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.
Hosea 9:15 - “Because of all their wickedness in Gilgal, I hated them there. Because of their sinful deeds, I will drive them out of my house. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious.
Psalm 14:1 - The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.
Application:
· All is open before the Lord. Do I believe God does not see?
· Am I wicked? Are my deeds sinful? Am I rebellious?
· Do I stubbornly reject wisdom? Do I believe God is not interested in my affairs? Do I believe God will not call me to account for my deeds?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Sacrifice
Hosea 6:4-6 - “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. Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets, I killed you with the words of my mouth—then my judgments go forth like the sun. For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
Jeremiah 23:29 - “Is not my word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?
1 Samuel 15:22-23 - But Samuel replied: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams. For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you as king.”
Psalm 40:6 - Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—but my ears you have opened—burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require.
Micah 6:6,8 - With what shall I come before the LORD and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?... He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Isaiah 1:17-18 - Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. “Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.
Jeremiah 7:21 - “‘This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Go ahead, add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves!
Application:
· God's Word burns the straw of falsehood and shatters the sinful heart!
· Do I really participate in God's covenant? Do I exhibit steadfast love and knowledge of God?
· Sacrifice without obedience gains nothing!
· Am I able and eager to hear God's law?
· Do I do justice, love kindness and walk humbly as a result of God's redemptive acts?
· Is my repentance superficial?
· Have I rebelled against the Lord? Have I rejected Him?
· Doing good in God's sight includes seeking the just functioning of society!
· Have I reformed my life?
· Useless sacrifices cause God to treat people all alike--with judgment!
· Sacrifices are desirable, but it does no good to offer them without obedience!
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Jeremiah 23:29 - “Is not my word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?
1 Samuel 15:22-23 - But Samuel replied: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams. For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you as king.”
Psalm 40:6 - Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—but my ears you have opened—burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require.
Micah 6:6,8 - With what shall I come before the LORD and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?... He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Isaiah 1:17-18 - Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. “Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.
Jeremiah 7:21 - “‘This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Go ahead, add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves!
Application:
· God's Word burns the straw of falsehood and shatters the sinful heart!
· Do I really participate in God's covenant? Do I exhibit steadfast love and knowledge of God?
· Sacrifice without obedience gains nothing!
· Am I able and eager to hear God's law?
· Do I do justice, love kindness and walk humbly as a result of God's redemptive acts?
· Is my repentance superficial?
· Have I rebelled against the Lord? Have I rejected Him?
· Doing good in God's sight includes seeking the just functioning of society!
· Have I reformed my life?
· Useless sacrifices cause God to treat people all alike--with judgment!
· Sacrifices are desirable, but it does no good to offer them without obedience!
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Disappears
Hosea 6:4,6 - “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…For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
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:
· Is my repentance superficial?
· It is the Lord's generosity, not His threats, that weighs heavily!
· Is my participation real in His covenant? Do I express steadfast love and knowledge of God? Or do I ignore them?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
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:
· Is my repentance superficial?
· It is the Lord's generosity, not His threats, that weighs heavily!
· Is my participation real in His covenant? Do I express steadfast love and knowledge of God? Or do I ignore them?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Acknowledge The Lord
Hosea 6:2-3,6 - After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence. 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.”… For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
Hosea 4:1,5-6 - Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites, because the LORD has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: “There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land…You stumble day and night, and the prophets stumble with you. So I will destroy your mother—my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. “Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.
Hosea 5:4
Application:
· Do I participate in God's covenant? Do I exprress steadfast love and knowledge of God?
· Have I been unfaithful to God? Have I broken God's covenant? Have I been loyal to the Lord? Have I dealt rightly with men?
· Have I failed to teach God's laws? Do I lack knowledge of God's laws and His ways?
· Is their persistent sin in my life?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Hosea 4:1,5-6 - Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites, because the LORD has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: “There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land…You stumble day and night, and the prophets stumble with you. So I will destroy your mother—my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. “Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.
