Jeremiah 3

"Return, O faithless sons; I will heal your faithlessness" (v22). The Lord grieved over Judah’s rebellion and called His people to repentance. He wanted to give them “a heritage most beautiful of all nations” (v19), yet their involvement in idolatry and sexual immorality was driving them far from His protection and care (v6, 25). He promised that if they would return to Him, He would heal them, restore their home, and give them new “shepherds” after His own heart (v15).

“Surely the hills are a delusion … (v23). The temptations that pull us away from God can’t satisfy our hearts; they leave us empty and broken. He alone is the source of abundant life.