Hosea 13
Inspired thots
How often that God has to bring on Adversity to cause Repentance in His people. When life gets too good, people get complacent and stray away from God. They fall into sin with their pride and strange alliances that displease God. Adversity causes man to be humble and come back to God as they remember Him in good days.
How God loves His people to bring them back instead of letting them on their own destructive ways!
A daily time out with the Lord Jesus, to hear Him speak to ME. I am asking the Lord to share HIS thoughts with ME, to teach me more about Himself, and how I can be drawn closer to Him... for 'His thoughts are not my thoughts and neither are His ways my ways' Isaiah 55:8,9. This blog is not a theological exegesis. This blog is to record down the INSIGHTS & INSPIRATIONS of God's Word to me; speaking LIFE into my life for Abundant life! :)
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Saturday, December 14, 2013
God @ Work
Hosea 11 & 12
Inspired thots
What a faithful God who cares for His people despite their stubbornness and rebellion! He waits for them to return to Him patiently and blesses them even when they do not know it is Him at work in their lives. It is the mercy of God working in the people to preserve them and have them know Him in due time.
Thank you Lord for not giving up on us! Thank you for not executing your fierce anger to destroy though we disappoint you for You are God and not man; YOU have not come to destroy. You love. Hallelujah!
Inspired thots
What a faithful God who cares for His people despite their stubbornness and rebellion! He waits for them to return to Him patiently and blesses them even when they do not know it is Him at work in their lives. It is the mercy of God working in the people to preserve them and have them know Him in due time.
Thank you Lord for not giving up on us! Thank you for not executing your fierce anger to destroy though we disappoint you for You are God and not man; YOU have not come to destroy. You love. Hallelujah!
Friday, December 13, 2013
Sowing to Reap
Hosea 10
Inspired thots
Out of the blue in the midst of chastisement, the Rhema word emerges;
v12 Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap the fruit of steadfast love; break up your fallow ground,
for it is time to seek the Lord, that He may come and rain salvation upon you.
It is time for action upon action to prepare for the Lord. The Word is clear; IT IS TIME TO SEEK THE LORD.
Sowing, Reaping and Breaking Up of FALLOW ground to be useful again. Now is the time to develop self for the Lord.
Inspired thots
Out of the blue in the midst of chastisement, the Rhema word emerges;
v12 Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap the fruit of steadfast love; break up your fallow ground,
for it is time to seek the Lord, that He may come and rain salvation upon you.
It is time for action upon action to prepare for the Lord. The Word is clear; IT IS TIME TO SEEK THE LORD.
Sowing, Reaping and Breaking Up of FALLOW ground to be useful again. Now is the time to develop self for the Lord.
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Stirring God to Anger
Hosea 8 & 9
Inspired thots
How terrible when the anger of the Lord is stirred up! This is caused by stubbornness of heart and the worship of idols than turning to God in daily living. People forget God and turn to others for provision, protection and pleasure. God is displeased with their callous attitude of forgetting Him after all that He has done for them.
Impending judgment when God is stirred up in anger to pursue His rebellious people. Have mercy O Lord!
Inspired thots
How terrible when the anger of the Lord is stirred up! This is caused by stubbornness of heart and the worship of idols than turning to God in daily living. People forget God and turn to others for provision, protection and pleasure. God is displeased with their callous attitude of forgetting Him after all that He has done for them.
Impending judgment when God is stirred up in anger to pursue His rebellious people. Have mercy O Lord!
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
The Faults of Man
Hosea 7
Inspired thots
God's people perish when they remain stubborn and disobedient with an unwilling heart to turn back to the Lord. Is it shame? pride? despair? stubbornness? Why not return to the Lord quickly who blesses richly? He waits to restore His people's status but they need to make that personal decision else it would be pouring clean water into mud.
Only strife will come upon the people who do not trust and hope in the Lord but themselves.
Inspired thots
God's people perish when they remain stubborn and disobedient with an unwilling heart to turn back to the Lord. Is it shame? pride? despair? stubbornness? Why not return to the Lord quickly who blesses richly? He waits to restore His people's status but they need to make that personal decision else it would be pouring clean water into mud.
Only strife will come upon the people who do not trust and hope in the Lord but themselves.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
God's Heart Desire
Hosea 5 & 6
Inspired thots
The gist of these 2 chapters is that God's people tends to seek after every other thing to be worshiped than God Himself. Hence, God is angry and hurt; He forsakes them until they come back to their senses and repent before Him. He is merciful and gracious to receive them again into His loving arms. How wonderful is the love of our Heavenly Father!
Yet, do we know the heart of God? He expresses it SO clearly in 6:6 "For I desire steadfast love rather than sacrifice; the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings."
Let us be wise and humble to stay at God's side rather than live life on our own efforts and get into trouble to lose our eternal life.
Inspired thots
The gist of these 2 chapters is that God's people tends to seek after every other thing to be worshiped than God Himself. Hence, God is angry and hurt; He forsakes them until they come back to their senses and repent before Him. He is merciful and gracious to receive them again into His loving arms. How wonderful is the love of our Heavenly Father!
Yet, do we know the heart of God? He expresses it SO clearly in 6:6 "For I desire steadfast love rather than sacrifice; the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings."
Let us be wise and humble to stay at God's side rather than live life on our own efforts and get into trouble to lose our eternal life.
Monday, December 9, 2013
Idolatry - a Stronghold
Hosea 4
Inspired thots
Do not belittle Idolatry; for it forms a stronghold over lives. From idolatry, hardness of heart (stubbornness) develops to ignore God's righteous decrees, adultery takes over and knowledge of God is thrown aside. It is like "hell is loosed." Lawlessness reigns instead of God, and the land mourns with the inhabitants.
One small step into sin sweeps lives into the depths of sin that turns God away from us. Have mercy O Lord for we are frail. Lead us into Your light everlasting.
Inspired thots
Do not belittle Idolatry; for it forms a stronghold over lives. From idolatry, hardness of heart (stubbornness) develops to ignore God's righteous decrees, adultery takes over and knowledge of God is thrown aside. It is like "hell is loosed." Lawlessness reigns instead of God, and the land mourns with the inhabitants.
One small step into sin sweeps lives into the depths of sin that turns God away from us. Have mercy O Lord for we are frail. Lead us into Your light everlasting.
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