Hosea 14:2-10, Psalm 81:6-11, 14, 17, Mark 12:28-34
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"If only..." —Psalm 81:14
When parents talk to their children, they sometimes feel they are talking
to a wall. Imagine how the Lord feels! God laments: "If only My people
would hear Me..." (Ps 81:14). Let us listen to the Lord speak:
* "If My people, upon whom My name has been pronounced, humble
themselves and pray, and seek My presence and turn from their evil ways, I
will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and revive their land" (2
Chr 7:14).
* "If only My people would hear Me, and...walk in My ways...I would
feed [them] with the best of wheat, and with honey from the rock I would
fill them" (Ps 81:14, 17).
* "If, then, you truly heed My commandments which I enjoin on you
today, loving and serving the Lord, your God, with all your heart and all
your soul, I will give the seasonal rain to your land...Thus you may eat
your fill" (Dt 11:13-15).
* "Act on this word. If all you do is listen to it, you are deceiving
yourselves" (Jas 1:22).
The Lord tells us: "My sheep hear My voice...They follow Me. I give them
eternal life, and they shall never perish" (Jn 10:27-28). "Once you know
all these things, blest will you be if you put them into practice" (Jn
13:17). "Let him who has ears to hear Me, hear!" (Mk 4:23)
Prayer: Father, give me "ears open to obedience" (Ps 40:7).
Promise: "I will heal their defection, I will love them freely; for My
wrath is turned away from them." —Hos 14:5
Praise: Michael frequently draws upon experiences of his own fatherhood to
better understand the ways of God the Father.
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.) (Come
listen to the Lord at our retreat center in Adams County. Apr. 16 begins a
series of retreats to deepen your relationship with God. Go to
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