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Josea chapter 7, verse 11.

Ephraim is like a dove, silly and without sense.

Calling to Egypt, going to Assyria.

What a description of sin.

Silliness is what Josea chapter 7 verse 11 calls sin. Without sense, the whole picture here is God's people looking to Egypt to help and save them or Assyria to help and save them when God alone can help and save them, when God alone has what his people need,

they run after other things and people in this world. And God says it's silliness. It's without

sense. Get the picture to run after the things and people, possessions, pleasures of this world for

satisfaction in our lives. To run after sin, that which is not pleasing to God, to not

trust in Him. It's all silliness. It's ludicrous. It's ridiculous.

It's not smart.

It is without sense.

And yet, you and I are prone to it every day, aren't we?

Prone to silliness.

We're prone to think that our ways are better than God's ways.

We're prone to think that we know better than God what is good or best

for our lives. We're prone to think we can't trust God in this way or that way with this

in our life or that in our life. And Josea chapter 7 verse 11 is reminding us that's total

silliness. To trust yourself, more than you trust

God, to trust this world, more than you trust God. That's without sense. Trust in God. Call out

to God. Seek God. That's smart. That's wisdom. So God, we pray that you would keep us today from the silliness of

sin. God, keep us, we pray from trusting in anyone or anything more than we trust in you. That is without

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