Hosea 12-14; Psalm 139
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~From Hosea – I’m sharing a note from The Student Bible because it is very well said and it shows us yet
again how God always is providing hope for restoration:
“New Hope: In its conclusion the book of Hosea, so full of torment,
dissolves into a series of serene images of what Israel can become. God compares the nation to a lily
(beauty), a cedar (strength), an olive tree (value), a fragrant tree (delight),
grain (abundance), a grapevine (fruitfulness). Thus a book dominated by images of unfaithfulness—an
adulteress wife, a rebellious son—ends with the firm promise of restoration.”
~From Psalm 139 – a couple reminders and a dare:
Everyone needs to be reminded every once in a while that God
created your inmost being; He knit you together in your mother’s womb. You are fearfully and wonderfully
made. He made you. He knows
you. He loves you.
And a reminder I seem to need more than I probably should: God hems me in; He is behind me and He
is before me. He has laid His hand
upon me. He does not leave
me. No matter where I go, He is
there.
Finally – the dare – I’m daring myself and I’m daring you to pray
these words from David’s prayer:
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious
thoughts. See if there is any
offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”
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