Speaking To A Nation

Can you imagine God speaking to an entire nation through the birth if your children? We all know that children are a gift from God and that He perfectly orchestrates each child and their perfect purpose, but few of us have had Hosea’s experience.

Hosea’s wife was named Gomer. She was an adultress, but in their interesting story, each piece fits together like a puzzle. Each of their children were named by God to speak to an entire nation about their unfaithfulness and sin. Every part of his life being used in a prophetic way to teach an entire nation.

Stories like this always make me think a bit about the woman behind it all and in this case, the children too. How did it feel to bear a name that spoke to a nation? What was it like to know that you mothered children that were born to teach the nation a lesson?

There are so many lessons to learn from this story, but I think today as we head out to vote, we should dwell a bit on some of the thoughts talked about in Hosea 1 (yes, the whole chapter).

It boils down to simply this… it has nothing to do with the financial state of their nation, but rather focuses solely on the moral state and the means necessary to make amends.

That’s as close to a political post as it gets here, and you may be shocked to learn that I had absolutely no intention of getting political today, Hosea 1 was one of four chapters in my Bible reading for today.

Funny thing is that I have been focusing on getting through the New Testament this year, but felt a serious tug to read Hosea today anyway and to share that with you, NOT knowing where it would lead.

Be blessed today!!