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Hosea 9 | 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 | Psalm 51:1-12 “For every look at yourself, take ten looks at Christ. He is altogether lovely.” -Robert Murray McCheyne Once upon a time I was tasked by a mentor to pray every day for two weeks that God would show me my sin, and to ask two people [...]

Hosea 7 + Romans 5:20 “Ephraim mingles with the pagans, dissipating himself.  Ephraim is half-baked. Strangers suck him dry but he doesn’t even notice.  His hair has turned gray – he doesn’t notice. Bloated by arrogance, big as a house, Israel’s a public disgrace. Israel lumbers along oblivious to God, despite all the signs, ignoring [...]

Hosea 6 + Luke 15:20 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 6:3 ESV To me, what is most staggering about the process of our redemption and restoration is God’s stance in it. He isn’t like an [...]

Hosea 4 | Romans 3:9-27 As I read Hosea 4, my lips and heart grow silent. The image of Israel’s spiritual adultery is sobering to say the least. Part of me recoils at the dark and difficult language of Hosea, and yet how much more painful must it be for the God of heaven – [...]