Daily Devotional--1/14/2011

Hosea 6:1-3

¹ "Come, let us return to the LORD.
He has torn us to pieces
but he will heal us;
he has injured us
but he will bind up our wounds.
² After two days he will revive us;
on the third day he will restore us,
that we may live in his presence.
³ Let us acknowledge the LORD;
let us press on to acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun rises,
he will appear;
he will come to us like the winter rains,
like the spring rains that water the earth."

In this text we see an appeal from God for His people to repent & return to Him.

• What are the two exhortations given to God’s people [v.1a & 3a]?
• What motivations are given by God to His people for their repentance [v.1b-2,3b]?
• How does the word “that” in verses 1 & 2 reveal the loving heart of God who desires the best for His children?
• As Christians we know that God has ultimately healed us through the tearing of His own Son. The punitive judgment of God fell upon Jesus that we might be made whole. Take a moment and thank God for making you whole through the person and work of His Son.