Repentance and Healing Jeremiah 3:11-12, 22 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you; for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever‌Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings; Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the Lord our God. The nation of Israel had continued in its waywardness until God's punishment caused them to be led into captivity. The prophet Jeremiah was proclaiming what thus saith the Lord in an attempt to get Israel to repent and turn back to God. Verse 11 provides a glimpse of the magnitude to Israel's treacherousness as it had become worse than that of Judah. Through it all God's love remained strong and desired that Israel turn back to Him as He does with sinners today. The main message in today's lesson is that God's love forgives each time a sinner repents of his or her sinful ways as there is spiritual healing in repentance. Only God can heal mankind of his backsliding as this is evidenced through His Son Jesus Christ. Because of God's love, He made all provisions for humanity to repent and be saved. Repentance requires three steps, admission, confession and turning away from sin to righteousness. Just as repentance was proclaimed then, the same message is being proclaimed today. Have you heard the message? Repent and be healed. Comments are welcome Author's contact wwhite@goodshepherdwritingandpublishing.com http://willie-writing.blogspot.com
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