Woe to them, for they have strayed from me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against me! I would redeem them, but they speak lies against me. Hosea 7:13 – Chapter 7 seems to be summed up with this idea of being blinded by love, but not in the typical sense. Israel was in love with idolatry. They were sinning deeply with the worship of other gods, yet where does the blindness come into play? They believed God was blind to their sin. That somehow they could worship all these other gods, yet still come to church and worship God and He wouldn’t notice all the idolatrous things they did that week. God though wasn’t blind to all this, everything they did was plainly before Him. Look though at the language of this verse, “they have strayed from me…I would redeem them, but…” God, who saw every sin they committed was ready to forgive, redeem, and restore His people after they strayed from Him. His people though rejected, lied about their sin, and kept after their idols. In our story know God’s posture is always forgiveness, even when we stray. We can chase after sin for years in our life but turn to the Lord and find forgiveness. What isn’t honoring to God though is pretending He is blind to our sin and keep “worshipping” Him while wallowing in sin. He’s not a fool and His eyes see clearly what we are doing. Let us then finally and fully give to the Lord our sinfulness so we can properly follow Him unhindered by the baggage of sin. No more hiding, no more lying, and no more believing God can’t see it. Give it to the Lord and allow God to begin His healing process in our life. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2946
Question To Ponder: How could someone truly begin to believe God is blinded to something?
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