Julie
The Lord is telling Jerusalem what is going to happen to them and tells them that they will surely fear him and accept correction, but I believe he knows that they will not do that yet. He also tells them that they will be converted and he will change their speech.
His steadfast love and faithfulness endures forever.
Michelle
I believe you are correct; God knows that not all the people will accept correction and repent. The devotional with this chapter has a very powerful statement and really surprised me. "While we may have the physical comforts of a house, we still experience an indefinable, heartsick longing for home. Even women who appear to lead the ideal life can suffer silently from feelings of alienation. It's possible to feel displaced instead of secure in the arms of those we love. At the end of the day, lying in bed, one can be safely home and still feel profoundly lost. We may never experience what it's like to find our home in an earthly sense. But then again, maybe that's just as God intended. That homesick feeling reminds us that we're not yet really home." This really made me think that when we are feeling like we are not home or lost or disconnected from those around us, that we are looking for the wrong thing. We should be looking to God and making that connection in order to feel at home wherever we are.
God's love and faithfulness endures forever.
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