S10E06: Cords of Kindness (Prophet Margins pt. 5)

Sermon #509

Through Hosea the prophet, God speaks tenderly even to the people that he will soon displace for their infidelity.  Just as Hosea redeemed his unfaithful wife and paid off her debt, so God does the same for us through the blood of his son Jesus Christ.  Though the religions of the world tell us what we must do in order to gain the attention of whatever deity we worship, Christianity stands alone in that God gets our attention by what he has already done for us, in what we could not do for ourselves and what he accomplished for us.  Even as God was telling the northern kingdom of Israel that they would be sent into bondage in Assyria, he was already laying out his plan of restoration, before they were exiled.  In all of this, we see the incredible and steadfast love of God on full display.

Hosea 11:1-11

Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on July 31, 2022

S.D.G.