Fire and Hammer: When God’s Word Breaks the Lie
Jeremiah was not trembling because pagans were attacking Israel. He was trembling because the men claiming to speak for God were lying. He said, “Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets… because of the LORD, and because of the words...
It's not that how well I make my home somehow measures me but rather homemaking is an opportunity to sew to the Spirit and serve God. It is the hidden person of the heart that God treasures. So if I serve in my home with a good attitude, love, and view to honor God, the temporary engagement of homemaking becomes my spiritual advantage.
Jesus spoke in a way that exposed pride and blindness. “Every one that doeth evil hateth the light… lest his deeds should be reproved” ~John 3:20. When someone resists the truth, it is not because the truth is unclear. It is because the heart does not want it.