TODAY’S DAILY READING: Hosea 13-14 and Proverbs 8
Old Testament: Hosea 13 – Smoke
Hosea 13:3
“Therefore they shall be like the morning cloud and like the early dew that passes away, like chaff blown off from a threshing floor and like smoke from a chimney.”
When we are young everything seems to take forever, but the older we get, the more we realize how brief life really is. It seems as though I finally get used to writing the calendar year, and suddenly it’s time to change the last a digit. There is nothing we can do to change the brevity of life, but there is much we can do to ensure that our life has a lasting impact on others… Read More
Hosea 14-Healing for the backslidden
Hosea 14:4
“I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely, for My anger has turned away from him.”
Backsliding refers to a condition where a person who was once closely following the Lord, is now far from Him. Israel was in a condition of perpetual backsliding. They would turn, wander, or be led away from the Lord on such a regular basis, that their experience with God was more like a roller coaster or a pendulum, than a walk with God. Hosea speaks of God healing their… Read More
Proverbs 8- Fork in the road
Proverbs 8:2
“She takes her stand on the top of the high hill, beside the way, where the paths meet.”
Have you ever been following someone’s directions to a place you have never been, and encountered an unexpected fork in the road? When that happens, we are forced to stop, study the map again, ask for help, and make a decision as to which way to go. Solomon tells us, that in life, when we encounter the unexpected fork in the road, wisdom is there to meet us, and provide direction for our lives. While wisdom is always available to us… Read More
Jim Gallagher 