June 21, 2022

Passage Read: Hosea 8-11
Meditation Verses: 11:7-9

Thought

As bad as Israel has become and as much as the Lord is compelled to discipline them, He cannot bring Himself to completely abandon them. He is moved with compassion for them and will bring them back, and they will return to Him in truth and faithfulness. But for now, He must cast them out of His good land, yet not for good. His goal is restoration not complete rejection.

Application

My goal in any conflict should always be restoration, even if things go from bad to worse because of the conflict. God points the way forward in any apparent intractable argument, and I'll need to trust Him.