"And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. I will betroth you to me in faithfulness. And you shall know the Lord." -Hosea 2:19-20
Wow, what a beautiful promise from the Lord. He's faithful, He's loving, He's merciful. It brings me to tears about how He rescues us. I love the story of redemption.
The story of redemption is the most powerful testimony I believe that there is. I'm not saying other testimonies are not powerful. I'm saying that redemption gives hope to the most hopeless person or situation. Wow, isn't God good?
My story is the story of redemption. Me and God are working on a lot of issues I have, but tonight He gave me hope, love, forgiveness, and peace that I will overcome.
I just wanted to take a second and write this blog to encourage those who feel like they are too far gone for God to rescue. It's never too late.
God promises to betroth you to Him forever. Forever is a long time. That means we will never be separated from Him when we call His name and ask Him to rescue us.
Betroth: (verb) 1.to arrange for the marriage of. Or 2. to promise to marry
God wants us to be in relationship with Him forever. He promises to "marry" us in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy, and in faithfulness, and then we will know Him. What beautiful marriage vows the Lord sings over our lives.
But, why does God say then we will know Him after He speaks His vows? Because those vows He promises are His character. He is righteous, He is justice, He is love, He gives us mercy, He is faithful. That's who He is. We know Him because He shows His character to us.
So, when I sin, God does not give me divorce papers to sign. Instead, God clothes us in His love, in His forgiveness, in His mercy. Nothing separates us from Him.
"And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord." -Romans 8:38-39
"It was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints." -Revelation 19:8
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