The Extreme's of God's Love in Passion and Transformation

Scripture: Hosea 2:14-15

“Therefore, behold, I will allure her,
Bring her into the wilderness
And speak kindly to her.
“Then I will give her her vineyards from there,
And the valley of Achor as a door of hope.
And she will sing there as in the days of her youth,
As in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt.

Insights:   In the fourteenth verse we observe Hosea’s passionate love for Gomer.  He leads her away and speaks tender words of love and affection to her.  He lavishes unconditional love on her as an expression of his great joy in her.  None of this amazing love is because Gomer is worthy of this love.  It actually reveals the depths of Hosea’s love not Gomers.  God does the very same thing with us.  He tenderly leads us out of our bondage.  He compassionately speaks tender words of healing to us.  He lavishes His great love on us.  He display’s His ultimate expression of love on the Cross of Calvary through the death of Jesus, His Son.  Verse fifteen points to the transformation of Hosea’s love in Gomer.  In other words, she does change.  She does begin to turn to her husband.  She does change her loyalties and her days of trouble in the valley of Achor are transformed into days of hope and healing.  Once again, the Lord does this very same work in our lives.  We were the rebellious ones and the Lord sent Jesus to take our place on Calvary.  Because of His redemptive and life changing work we now have hope.  We are no longer doomed to days of trouble, but we now have a hope in a future with our glorious King and Lover.  Beloved, if the story of Hosea and Gomer had ended in verse thirteen it would have been a tragic tale, but fortunately for us it did not.  These two verses today and tomorrow’s verse point us to the point of Hosea’s struggle to redeem Gomer.  Or better stated, the Lord’s struggle to redeem us.  Now the story itself is transformed and it is no longer a tragedy, but a redemptive story of hope.  It is my prayer that you have experienced this hope found in Jesus.  If you have not, all you have to do is receive Him as your Lord and Savior and He will change your life for all of eternity.  May your transformed life bring glory to the Lord our God!

Questions:

1.  Are you grateful for God’s passionate love for you?

2.  Is your life showing evidence of true transformation in the Lord Jesus?

Prayer: Father, I love to experience Your love for me.  I also love seeing the evidential change in my life due to Your transforming power.  Thank You for Your extreme jesters of love for me.  To Your name be brought glory.  Amen.