Friday, July 8, 2016

Reading thru the Bible with Holly - Hosea 1

HOSEA 1 - Holly Matthews

Today’s study is one that touches me every time I read it. Hosea’s obedience in the midst of such rejection is humbling. I can only imagine the ridicule he must have received from friends and family for choosing his wife according to God’s instructions. God used Hosea and his family to illustrate how He pursued both Israel and Judah. Hosea’s wife abandoned him repeatedly, just as Israel and Judah abandoned God, just as I abandon Him at times too. Hosea drags his wife out of sin over and over. He redeems, or buys her back, from each degrading situation she gets into. Jesus has done the same for each of us. He has bought us back, paid all of the debt we owe for our disobedience and given us a ridiculous inheritance. Reading Hosea always fires me up. In today’s throwaway society, finding someone who pursues us and refuses to give up is a rarity. How can we walk away from Him?

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