Tag Archives: repentance

The Results of Serving God; April 18, 2024


Malachi 3:18 And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not. This is a justly famous chapter, but I think we need to look at it … Continue reading

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Priorities; April 15, 2024


Amos 5:4 This is what the Lord says to the house of Israel:“Seek me and live.” The Old Testament prophets spent a lot of their time calling people to repentance. Amos operated in the Northern Kingdom, that was eventually conquered … Continue reading

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What God Wants; April 13, 2024


Hosea 6:6 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. I find these six verses very interesting. The first verse seems like a very commendable call to repentance, and the second could well be … Continue reading

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Bought; April 12, 2024


Hosea 3:2 So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and about a homer and a lethek of barley. The story of Hosea and Gomer is a heart-wrenching one, but it expresses a very important spiritual truth. We belong … Continue reading

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The Results of Repentance; April 8, 2024


Ezekiel 11:18-20 “They will return to it and remove all its vile images and detestable idols. I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and … Continue reading

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The Evangelistic Imperative; April 7, 2024


Ezekiel 3:18 “When I say to a wicked man, ‘You will surely die,” and you do not warn him or speak out to dissuade him from his evil ways in order to save his life, that wicked man will die … Continue reading

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Responding to Trials; April 6, 2024


Lamentations 3:40-42 Let us examine our ways and test them,and let us return to the Lord.Let us lift up our hearts and our handsto God in heaven and say,“We have sinned and rebelled,and You have not forgiven.” This chapter is … Continue reading

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Calling to Repentance; April 4, 2024


Jeremiah 36:7 “Perhaps they will bring their petition before the Lord, and each will turn from his wicked ways, for the anger and wrath pronounced against this people by the Lord are great.” Jeremiah had the unenviable task of calling … Continue reading

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Receiving the Word; April 1, 2024


Luke 24:32 They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” What these two disciples described is an experience common to every true disciple … Continue reading

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Peter; March 28, 2024


Mark 14:72 Immediately the rooster crowed the second time. Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice you will disown me three times.” And he broke down and wept. The other Gospels mention … Continue reading

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