by Angela Perritt | Mar 21, 2019 | Faithful Love, Faithful Love (Hosea), Love God Greatly Posts |
Nevertheless, he looked upon their distress, when he heard their cry. For their sake he remembered his covenant, and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love. – Psalm 106:44-45 Verse 11 of today’s reading compares Ephraim (Israel) with a dove, silly...
by Angela Perritt | Mar 20, 2019 | Faithful Love, Faithful Love (Hosea), Love God Greatly Posts |
The Lord has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. – Psalm 9:16 The problem among the people and leaders of Israel was they forgot that the LORD saw and remembered their sin. And we can find ourselves doing...
by Angela Perritt | Mar 19, 2019 | Faithful Love, Faithful Love (Hosea), Love God Greatly Posts |
For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. – Hosea 6:6 I remember a time in my life when I felt completely lost. Nothing seemed to work. I went from one problem to another, struggling with everything and everybody....
by Angela Perritt | Mar 18, 2019 | Faithful Love, Faithful Love (Hosea), Love God Greatly Posts |
“Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up. After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him. Let us know; let us press on to know the...
by Angela Perritt | Mar 17, 2019 | Faithful Love, Faithful Love (Hosea), Love God Greatly Posts |
I will return again to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face, and in their distress earnestly seek me. – Hosea 5:15 When God saw the sinful state of the nation of Israel, He knew it was because its leaders did not lead in a godly way. It would...
by Angela Perritt | Mar 14, 2019 | Faithful Love, Faithful Love (Hosea), Love God Greatly Posts |
God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne. – Psalm 47:8 In today’s verses, Hosea gives Judah a warning. At this time, God’s people were divided into two nations – Israel to the north, and Judah to the south. Israel’s abandonment of their beliefs...