Hosea 3
MORE THAN WE DESERVE
Gomer had left Hosea. She was an unfaithful wife. She had gone after other lovers and had even had people pay her for her services as a prostitute. But in the end Gomer was so destitute that she found herself for sale, probably in the slave market.
It was in the slave market that Hosea eventually found his wayward wife. She was rightfully his, but she had left him. In love, Hosea paid the price and brought her back. “So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.” (Hosea 3 v 2 ESV). Gomer was now, not only Hosea’s wife, she was also owned by him as his slave. Yet this was not a nasty slave and master relationship. Hosea loved Gomer as a husband should love his wife.
God viewed Hosea and Gomer as a parable. Through their tumultuous relationship, God taught Israel about how much he loved them – even though they kept going to worship other gods. It’s also a story for us. While we might have turned away from God, he wants to have us turn back to him. He has even paid the ultimate price to redeem us from slavery to sin and death. It is our choice as to whether we accept God’s love or not, but God wants us to turn to him, and he wants us to love him like he loves us. He is prepared to overlook our past if we repent.
Let’s turn to God who loves us and give us so much more that we could ever deserve.
May the love of God fill our hearts this week.
With love in our Lord
Robert
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