Hosea 5:4
Application:
· Do I participate in God's covenant? Do I exprress steadfast love and knowledge of God?
· Have I been unfaithful to God? Have I broken God's covenant? Have I been loyal to the Lord? Have I dealt rightly with men?
· Have I failed to teach God's laws? Do I lack knowledge of God's laws and His ways?
· Is their persistent sin in my life?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Let Us Return
Hosea 6:1,4 - “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…“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 5:15 - Then I will return to my lair until they have borne their guilt and seek my face—in their misery they will earnestly seek me.”
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:
· Do I humbly submit to the Almighty's discipline?
· Is my repentance superficial? Is my love temporary?
· Do I acknowledge my guilt?
· Is my repentance real? Does the Lord's generosity weigh heavily upon me? Or do His threats weigh heavily upon me?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Hosea 5:15 - Then I will return to my lair until they have borne their guilt and seek my face—in their misery they will earnestly seek me.”
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:
· Do I humbly submit to the Almighty's discipline?
· Is my repentance superficial? Is my love temporary?
· Do I acknowledge my guilt?
· Is my repentance real? Does the Lord's generosity weigh heavily upon me? Or do His threats weigh heavily upon me?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Monday, May 23, 2011
Assyria
Hosea 5:11-15 - Ephraim is oppressed, trampled in judgment, intent on pursuing idols. I am like a moth to Ephraim, like rot to the people of Judah. “When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his sores, then Ephraim turned to Assyria, and sent to the great king for help. But he is not able to cure you, not able to heal your sores. For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a great lion to Judah. I will tear them to pieces and go away; I will carry them off, with no one to rescue them. Then I will return to my lair until they have borne their guilt and seek my face—in their misery they will earnestly seek me.”
Ezekiel 23:5
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 3:5 - Afterward the Israelites will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to his blessings in the last days.
Psalm 50:14-15 - “Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High, and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
Application:
· Do I rely on the Lord for my security?
· Do I humbly submit to the Almighty's discipline?
· Do I acknowledge my guilt?
· God has a glorious future in store for me!
· Do I honor God with praise? Do I honor God with obedience?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Ezekiel 23:5
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 3:5 - Afterward the Israelites will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to his blessings in the last days.
Psalm 50:14-15 - “Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High, and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
Application:
· Do I rely on the Lord for my security?
· Do I humbly submit to the Almighty's discipline?
· Do I acknowledge my guilt?
· God has a glorious future in store for me!
· Do I honor God with praise? Do I honor God with obedience?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Arrogance
Hosea 5:5 - Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; the Israelites, even Ephraim, stumble in their sin; Judah also stumbles with them.
Hosea 14:1 - Return, Israel, to the LORD your God. Your sins have been your downfall!
Deuteronomy 1:43 - So I told you, but you would not listen. You rebelled against the LORD’s command and in your arrogance you marched up into the hill country.
1 Samuel 15:23 - For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you as king.”
Hosea 4:1 - Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites, because the LORD has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: “There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land.
Application:
· Is my repentance sincere?
· Have I rebelled against the Lord's commands? Have I learned the lesson that God's presence is essential?
· Have I rebelled against the Lord? Have I rejected Him?
· Have I been unfaithful to the Lord? Have I broken my covenant with God? Am I loyal to the Lord? Do I deal rightly with men?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Hosea 14:1 - Return, Israel, to the LORD your God. Your sins have been your downfall!
Deuteronomy 1:43 - So I told you, but you would not listen. You rebelled against the LORD’s command and in your arrogance you marched up into the hill country.
1 Samuel 15:23 - For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you as king.”
Hosea 4:1 - Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites, because the LORD has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: “There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land.
Application:
· Is my repentance sincere?
· Have I rebelled against the Lord's commands? Have I learned the lesson that God's presence is essential?
· Have I rebelled against the Lord? Have I rejected Him?
· Have I been unfaithful to the Lord? Have I broken my covenant with God? Am I loyal to the Lord? Do I deal rightly with men?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
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