Mar 11 2026 … Returning To God …

Mar 11 2026 … Returning To God … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...        and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Matt Boswell singing Come, Let Us Return To the Lord … calling on Christians to respond to God’s call for us to return to receive His eternal love.

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Highlight Passage: … Jeremiah 3:17 … [NLT] …     

17  In that day Jerusalem will be known as ‘The Throne of the Lord.’ All nations will come there to honor the Lord. They will no longer stubbornly follow their own evil desires.</i>

… Jeremiah prophesies a day when Israel will turn from their evil ways and return to honor and follow the Lord.  

Highlight Passage in Context:  Jeremiah 3:11-17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …     

… God, thru Jeremiah, calls His faithful remnant of believers to repent of their sinfulness and return to Him.

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Reference Passage: … Lamentations 3:22-23 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jeremiah relays truth to believers that God’s love and mercies are new every morning, calling on His faithful to return to Him.

Reference Passage: … Acts 2:38 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Peter preaches truth to Christians, calling for them (us) to repent and be baptized by God’s Spirit,

Reference Passage: … Romans 6:23 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul relays God’s call for believers (i.e., Christians) to turn from their sin and receive God’s free gift of eternal life.

Reference Passage: … Hebrews 13:8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Jesus (i.e., God) never changes!  

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 3:18 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …       

… Jesus died so that we could come to Him and be saved from our sin.

Reference Passage: … 1John 1:9 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle John teaches truth to Christians about God’s faithfulness to cleanse them (us) when they return to Him in faith. 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Mike Wittmer  …  USE THIS LINK     … used the plot line from the movie The Wild One, where the star, Marlon Brando, illustrates the nature of all mankind to rebel and do life on his (our) own terms.    

But then, …  the ODB entry goes on to show that God, especially through the finished work of Christ on the Cross and His resurrection power, calls us to repent of our rebellious nature and return to The Lord, like a little child returning to the arms of his/her father (see photo).   That’s where I’m running today, driven by the truth of the linked song and God’s word, shared above.   How about you?   Are you with me? 

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for calling me back into Your loving arms today.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for Your calling me to Your loving arms as I repent of my sinful past.   … Amen

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Blogger Note:  Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.  If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.