I will show my love to the one I called ‘Not my loved one.’

I will say to those called ‘Not my people,’ ‘You are my people’;

and they will say, ‘You are my God.’ ”

Afterward the Israelites will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the Lord and to his blessings in the last days.

Then I will return to my lair

until they have borne their guilt

and seek my face—

in their misery

they will earnestly seek me.”

Lord God my Father,

Your forgiveness and grace are beyond understanding. You cause my desire to be your design when I seek you and I am delivered from my past. I now seek you with all my will so I may experience your blessings in all situations before me. Thank you for not giving up on me and pursuing me through today and into tomorrow. Each day is better than the last.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen