The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

Day 225: Our Will Versus God's Will (2022)

Aug 13, 2022
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The Illusion of Rightness

  • People often choose paths that seem right but lead to destruction, even when they know better.
  • We repeatedly make choices against God's will, despite knowing the negative consequences.
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Pride and Restoration

  • The kings of Tyre and Sidon, wealthy port cities, grew proud and corrupted by their success.
  • God will humble them, but He will also lift up Israel, who has been treated with contempt by their neighbors.
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Jeremiah's Lament

  • Jeremiah, the weeping prophet, laments Israel's turning away from God to false gods.
  • This emphasizes that often, only those who know the true God abandon Him, while others cling to their false deities.
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