Yes, our God is a merciful God, generous and caring, but then, whenever He warns us of evil, we must not ignore His warnings so as not to face terrible consequences. To register these warnings in the heart of the people, that was why the prophet repeatedly mentioned the Day of the Lord and all the things that would happen on that day.
Greetings to you all greatly beloved of God and welcome to another episode of our study of the Scriptures. We bless the name of the Lord God for His many blessings over us. Praise be to God! In our today’s episode 617, we shall be examining Chapter 4 of the book of Jonah titled: Religious … [Read more…]
Greetings to you all greatly beloved of God and welcome to another episode of our daily study of the Scriptures. We bless the name of the Lord God for the gift of life and for His benefits on us each new day. Praise be to God! In our today’s episode 605, we shall be examining … [Read more…]
It’s all farce and did not come from a genuine heart. Their call for repentance was a mere religious display that lacked true persuasion. Hosea told them, “Your love for God disappears as quickly as morning mist; it is like a dew that vanishes early in the day.
I declare that God is my constant guide and counsellor through His Holy Spirit. I choose to listen to Him whenever He speaks and leads me along my life journeys. He protects, guides, and watches over me in all my ways. I will always ignore unfounded fantasies from the devil and remain united with God, my Father. Amen.
Jeremiah’s message reminds me of those days growing up when we did anything wrong to our parents and they would ask us to make a statement that we would not do that again. Sometimes, we were asked to repeat it several times. The purpose was to get it registered in our mind so that any time we’re confronted with the temptation to disobey our parents again, what we repeated severally would automatically pop up in our mind reminding us not to do anything stupid, lest we get punished for it.
Isaiah continues…giving more details of the type of adultery and fornication he was talking about. The next verses will show you he wasn’t talking about sexual but idolatry…