“For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel,
‘Seek Me that you may live.
But do not resort to Bethel
And do not come to Gilgal,
Nor cross over to Beersheba;
For Gilgal will certainly go into captivity
And Bethel will come to trouble.
Seek the Lord that you may live,
Or He will break forth...
“Thus says the Lord,
‘Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind
And makes flesh his strength,
And whose heart turns away from the Lord.
For he will be like a bush in the desert
And will not see when prosperity comes,
But will live in stony wastes in the wilderness,
A land of salt without...
We who live on the planet earth live in flesh bodies, and the flesh has a tendency to desire all sorts of things which may not be good for us. And then we are bombarded with all sorts of messages coming from TV and movies and videos and music lyrics and social media and advertising, et al, which...