Hosea 6:3-4 - Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press
on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come
to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that
water the earth." "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.
Hosea spoke to the people
about their need to understand the meaning of love. They spoke the word love falsely…and let their
love for God disappear as quickly as they said it. He wanted them to know that
the Messiah was coming to water the Earth…and help them understand the deepest
meaning of love that existed.
Jesus did come…and fulfill
these words of Hosea. He watered the
earth and sacrificed himself on the cross. He showed us all what love truly is…and
offered us a new way to worship him. He gives his love to all now… as a free
gift. It can encompass our lives and
give us all we need…but some will never come close to understanding the
completeness and depth it can go.
Love is not a thing
that God gave our hearts to let evaporate quickly into the air around us. God gave us love so we can model it to
everyone around us. He gave us love to
continue pouring out his spring rains on those that never even knew they could
have a portion. Mark 12:30-31
records Jesus’ words to one of those leaders that ask him what commandment was
the most important. It says…. “Love the
Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind
and with all your strength.' The second is this:
'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no
commandment greater than these."
It is just one more
reminder to me that I come way farther down the list of ‘people that are
important’ than I allow myself to believe.
God is always first….others are always…always second….and I am somewhere
in the mix after that. God gave me his
love to spread it to others….nothing I could want is more important than that.
Father…thank you
for the reminder that you gave me your love to share it with others. Forgive me for the times when I have been
selfish and kept it all for myself. Help
me to share all your love with others…with the same compassion and mercy that Jesus
modeled for me on the cross….and every day of his short life. Amen.
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