Hosea: God's Faithfulness in Christ - Repent for Healing

Have you ever made promises to God? “God if you get me out of this jam, I’ll go to church every Sunday?” Or maybe, “God if you bless me financially, I’ll give more to the church.” Or, “If you give me a good grade on this test, I’ll study harder next time.” These are manipulative prayers that in truth we don’t have the power to fulfill. I’ve knelt at many an altar, confessing sin, surrendering myself to Christ, making promises that I want to fulfill, but remained powerless apart from gospel grace. Living righteous lives isn’t something that we can produce by will, discipline or grit. We need the powerful Spirit to bear the fruit of righteousness in us as we seek the Lord. We need His transforming grace as we repent of sin and move by faith into gospel driven obedience. 

In our text God’s people were deceived by their own hearts. Their confidence in themselves twisted their hearts, blinding them to their evil, which led to severe discipline from God. While we are not under the Mosaic national covenant, we are much like Israel. God does not and has not changed. What He demands, He supplies, grace upon grace in Christ. Join us as we worship Him.