Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

QT 11 Aug 2020, Hos 10:12, We must return to God in heart


Hosea 10:12 (ESV) —
12 Sow for yourselves righteousness;
reap steadfast love;
break up your fallow ground,
for it is the time to seek the Lord,
that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.

NOTE: This is a call for repentance. Instead of sowing sin, it is time to sow righteousness. Instead of reaping injustice, it is time to reap love. We need to change our approach to God, judgment is coming. We need to seek God with whole hearts. God allowed this time to come upon us. He may or may not have cause it, but he did allow it, and why? Maybe because when life is easy, we forget how much we need him. We have become fat on riches, and we starve spiritually. As the bride of Christ, we are in pitiful condition. We attract very few to Christ, because we have nothing to attract them to Jesus. Our lives are no different from our neighbors. We show no love or service or care for anyone but ourselves. We have failed as witnesses.

PRAYER: Father, forgive us for falling in love with things. Draw us back to you. Teach us to pray. Teach us to love our neighbors. Show grace to us and through us to others.

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