed (Acts 16:14). God turns hearts to hate His people, whether they be children of Israel or Christians (Psalm 105:25). And He does all of this while making some men believe they have free will!
Who we are in God’s sight had been set long before we were ever born, set by God. Our birth had been determined (Acts 17:26), our steps ordered (Proverbs 16:9), our works before ordained (Ephesians 2:10), our days written (Psalm 139:16), our end expected (Jeremiah 29:11), our souls purchased (Revelation 5:9), our eternity predestined (Romans 8:29-30), and our eternal life appointed (Acts 13:48).
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