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| Hosea
mourning the abandonment of Gomer |
‘Therefore the land mourns,
and all who dwell in it languish’ – Hosea 4:3
Hosea’s lot is not enviable and contains a
deep mourning over the broken relationships that are a result of our broken
fallen hearts. We will inherit the sins
of our fathers and we will selfishly crucify our loved ones even as they are
trying to save us. Despite this we have hope
and are reminded of God’s promise of restoration in chapter 6.
‘Come, let us return to the Lord;
for he has torn us, that he may heal us;
he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.
After two days he will revive us;
on the third day he will raise us up,
that we may live before him.
Let us know; let us press on to know the
Lord;
his going out is sure as the dawn;
he will come to us as the showers,
as the spring rains that water the earth.’ - Hosea 6:1-3
