The Ways of the Lord are Right

"The Lord said to me, 'Go show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes." Hosea 3:1

I have loved the sacred raisin cakes. I have loved them more than my God. I have loved pleasure more than righteousness and wanted to satisfy my desires myself. I have sinned, over and over, knowing the end result of pain and frustration, shame and embarrassment.

"When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. But the more I called Israel, the further they went from me. They sacrificed to the Baals and they burned incense to images. It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms; but they did not realize it was I who healed them. I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love; I lifted the yoke from their neck and bent down to feed them." Hosea 11:1-4

I have fallen and disappointed. I have disappointed so many. Yet He still calls me.

"They will follow the Lord; he will roar like a lion. When he roars, his children will come trembling from the west. They will come trembling like birds from Egypt, like doves from Assyria. I will settle them in their homes,'declares the Lord." Hosea 11:11

"Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the fruit of our lips."...."I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them."

Hosea

Created with perfection.
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Lost.
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Taken in, loved.
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Forgot.
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Chased after, forgiven, embraced.
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Fallen.
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Picked up.
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Ran.
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Watched.
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Redeemed.

Read Hosea.