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Joel 2:12

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KJV ORIGINAL

Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Even now, God says, come back to me with everything you've got — your whole heart, through fasting, through tears, through grieving what went wrong.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

It's never too late to turn back to God with your whole heart.

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