Healed

Hosea 11:2-3 - But the more they were called, the more they went away from me. They sacrificed to the Baals and they burned incense to images. It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms; but they did not realize it was I who healed them.


Hosea 4:13

Hosea 13:1 - When Ephraim spoke, people trembled; he was exalted in Israel. But he became guilty of Baal worship and died.

Hosea 6:1 - “Come, let us return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds.

Hosea 6:11-7:2 - “Also for you, Judah, a harvest is appointed. “Whenever I would restore the fortunes of my people, whenever I would heal Israel, the sins of Ephraim are exposed and the crimes of Samaria revealed. They practice deceit, thieves break into houses, bandits rob in the streets; but they do not realize that I remember all their evil deeds. Their sins engulf them; they are always before me.

Application:

· Have my morals eroded?
· Does my word command respect? Do I recognize what the wages of sin are?
· Do I humbly submit to the Almighty's discipline? Is my repentance shallow?
· Does the Lord's generosity weigh haeavy upon me? Have I feigned repentance?

All Scripture verses taken from NIV