Reclaiming the Truth
“When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the Lord said to him, ‘Go, marry a promiscuous woman and have children with her, for like an adulterous wife this land is guilty of unfaithfulness to the Lord.’ So he married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.” Hosea 1.2-3
Redeeming the Time
If the story ended there, it would be a blockbuster movie. The grand story of redemption – a prophet – the one who speaks for God to His people goes and marries a prostitute. A better copy of the storyline might use the original translation, “He shows love to her.” Hosea “shows love” to Gomer a promiscuous woman.
If this is where the story ended everybody would celebrate. But this isn’t where it ends. This is just the beginning.
Know this. This beginning is enough. His beginning, your beginning, this is enough. “He has shown love to you.” He has shown love to you, He is showing love to you, and He will show love to you. And just as Gomer at times refuses the love of Hosea so you too may refuse. You too may wander. You too may wonder. And He too will continue to love.
Reflection
- Describe a time when you resisted His pursuit.
- Describe a time when you fully received His pursuit.
- How do you see God showing love to you right now?
Resting in His Redemption
To the church at Philippi Paul writes, “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 1.6.
A few verses later, Paul prays a beautiful prayer. It’s for the Philippians, it’s for the Gomer’s, and it’s for you. Rest in His redemption today. Rest and Receive.
“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.” Philippians 1.9-11
