"And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh, that they may walk in my statutes and keep my rules and obey them. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God." (Ezekiel 11:19–20 / ESV) "Precisely because they have led my people astray, saying, 'Peace,' when there is no peace, and because, when the people build a wall, behold, they daub it with whitewash..." (E

Jeremiah 31:20, 33-34; 50:18-20 A parent gets a single text message from a child who has been silent for years. "Hope you're well." That's all it says. And that one short line breaks the parent's heart open — not from anger, but from longing. Ephraim had worshipped idols. He had turned his back and walked away. And yet God says, "Is Ephraim my dear son... For as often as I speak against him, I do remember him still. Therefore my heart yearns for him" (Jer 31:20). The Hebrew w

[2Sa 24:24, ESV] But the king said to Araunah, "No, but I will buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God that cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. Set apart a specific time for God, make that commitment, and give that time to Him. That is your offering. Just as we do not come to Sunday worship only when we feel like it, but instead set apart Sunday as the Lord's Day and come befo