PLENTY OF FORGIVENESS=AND LOVE=TO GO AROUND

 

 

 

 

 

PLENTY OF FORGIVENESS=AND LOVE=

TO GO AROUND

 

So MANY of the PARABLES=and stories=of the BIBLE=Emphasize

The Qualities=That our God FEELS FOR YOUS=Both in the Old testament=

And the NEW=Today we have the STORY of

 

The OLD TESTAMENT prophet Hosea=who at GOD’S COMMAND=Marries

A woman who PROSTITUTED herself=and after they marry=and have 3

CHILDREN together=Gomer goes BACK=to her old way of life=of

PROSTITUTION=”RETURN=O Israel=to the Lord=Your God=you have

COLLAPSED=through your GUILT”                                                                                              Hosea 14:2

 

But Hosea=does NOT=write Gomer off=and move on=He REUNITES

With her=and this RESTORATION=is a METAPHOR=For God’s wish=to

REUNITE with the People of Israel=This relationship=Emphasizes=that

There there=is PLENTY OF FORGIVENESS AND LOVE=to go around=BIG

FORGIVENESS and BIG LOVE!=”But with you=There is FORGIVENESS=so

That we can=With REVERENCE=serve you”                                                                           Psalm 130:4

 

“In him=we have redemption=Through his blood=The FORGIVENESS=of

Sins=In accordance with=the riches of God’s grace……..”                                          Ephesians 1:7

“In fact=the law requires=that nearly everything be cleansed=with blood=

And without the shedding of blood=THERE IS NO FORGIVENESS”                       Hebrews 9:22

IF you are JUDGING Hosea=to be a FOOL=for his UNREQUITED LOVE=Then

You must think=That our Holy Father God=and HIS Son Jesus Christ=are fools

Too=For Hosea’s LOVE for Gomer=Parallels=the LOVE the Holy Father God=

Has for us=and his CHOSEN people of Israel=God has PLENTY OF FORGIVENESS=

And love=to GO ALL AROUND=He NEVER runs out of love=HOW can he put up

With our human FAILINGS=and the human race?

 

“Have mercy on me=O God=according to your UNFAILING LOVE=According

To your great compassion=BLOT out my transgressions”                                                  Psalm 51:1

“The Lord said to me’=’Go show YOUR LOVE=to your wife again=Though

She is LOVED=by another man=and is an adulteress=Love her=as THE LORD

LOVES= the Israelites=Though they turn to others gods=and LOVE the

Sacred raisin cakes’”                                                                                                                         Hosea 3:1

“What no eye has seen=What no ear has heard=and WHAT no human mind

Has conceived----------The things God has prepared=for those=WHO LOVE HIM” 

                                                                                                                                                          1 Corinthians:2:9

BIG FORGIVENESS=BIG LOVE!=Yes our Holy Father God=and his Son

Have=PLEANTY OF FORGIVENESS AND LOVE=to go around

This LENT=let us Remember=That our INFINITE GOD OF LOVE=Forgives and

Loves us=Just the SAME WAY=Hosea loved Gomer=We are forgiven=That is

For SURE=For our God=has much MERCY and love=”Come let us=RETURN

To the Lord=He has torn us to pieces=But he will heal us=He has injured us=

But he will Bind up our wounds”                                                                                                      Hosea 6:1

 

Dear Lord=dear Holy Father God=PLEASE help us to Know=You forgive us=and

You LOVE us=as we RETURN to you with all=of OUR HEART=Help us to know=

YOU have=PLENTY OF FORGIVENESS AND LOVE=to go around=for all of us

 

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=of our Ever Loving=Ever living=EVER FORGIVING=

Holy Father God!

 

Robert P. Wallman

3-27-2025

 

 

Ps       INSPIRED=by an article=IN LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE=by Melanie Rigney