7/12/2012
Hosea 14
-God pleads one last time in the book for Israel’s return to
Him. He desires to heal their apostasy (falling away) and iniquity if they
would just come back and repent of their wrong doing. Assyria will not save
them. In fact they will be their destroyer, and God tries one last time through
Hosea to warn them of the impending doom. Their idols cannot save them. The
works of their hands give no deliverance when calamity strikes. Only in the
LORD can the orphan find mercy (Hosea 14:3). God offers free love and a turning
of His anger (Hosea 14:4). He desires to bless and bring back like He had
illustrated through the actions of Hosea taking back Gomer earlier in the book
(Hosea 3:1-5). “Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is
discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the
righteous will walk in them, but transgressors will stumble in them (Hosea
14:9).” *Application* There is a way that seems right unto man, but in the end
it leads to death (Proverbs 14:12; 16:25). The wise man will listen to what the
LORD requires and do it. This is the faith walk with Him by receiving His Son
Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and receiving His Holy Spirit who will
never leave you or forsake you. The Spirit is the One who gives you the power
to stay steadfast and true to your Deliverer and remain in Him because He
remains in you (John 15:4). The Spirit is the One who walks beside us and
convicts us of sin. He leads us away from temptation and delivers us from evil
(Matthew 6:13). He gives us gifts and works in us to bear good fruit fulfilling
God’s good pleasure and work (John 15:5, Philippians 2:13).
Verse to Memorize:
Hosea 14:9
No comments:
Post a Comment