“I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us” (Romans 8:18).
God’s purpose of love will not be thwarted. Whatever trouble He may
have with us - “My people are determined to turn from Me”, He will not
give up on us - “How can I give you up ...? ... All My compassion is aroused ... I am God ... The Holy One among you, I will not come in wrath. They will follow the Lord” (Hosea 11:8-10).
God is determined to bless us. This creates in us a response - “They
will follow the Lord.” At the heart of this response, there is worship
and witness (Psalm 89:1).
" ... Will you ... come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, We are safe" - safe to do all these detestable things? Has this house, which bears My Name become a den of robbers to you? But I have been watching! declares the Lord" (Jeremiah 7:8-11). “God demands a conversion of the mind and heart as the basis of peace and security (cf. Is 26:3), not the superstitious veneration of a stone building or a traditionally sacred site” ( R K Harrison , Jeremiah ).
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