God’s love is other-worldly.
God’s love is .
Hosea 1:2-3
Occasionally, God asks us to do the absurd to invite us into the absurdity of His love.
Three primary religious roles in Israel: the Prophet, the Priest, and the King.
The King ruled
The Priest mediated
The Prophet spoke
You have to understand this one thing above all others: the Prophets and Prophetesses were men and women of holiness and great personal morality.
Deuteronomy 13:1-5
Matthew 7:15-20
Hosea 1:2
Occasionally, God asks us to do the absurd to us into the absurdity of His love.
Leviticus 21:6-7
Hosea 1:3
Jezreel = God Will Sow
Lo-Ruhama = No Mercy
Lo-Ammi = Not My People
God is not only speaking a message TO Hosea and THROUGH Hosea; God is making Hosea’s life the message!
Hosea 3:1-2
The love of God isn’t conditioned, it is UN-CONDITIONAL.
Occasionally, God asks us to do the absurd to invite us into the absurdity of His .
Matthew 5:38-48
Why would our Lord ask such absurd things of us?
Like Hosea, God wants to make our lives the message.
What could happen today if you allowed Jesus to touch and heal that place inside that needs the restoration of His love?