Hear the word of the Lord, You children of Israel, For the Lord brings a charge against the inhabitants
of the land: “There is no truth or mercy or knowledge of God in the land. 2 By swearing
and lying, Killing and stealing and committing
adultery, they break all restraint, With bloodshed upon bloodshed. 3 Therefore the
land will mourn; And everyone who dwells there
will waste away with the beasts of the field and the
birds of the air; Even the fish of the sea will be
taken away. – Hosea
4
Our Sunday School teacher is
teaching on the book of Hosea and as we read chapter by chapter, I couldn’t
help but think of Solomon when he said; “That which has been is what will be,That which is done is what will be done,
And there is nothing new under the
sun”. –Ecclesiastes 1:9
We are in the depths
of sin in our Nation. People are people
and we have a sin nature. It is not new
and it high lights the words of Solomon.
As we read Hosea
each Sunday, I think to myself this where our country and society is
today. The Ten Commandments are no
longer a directional to righteous living.
There is cheating, lying, stealing, murder, sins of the flesh; I could
go on and on. What is more there is no
conscience. Those who do these horrible
sinful acts has no conscience; they think they have the right to do “whatever
is right in their own eyes” (Judges 17:6). Are they in for an awakening when judgement
comes?
We find as it says
in Ecclesiastes 1:9, there is nothing new under the sun. What has happened will happen again in a new
setting, fitting to modern times, but the same in structure; good or evil. As new generations mature, they must make a choice
between good or evil. Paul calls us to
put on the armor of God Ephesians 6:10-18.
Our weapons are God’s Word and Prayer.
Yes, God’s Word is a
two-edge sword! Prayer is the most
powerful weapon we can find or use against all evil, illness, etc. When we pray with power of the Holy Spirit,
we can overcome all adversity. All
things are possible (Matthew 19:26)!!
Hosea 6:1-3, God’s
Word reaches out to save those unrighteous folks. All they must do is repent . . .3Let us pursue the knowledge of
the Lord.
Our Nation, our
society even down to our cities, towns, and committees and even our Christian
service are in chaos!! My folks would
express it in this way; “we are in one mell of a hess.” Everyone has an opinion and they do not
follow any sort of leadership. Instead
of giving our encouragement we judge one another, and we criticize each other
for our thoughts, leadership, character, our very presence.
We have always loved
Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3:14-19. We
believe if God’s people will pray Paul’s prayer in the power and might of the
Holy Spirit, all things are possible
Matthew 3:10 - The axe is already at the root of the trees,
and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown
into the fire.
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