**DECEMBER 7**

Hosea 5:1–6:11

• Israel ensnared by idolatry; judgment as moth/lion; false repentance rejected.

• God desires mercy, not sacrifice; calls to return—promises revival on third day.

Psalm 139:1–6

• God knows David fully: thoughts, words, actions.

• Such knowledge too wonderful; inescapable.

Proverbs 29:19

• Servant not corrected by words alone; understands but won't respond.

1 John 5:1–21

• Faith in Christ = born of God, overcomes world; commands not burdensome.

• Witnesses confirm eternal life in Son; pray for sinners; keep from idols.