Hosea 11
God is SO patient - He loved us while we were still sinners (Romans 5:8). God pursues us, knowing full well that we are broken and sinful people. He loves us SO much that He wants to save us from the sting of sin and death...even until the very end of times He pursues us. Israel's story is our story - We are the ones that turn away from God and He is the one that forgives and saves. He is "slow to anger, abounding in love". We ALL turn away and He is always there, never changing loving us all the same.
He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.
My Prayer: Lord Jesus, what a God You are, so full of mercy, patience, and love for me. Thank You Jesus! I am not worth such efforts - what an amazing God You are! I am lazy and selfish. Please forgive me and help me overcome my sin and turn towards You. Help me love You with all of my heart, soul, and mind and love others as You do. Help me grow in my faith. Give Lisa and myself wisdom and strength. Help us point Zach and Dustin to You Jesus and for them to choose You as their Lord and Savior. Help me serve You, my family, the church and others. Help me understand, be obedient to, and apply Your message for me today and every day.
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, and not a man—the Holy One among you. v8-9
God is SO patient - He loved us while we were still sinners (Romans 5:8). God pursues us, knowing full well that we are broken and sinful people. He loves us SO much that He wants to save us from the sting of sin and death...even until the very end of times He pursues us. Israel's story is our story - We are the ones that turn away from God and He is the one that forgives and saves. He is "slow to anger, abounding in love". We ALL turn away and He is always there, never changing loving us all the same.
And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness,
‘The Lord is slow to anger, abounding in love
and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty
unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.’
They refused to listen and failed to remember the miracles you performed among them. They became stiff-necked and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery. But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. Therefore you did not desert them,
But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity.
My Prayer: Lord Jesus, what a God You are, so full of mercy, patience, and love for me. Thank You Jesus! I am not worth such efforts - what an amazing God You are! I am lazy and selfish. Please forgive me and help me overcome my sin and turn towards You. Help me love You with all of my heart, soul, and mind and love others as You do. Help me grow in my faith. Give Lisa and myself wisdom and strength. Help us point Zach and Dustin to You Jesus and for them to choose You as their Lord and Savior. Help me serve You, my family, the church and others. Help me understand, be obedient to, and apply Your message for me today and every day.
