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And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.
When we turn to the Lord, we shouldn't just kind of pretend to turn to the Lord. We need to repent from all our sin all the way. We should turn with our whole heart, not in a fake way.
Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that [it is] an evil [thing] and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear [is] not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
When we do wrong, we must be diligent to repent from it. We should fear the Lord, and examine ourselves. We shouldn't say we haven't sinned when we have.
As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
Sometimes we suffer, and our situations seem overwhelming, and we're tempted to give up hope. The important thing is to believe in Jesus. We have a precious promise that if we believe in Him, we won't be ashamed.
When I feel overwhelmed, I'll remember the hope that I have, and just keep trying to follow Jesus with all of my strength.
Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
We shouldn't be afraid of people when the Lord has called us to preach the gospel to them.
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
We're supposed to pray to God as our dear Father. There's a tendency to say, "Dear Heavenly Father," without thinking about it.
I'll think about what I'm saying when I start my prayers.
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