Hosea 1:2-3 (CSB) - When the Lord first spoke to Hosea, He said this to Him: “Go and marry a promiscuous wife and have children of promiscuity for the whole land has been promiscuous by abandoning the Lord.” So he went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.
The story of the prophet Hosea is an amazing story. The Lord told Hosea the prophet to marry a prostitute.
The children of Israel had once again abandoned Him, and He was about to demonstrate to them His steadfast pursuit, unfailing love, and commitment.
God is always pursuing those that He loves and who have chosen to serve Him. In the story of Hosea, we find God willingly pursuing a people who had walked away from Him. God desires for His people to be loved and cared for and to live in abundance, not only materially but spiritually, as well. He wants you to experience wholeness and completeness in your life. This wholeness and completeness can only be found under His protection and covering.
When God pursues His children, He is on a quest to return you to a right relationship with Him. He chases after you even in your sin. God hunts for you. He willingly undertakes any challenges and will follow you into the darkest places of your life to bring deliverance to you. He does so because He does not want you to be without hope, lost, or alone. He is a God who courts His children so that He can once and for all win your affection. He pursues you to bring you back into fellowship and right relationship with Him.
Please ponder and meditate on this:
Why does God pursue you?
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