Monthly Archives: August 2020

I think many of us have been challenged and inspired by the message of Hosea we have been focused on over the last couple of weeks. I wrote a series of Devotionals which some of you very kindly have said … Continue reading →

Let those who are wise understand these things.    Let those with discernment listen carefully.The paths of the Lord are true and right,    and righteous people live by walking in them.    But in those paths sinners stumble and fall. Hosea 14:9 We don’t know … Continue reading →

They sow the wind    and reap the whirlwind Hosea 8:7 Sow righteousness for yourselves,    reap the fruit of unfailing love, Hosea 10:12 The famers all around our village are harvesting at the moment. They are harvesting what they sowed months ago. Farmers … Continue reading →

Oh, how can I give you up, Israel?    How can I let you go?How can I destroy you like Admah    or demolish you like Zeboiim?My heart is torn within me,    and my compassion overflows.9 No, I will not unleash my fierce anger.    I will not … Continue reading →

What can I do with you, Ephraim?    What can I do with you, Judah?Your love is like the morning mist,    like the early dew that disappears. I want you to show love,    not offer sacrifices.I want you to know me    more than I want … Continue reading →

 I am like a moth to Ephraim,    like rot to the people of Judah. Hosea 5:12 Well I have to confess that this was a new one to me. I knew that God described himself in Scripture as being like a … Continue reading →

I know all about Ephraim;    Israel is not hidden from me.Ephraim, you have now turned to prostitution;    Israel is corrupt. Hosea 5:3 Abraham Lincoln said …. “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people … Continue reading →

…, So I paid fifteen pieces of silver and seven bushels of barley to buy her. Hosea 3: 2 Hosea found Gomer in the slave market and redeemed her; he paid the “ransom price” the price to set her free. … Continue reading →

3 The Lord said to me, ‘Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love … Continue reading →