Jeremiah 4:1-2

God is merciful and kind. He is quick to forgive us and restore us to Him in Jesus. He longs for us to return. Like the prodigal son “those who have been forgiven much…humble themselves and love much!”

God,
We thank you for all your gifts.
This day, this night
These fruits, these flowers,
These trees, these waters-
With all these treasures you have endowed us.
The heat of the sun, the light of the moon,
The songs of the birds and the coolness of the breeze,
The green, green grass like a mattress of velvet,
All owe their existence to your grace.
Dear God, May we forever breathe the breath of your love
And every moment be aware
Of your presence above.
Amen.
Chinese prayer

Jeremiah 4:1-2

4 “If you will return, O Israel,” says the Lord, “Return to Me; And if you will put away your abominations out of My sight, Then you shall not be moved. 2 And you shall swear, ‘The Lord lives,’ In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; the nations shall bless themselves in Him, and in Him they shall glory.” The New King James Version

If the people of Israel would repent, they could return to Yahweh. The implication is that their confession has been heard, but verbal acknowledgment of their past sins is not enough to prove full repentance. They must change their behavior as well. The Hebrew word used here, shiqquts, refers to abominable religious practices. Repentance involves a clean break with idolatry.

Referring to foreign deities with a word for repulsive objects was intended to discourage Israel from worshiping those deities. The word can refer to anything detestable from the perspective of proper Yahweh worship—anything violating standards of holiness, exclusive worship, and ritual purity. Nations will be bless by him describes restoration of the covenant blessings through Abraham. Faithlife Study Bible

The term abominations or “detestable objects” is usually used in the context of idolatry in the Old Testament. You shall not be moved implies that repentant Israel would be unwavering in its faith in God. 

The Lord lives was a phrase used regularly in oaths. When spoken by those faithful to the covenant it should have been a sign of truth, judgment, and righteousness. These three terms summarize the ultimate and ideal demands of the covenant. They are the standards by which all men, from kings to slaves, were and will be judged. 

The results of Israel’s justice and righteousness would have international consequences. God’s promise to Abraham was that other nations would be blessed through his descendants. The NKJV Study Bible

Genesis 22:18 |n your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

Isaiah 48:1 “Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come forth from the wellsprings of Judah; who swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth or in righteousness;

Isaiah 65:16 So that he who blesses himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he who swears in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hidden from My eyes.

Zechariah 8:8 I will bring them back, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. They shall be My people and I will be their God, in truth and righteousness.’

1 Corinthians 1:31 that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the LORD.”