"Come Back"

Resist the Donkey spirit (stubborness, pride, selfishness & self -sufficiency) and seek the Lord while He may yet be found.  The voice of God is always calling us. Whether we are true believers, borderline or in total rebellion, His Spirit is always drawing and inviting us declaring: "this is the Way walk in it". Let us no longer be hardhearted and dull of hearing, following our own way.



1 Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for your sins have brought you down.  2 Bring your confessions, and return to the Lord.  Say to him, “Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us,  so that we may offer you our praises.  3 Assyria cannot save us, nor can our warhorses.  Never again will we say to the idols we have made,   ‘You are our gods.’   No, in you alone  do the orphans find mercy.” 4 The Lord says,  “Then I will heal you of your faithlessness; my love will know no bounds, for my anger will be gone forever. Hos. 14: 1-4

The people of Israel had backslidden, and God wanted Hosea to show them how much that hurt Him. So, in the first few chapters of Hosea, we read a bizarre story: God commanded the prophet to marry a prostitute named Gomer. Put on display as the faithful husband of an unfaithful spouse, Hosea experienced a pain similar to what God felt when Israel was spiritually unfaithful.

As Hosea wrote the ending of his book, he made it clear that despite the pain the people of Israel caused the living God, He still promised healing, forgiveness, and fruitfulness if they would return to Him: “I will heal their backsliding,” He said. “I will love them freely . . . . Those who dwell under his shadow shall return” (Hos. 14:4-7).

Life for the person who turns his back on God is often characterized by guilt and dissatisfaction. The truly born-again believer who has fallen into a lifestyle of sin knows deep down that spiritual unfaithfulness to God takes a toll.

But just as the God of grace offered Israel forgiveness and fruitfulness, even so today He offers restoration to the truly repentant (1 John 1:9). Have you made poor choices that have caused you to slip away? Come back. Repent and seek restored fellowship with the Lord today.



If you’ve rebelled and turned away From what you know is true,  Turn back to God—He will forgive,
His pardon waits for you. —Sper


Peter said, "Change your life. Turn to God and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, so your sins are forgiven. Receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is targeted to you and your children, but also to all who are far away—whomever, in fact, our Master God invites." Acts 2: 38-39 (MSG)

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It’s not too late to make a fresh start with God.

Be Blessed!

Dawn