**DECEMBER 8**

Hosea 7:1–8:14 • Israel deceitful like hot oven; mixed with nations, forgets God.

• Sow wind, reap whirlwind; forgotten Maker—trust Egypt/Assyria in vain.

Psalm 139:7–12 • No escape from God’s Spirit: heaven, Sheol, or uttermost sea.

• Darkness no cover; night as bright as day.

Proverbs 29:20 • Hasty words worse than fool; little hope.

2 John 1–13 • Walk in truth/love; guard against antichrists denying Christ’s flesh.

• Keep teaching, no greeting to false teachers; joy soon face-to-face.