Hosea 14:2 (KJV):
“Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.”
He thought within himself, “If God numbers even the hairs on his head, surely the Lord knows his sins one by one. And if all iniquity is taken away, then the lips may truly render an offering.”
John 4:24 (KJV):
“God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”
He considered: “It is not the crowd nor the nation that worships, but each soul before God. In spirit and in truth he must stand, offering what only the heart can render.”