Hosea 14:1-9
Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, Your sins have been your downfall!
Say to him," Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the fruit of our lips."
I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them.
Who is wise ? He will realize these things. Who is discerning? He will understand them.
The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.
After the fierce tones of chapter 13, this last chapter if full of love and pleading. The way is open. There is no need to pass through the fire of judgment.
The only requirement is loyalty to God; this is the way to find love and forgiveness, and to embark on a new, transformed life. This is the truly wise course.
Hosea sets it out so clearly. Yet his contemporaries ignored it all. The Assyrians swept down and destroyed their splendid capital, Samaria. They took the remaining Israelite into exile and re peopled their land with foreigners. When God gives warning of judgment, he is not playing with words.
Why?
Offer the fruit of our lips instead of other sacrifice, God likes give praise to Him. For God is worthy to deserve praise and glory.
Offer the fruit of our lip is the word of God, return to the Lord.
Return to the Lord, his splendor will be like an olive tree.
Today is the day of salvation, because you do not know tomorrow.
Wisdom can ask God.
How?
Choose to walk on the way of God, Wisdom is choose the way of God and walking on it. God is my salvation!
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