Friday – Prophets

Reading – Hosea 3-4

Highlight Verse:

“Then the Lord said to me, “Go and love your wife again, even though she commits adultery with another lover. This will illustrate that the Lord still loves Israel, even though the people have turned to other gods and love to worship them.”
‭‭Hosea‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Did you notice that Hosea didn’t wait for his wife to want to return to him?

He actually paid to bring her back even while she was living an adulterous life.

Okay, that has all sorts of strange implications, but let’s not miss the point.

God paid the price to bring us back to Him even before we wanted back.

He was willing to take a risk on us, knowing that many would choose not to come to him.

He loved us so much that He had to try.

Unlike Hosea’s wife, we have a choice.

That should make us all the more willing to come back to the God who gave sacrificially for us.

We are not slaves but saved.

We are not captives but captivated by His love for us.

We are not bound but bought and beloved.

Do you realize how long God waited for you?
Do you know how much He paid for you and I to be free?