”Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, yet they do not return to the Lord their God, and for all this, they do not seek him.“
Hosea 7:10 CSB
This chapter is full of heartache and continued suffering because Israel is not learning the lesson. God has caused much discipline and inflicted punishment, yet still they are turning to others to help them. God diagnoses their problem as arrogance…thinking so highly of themselves that they don’t need Him.
I have spent too much of my life thinking like them…I have looked at all the ways God has blessed me and WRONGLY believed that He equipped me to handle whatever was coming my way. I even gave Him credit for the strength He gave…then tried to fix it on my own. I looked for every possible solution, but didn’t turn to Him for help! What a fool I have been…
Lord, thank you for removing my blinders! Thank you for loving me enough to allow suffering and discipline. Even though I hated the process, what it has yielded has been incredible. Help me to stay dependent on You, help me to always seek You in EVERYTHING, little or life changing, I need you!
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