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The Attitude of God's People 102 [Hos 1:6-2:10] / Anne's Faith ColumnCOLUMNS 2022. 12. 14. 13:00
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The Attitude of God's
People 102
[Hos 1:6-2:10]
/ Anne's Faith Column
/ By Priscilla
The unfaithful Israelites
worshiped idols and disobeyed
to God, just like Hosea's wife
Gomer, who was adulterous.
Although they were chosen
as God's people, they were
unfaithful people.
God would stop mercy to them,
but God continued to intervene
with the house of Israel and
the house of Judah.
In today's scripture, God
figuratively showed how
unfaithful the Israelites were
to God through 'Gomer'
Hosea, like God, showed
love to Gomer endlessly.
That is, he showed
the heart of God.
Nevertheless, her wife,
Gomer, gave birth to two children
by other men: Lo-Ruhamah
and Lo-Ammi.
The name Lo-Ruhamah means
that God will no longer show
love to the house of Israel.
Lo-Ammi means that
you are not my people,
and I am not your God.
In other words,
it means 'to be forsaken.
Therefore, God tells us,
His children, not to be
unfaithful to God
and to behave like an
adulterous woman for
temporary pleasure,
but to confess before
God what we love more than
God and to remove them all.
As God's people, God no
longer wants us to sin against
Him by being unfaithful.
God is so good and wants
to bless each of us now.
Is there any meaning in our lives
if God's grace and favor are
taken away from us?
When we exalt God to
the highest level and only
want to give glory to God
while we are living on
this earth,
God will be pleased with
this and will be happy to
accept our devotion
in our lives.
And we should think about
what we must do to become
His people who please God.
How hard must it have
been for God to raise
each of us?
How many times have we
made God anxious about us
since we have thrown tantrums
to Him before God, not knowing
or recognizing the crisis?
Like Gomer, we once lived
adulterous lives, but now
we must live in an attitude
of obedience and trust,
giving thanks to God for
His extreme love.
Prayer
Thank you, Lord.
Please help us to become
God's people who never forget
the grace you have given us!
Amen
- To Be Continue -
2010/11/22
/ By Priscilla
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