Not one person whose life is twisted by sin will ever recover.

“Is it nothing to the people of Judah that they commit these detestable sins, leading the whole nation into violence, thumbing their noses at me, and provoking my anger? 18Therefore, I will respond in fury. I will neither pity nor spare them. And though they cry for mercy, I will not listen.”

“Walk through the streets of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of all who weep and sigh because of the detestable sins being committed in their city.”

Then I heard the Lord say to the other men, “Follow him through the city and kill everyone whose forehead is not marked. Show no mercy; have no pity! 6Kill them all—old and young, girls and women and little children. But do not touch anyone with the mark. 

Then the man in linen clothing, who carried the writer’s case, reported back and said, “I have done as you commanded.”

Lord God my Father,

Protect my thoughts and actions, help me to know when the deceiver is nearby. Help me to witness well to those who don’t know you and bring your grace forward. Use me to do your work well.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen