Thursday, November 28, 2024
How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboyim? My heart is changed within me; all my compassion is aroused. I will not carry out my fierce anger, nor will I devastate Ephraim again. For I am God,… Read more
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Blow the trumpet and sound the alarms, it is time to turn away from our sinful, selfish ways and repent to our good and gracious God! As we read and interpret the prophetic word of Hosea, we often see through the lens of judgment. We tend to see the punishment of God and the… Read more
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces; now he will heal us. He has injured us; now he will bandage our wounds. In just a short time he will restore us, so that we may live in his presence. Oh, that we might know the Lord! Let us press on to know him. He will respond to us as surely… Read more
Monday, November 25, 2024
God asked Hosea to do the strangest thing—he told Hosea to get married. That isn’t the weird part—God told Hosea to look specifically for a wife who is not going to be faithful to him. As a pastor I have had a lot of folks tell me they wish God would tell them what he… Read more