Hosea 14

Meditating on the Word of God is not the transcendental endeavour which most people associate with the term ‘meditation’. Joshua 1:8 states, “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” Meditation is something we ought to do moment by moment; connecting with heaven’s throne wherever we are, whenever we can. The Hebrew word for meditate is ‘Hagah’ which means ‘to utter, to muse, and to mutter’. Bible verses are to be mused over and repeated thoroughly and in prayer, to ourselves, over every situation, until they become a part of our lives.

Repentance to bring blessing

14 Return, Israel, to the Lord your God.
    Your sins have been your downfall!
²Take words with you
    and return to the Lord.
Say to him:
    “Forgive all our sins
and receive us graciously,
    that we may offer the fruit of our lips.
³Assyria cannot save us;
    we will not mount warhorses.
We will never again say ‘Our gods’
    to what our own hands have made,
    for in you the fatherless find compassion.”

⁴“I will heal their waywardness
    and love them freely,
    for my anger has turned away from them.
⁵I will be like the dew to Israel;
    he will blossom like a lily.
Like a cedar of Lebanon
    he will send down his roots;
⁶    his young shoots will grow.
His splendour will be like an olive tree,
    his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.
⁷People will dwell again in his shade;
    they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom like the vine—
    Israel’s fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.
⁸Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols?
    I will answer him and care for him.
I am like a flourishing juniper;
    your fruitfulness comes from me.”

⁹Who is wise? Let them realise these things.

    Who is discerning? Let them understand.
The ways of the Lord are right;
    the righteous walk in them,
    but the rebellious stumble in them.

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Augustine Mashuque says:

16 November 2020 at 6:30 am

My name is Augustine Mashuque, I'm a student studying in class 12 private. I used to work for a certain company but due to this pandemic they have told me not to come to work. And have become unemployed, I have a Family to look after and please keep me in your Prayers so that I might get a suitable Job, after which I can spend time with my Lord and Family as well.

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