Scripture: Hosea 6: 4-7
The Lord says, “Israel, what should I do with you? Judah, what should I do with you? Your faithfulness is like a morning mist, like the dew that goes away early in the day. 5 I have warned you by my prophets that I will kill you and destroy you. My justice comes out like bright light. 6 I want faithful love more than I want animal sacrifices. I want people to know me more than I want burnt offerings.7 But they have broken the agreement as Adam did; they have been unfaithful to me.
Scripture Commentary:
Parents can relate to this passage. How many times have you shaken your head in exasperation and asked, “What should I do with you?” In this passage God repeatedly tells His children to turn from their sinful ways and return to Him.
As a parent you tell your children every week to clean their room and every week it’s the same battle. They know that it wouldn’t be such a job if they kept things neat all week long. Yet every week the same battle goes on.
This is the same experience God is having with Israel. It’s the same experience God is having with us today.
In Hosea 6: 4-6, God is saying that He’s told us many times to turn from our sinful ways and return to Him. God is expressing grief at His people’s foolish hard-headedness.
The people’s love was like the “morning mist” and the “early dew that disappears.” God’s people knew His expectations just as we do today. God desires our loyal love.
Is your obedience to God like the morning mist? Does your love fall short? How would you describe your devotion to God?
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