AaronEberline.com » Hosea http://www.aaroneberline.com Ruminations on faith, hope, and life while journeying through the Bible and life. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:00:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Do we trust God to take on the harlot in life: reflection on Hosea 1 http://www.aaroneberline.com/2009/11/do-we-trust-god-to-take-on-the-harlot-in-life-reflection-on-hosea-1/ http://www.aaroneberline.com/2009/11/do-we-trust-god-to-take-on-the-harlot-in-life-reflection-on-hosea-1/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:40:30 +0000 Aaron Eberline http://www.aaroneberline.com/?p=1399 31_131I just finished a study and it was suggested that I read Hosea chapter 1 because it is a great expression of God’s grace and love. I cannot deny that God expresses His love in a very real and tangible way. How often we are driven to seek out sin and fulfill the desires of our wicked ways. How often do we forsake God’s commands and laws? Even though Israel had strayed from God they were never forsaken by Him. God will restore His people and it will only be by His power. We will never be able to make a way for ourselves our of our condition. It is only God who  can save us.

The most interesting question I had from Hosea was, “What kind of man would take a harlot for a wife?”. It is simple to say that it would be a man who was so confident in who God is because it is counter intuition to take a harlot as a wife. Do we trust God enough to follow Him no matter what He asks or where we find ourselves. I wonder if I would have reacted as Hosea and take a harlot as a wife. I pray that I will grow in my faith to trust God more.

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