Post Fifteen, God's Passion

Tuesday 30 July 2013

Yesterday we discussed peace. Today is God's Passion!

Hosea 2:19
"'And I will betroth you to Me forever;
Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice.
In lovingkindness and in compassion.

Hosea 2:20
"And I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness.
Then you will know the LORD."

First, we should talk about the word "lovingkindness." The meaning of this word is so deep into God's passion and concern for us. In the Hebrew the word is hesed and it means loyal, steadfast, or faithful love and stresses the idea of a belonging together of those involved in the love relationship.

Lovingkindness is used about 250 times in the Old Testament. Communion, deliverance, enablement, enlightenment, guidance, forgiveness, hope, praise, and preservation are all based on God's hesed.

But here, it connotes God's faithful love for His unfaithful people. The Lord does everything. He provides everything. This whole passage requires nothing from us. His love for us is not based on anything we do. It is not based on works. There is nothing we can do to make God love us more. We are already His passion! He wants us to know Him, to seek Him, to be with Him in a close relationship. Then we can worship Him in Spirit and truth. This is the reason we were created. We belong to Him!

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Thank you Lord Jesus!