Day 177

Hosea 2:14-8:14.  “Faithful Love”

I performed a wedding ceremony a few weeks ago and not once were there promises of unfaithfulness.  In fact, I’ve never been to a wedding where a couple vowed to be unfaithful.  Yet Hosea knew his wife, Gomer, would be unfaithful.  God had told the prophet this and had told him why.  Hosea’s life was a living love story and illustration of Israel’s love story with their God.  
Hosea’s letter is addressed to Israel as it describes their sin and rejection of God.  They turned from Him and vowed devotion to idols.  They committed spiritual adultery.  
Hosea was instructed to bring his wife back again from her unfaithfulness and love her.  And the next sentence tells us how God does the same; “For the LORD still loves Israel even though the people have turned to other gods, offering them choice gifts” (3:1).
God is never unfaithful to us.  He never trades in His love for us on someone or something else.  He will never go back on His promises or change His mind, His intentions or His plans.

General Questions for each day:
Summarize the day’s Bible passage in your own words.
What thoughts, actions, attitudes or beliefs are addressed in the passage?
How is the Holy Spirit leading you to apply this passage to your life today?