Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity. Take words with you and return to the LORD; say to him, “Take away all guilt; accept that which is good, and we will offer the fruit of our lips. Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses; we will say no more, ‘Our God,’ to the work of our hands. In you the orphan finds mercy.” I will heal their disloyalty; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them. I will be like the dew to Israel; he shall blossom like the lily, he shall strike root like the forests of Lebanon. His shoots shall spread out; his beauty shall be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like that of Lebanon. They shall again live beneath my shadow, they shall flourish as a garden; they shall blossom like the vine, their fragrance shall be like the wine of Lebanon. O Ephraim, what have I to do with idols? It is I who answer and look after you. I am like an evergreen cypress; your faithfulness comes from me. (Hosea 14:1-8, NRSV)
Does it feel like everything is falling apart?
Is it feeling like the harder you try to go a step forward you fall three steps back?
Like you can’t make any progress, and no matter what you do it never seems to work?
Maybe you are like Israel in our reading…
You have stumbled in your iniquity…
Return to the Lord!
He is waiting right behind you for you to turn around and throw yourself into His arms, and take the salvation He is giving you!
Nothing but God can save you, and all you need to do is return to the Lord!
He is waiting to walk with you through the darkness, to pick up the pieces, and put the blessings He has for you where they need to be in your life!
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