Day 1 · A Plea to Return
Jeremiah 4:1–4
1“If you will return, O Israel, return to Me,” declares the LORD. “If you will remove your detestable idols from My sight and no longer waver, 2and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.” 3For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among the thorns. 4Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.”
Berean Standard Bible
Observe
What metaphors does God use in verses 3 and 4 to describe the deep change He asks of His people?
Apply
What is one hard or unplowed area of your heart you can invite God to soften and reshape this week?
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