God's Word For Today

Daily Devotional

Object Lesson

Read Hosea 1:1 through 7:16

Current headlines sometimes mimic biblical accounts. There are often stories about someone reconciling with an unfaithful spouse after repeated indiscretions. People shake their heads and wonder why.

God had Hosea experience this kind of rejection and unfaithfulness, which mirrors how God feels when His people repeatedly turn their backs on Him. 

Hosea knew his wife would be unfaithful, but he followed God’s leading. Hosea’s wife was unfaithful time and again. Hosea repeatedly wooed his wife back—not unlike how God tries to get His people to return to Him.

“Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces; now he will heal us. He has injured us; now he will bandage our wounds. . . . Let us press on to know him. He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn” (Hosea 6:1, 3).

The one thing God wants above everything else is faithful obedience. This has always been His heart’s cry for His creation.

Thought for Today: The importance of faithfulness in a relationship with God is central and meant to reflect His faithfulness to us. 

Quicklook: Hosea 6:1–6