‘As surely as the Lord lives’

This shows how I will rot away the pride of Judah and Jerusalem.  These wicked people refuse to listen to me. They stubbornly follow their own desires and worship other gods. Therefore, they will become like this loincloth—good for nothing!

So this is what the Lord says to his people:“You love to wander far from me and do not restrain yourselves.Therefore, I will no longer accept you as my people.Now I will remember all your wickedness and will punish you for your sins.”

Can any of the worthless foreign gods send us rain?Does it fall from the sky by itself?No, you are the one, O Lord our God!Only you can do such things.So we will wait for you to help us.

Lord God my Father,

Thank you for loving me while I am still in my sin nature, Change the heart of your people, bring us back under your authority, Destroy the evil in our hearts and remove those who turn away from you from our presence.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen