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God's Wedding GiftPosted May-09-07 06:24:04 PDT In that day, I will make a covenant . . . I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, and love and compassion. I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will acknowledge the Lord.
Hosea 2:18-20
The time will come when unfaithfulness will be impossible - God will bind us to himself and his perfect righteousness, justice, love, compassion and faithfulness. Betrothal in Hosea's time was more than a single agreement to marry. It was a binding engagement, a deep commitment between two families for a future, permanent relationship. God was promising a fresh new beginning, not just a temporary rewriting of the tired old agreement. God's wedding gift to his people, yesterday and today, is His compassion. Through no merit of our own, God forgives us and makes us right with Him. There's no way for us by our own efforts to reach God's high standard of moral and spiritual life, but He graciously accepts us, forgives us, and draws us into a relationship with Himself. It is in that relationship that we have personal and intimate communion with Him. And it is through that relationship that we find strength, comfort and the power to live our lives, and life more abundantly.
God Bless you,
J.H.
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