“O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine
help.”—Hosea 13:9
“I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely:
for mine anger is turned away from him.”—Hosea 14:4
for mine anger is turned away from him.”—Hosea 14:4
I love the book of Hosea. It is so rich with God’s love for
His people, as these two verses above illustrate. God not only forgives our
backsliding, but while we are in that state, He loves us freely, He calls us
unto Himself, and He continues to counsel us to buy and/or pursue His wisdom,
which is all-encompassing and free. He tends to our fickle souls just as if we
were infants, gently nudging us in this direction or another, while we just go
along not really noticing or acknowledging His tender care of us.
Sometimes, He even lets us reap the
consequences of our poor choices but with the promise that in Him and in His
ways rest our help, healing, and restoration, if we only turn around and look to Him.
O how He loves us!
May we rest in this truth today and forever more.
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| Hanoi, Vietnam. (2000) |
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