The Love of God

"Then the LORD said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by her husband, yet an adulteress, even as the LORD loves the sons of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.”--Hosea 3:1.  This verse is from what I have discovered to be one of the shortest chapters of the Bible.  Hosea 3 is only five verses long! You can read the whole chapter here: Hosea 3:1-5.  In the context of the chapter, there is the imagery of a man who loves his wife although she is an adulteress.  At the end of the chapter we find the adulterous woman, Israel would return to the groom, the Lord.

The love of God.  This subject is not touched on as often as it probably should be in today's preaching.  Understandably so though.  What I mean is that the concept of the love of God has been twisted to mean that God overlooks our sin and "loves" us no matter what we do.  God's love does not change but nor does His Word and His commands.  It's because God loves us that He has given us the commands that He has.  Following His commands not only benefit our eternal life but there are also benefits in this life such as improved relationships and sometimes even better health.  Is it always easy to follow His commands? No but it is ALWAYS more beneficial.  The ultimate display of God's love was of course in the fact that He sent Jesus Christ to die on the cross for our sins.  God does love us.  But He expects us to be obedient to His Word beginning with obedience to the gospel which you can learn more about here.  On a final note because God loves us He is "patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance." (2 Peter 3:9)  DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. PRAY ABOUT IT. LOVE Y'ALL GOD BLESS.