The Lord calls us back from our backsliding: “Return, faithless people; I will cure you of backsliding” (Jeremiah 3:22).
The returning people say, “Yes, we will come to You, for You are the
Lord our God ... surely in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel” (Jeremiah 3:22-23).
As we return to the Lord, He gives us this calling: “Become blameless
and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved
generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold
out the Word of life” (Philippians 2:15-16).
To those who return to the Lord and seek to live as His holy people,
the Lord gives His promise of blessing - “The Lord remembers us and will
bless us ... He will bless those who fear the Lord - small and great
alike” (Psalm 115:12-13).
" ... 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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