away from talking about people’s sins after all He claimed in Luke 5:32 that He came for sinners.
Hosea's story is such a beautiful one. It speaks volumes about how much love the Lord has for His children. He pursues us relentlessly. He had a strong desire to live for the Lord and really struggled because His wife Gomer did not live for the Lord. She was extremely unfaithful and did countless repulsive things but Hosea continued to deeply love her and aggressively pursue her just as the Lord continued to purse Israel despite her nauseating behavior. Hosea's heart was obviously wrecked when Gomer indiscreetly threw herself at other men time and time again (even bearing their children). Like God's heart toward Israel Gomer's was grieved beyond …show more content…
Ruth was minding her own business and seeking the Lord. And furthermore Boaz (her Godly man) was a direct descendent of Rahab the harlot. She was her mother. That so obviously testifies to the kind of beauty God can create from broken things. This story also shows how Godly men want Godly women. Boaz was a total gentleman and looked out for Ruth as she went out to gather the leftovers. He even went above and beyond by asking his men to subtly help her out. He had pure intentions he had no ulterior motive other than wanting to …show more content…
The woman who brought our precious Lord and Savior into this world! Sometimes it seems like we downplay the fact that she was literally impregnated by the Holy Spirit. She was sovereignly chosen to be Jesus’s biological mother! What an honor! But we need to be careful and realize that she was not a God. She merely served one just like you and I. She too was a sinner but she faithfully loved Jesus. She was not an attention seeker but rather she was meek. She grew up in a poor area of Galilee and most likely did not have a great upbringing. Imagine her surprise when the angel appeared to her at the most inconvenient time. She had pledged herself to soon become Joseph’s wife. This time was called the “kiddushin” and the couple was not to become intimate. But just as she trusted the Lord to help work things out we can do the same in our own lives today. At first Joseph quietly broke off the engagement trying not to embarrass her but soon Joseph was spoken to and soon learned that his bride-to-be was not impregnated by a man but rather by the Holy Spirit. He then choose to continue with the plan to marry her. Mary herself rejoiced in following the Lord’s plan and she trusted Him in all aspects of her life. Notably, just as we can learn from Hannah, Mary herself used two of her prayers. I think I can speak for the majority, if not all of us Christians in saying that imagining and watching movies of the crucifixion is heartbreaking and a painful
Hosea's story is such a beautiful one. It speaks volumes about how much love the Lord has for His children. He pursues us relentlessly. He had a strong desire to live for the Lord and really struggled because His wife Gomer did not live for the Lord. She was extremely unfaithful and did countless repulsive things but Hosea continued to deeply love her and aggressively pursue her just as the Lord continued to purse Israel despite her nauseating behavior. Hosea's heart was obviously wrecked when Gomer indiscreetly threw herself at other men time and time again (even bearing their children). Like God's heart toward Israel Gomer's was grieved beyond …show more content…
Ruth was minding her own business and seeking the Lord. And furthermore Boaz (her Godly man) was a direct descendent of Rahab the harlot. She was her mother. That so obviously testifies to the kind of beauty God can create from broken things. This story also shows how Godly men want Godly women. Boaz was a total gentleman and looked out for Ruth as she went out to gather the leftovers. He even went above and beyond by asking his men to subtly help her out. He had pure intentions he had no ulterior motive other than wanting to …show more content…
The woman who brought our precious Lord and Savior into this world! Sometimes it seems like we downplay the fact that she was literally impregnated by the Holy Spirit. She was sovereignly chosen to be Jesus’s biological mother! What an honor! But we need to be careful and realize that she was not a God. She merely served one just like you and I. She too was a sinner but she faithfully loved Jesus. She was not an attention seeker but rather she was meek. She grew up in a poor area of Galilee and most likely did not have a great upbringing. Imagine her surprise when the angel appeared to her at the most inconvenient time. She had pledged herself to soon become Joseph’s wife. This time was called the “kiddushin” and the couple was not to become intimate. But just as she trusted the Lord to help work things out we can do the same in our own lives today. At first Joseph quietly broke off the engagement trying not to embarrass her but soon Joseph was spoken to and soon learned that his bride-to-be was not impregnated by a man but rather by the Holy Spirit. He then choose to continue with the plan to marry her. Mary herself rejoiced in following the Lord’s plan and she trusted Him in all aspects of her life. Notably, just as we can learn from Hannah, Mary herself used two of her prayers. I think I can speak for the majority, if not all of us Christians in saying that imagining and watching movies of the crucifixion is heartbreaking and a painful