Key Verse: Verse 2 – “Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.”
These words were spoken to the nation of Israel who had turned away from the Lord. So Hosea, inspired by the Holy Spirit, was encouraging them to pray to God and ask God to be gracious to them.
Attending church in Kentucky, we watched an especially verbal and boisterous child being hurried out, slung under his irate father’s arm. No one in the congregation so much as raised an eyebrow – until the child captured everyone’s attention by crying out in a charming Southern accent, “Ya’ll pray for me now!” ~ Jean McMahon, Reader’s Digest
Early African converts to Christianity were earnest and regular in private devotions. Each one reportedly had a separate spot in the thicket where he would pour out his heart to God. Over time the paths to these places became well worn. As a result, if one of these believers began to neglect prayer, it was soon apparent to the others. They would kindly remind the negligent one, “Brother, the grass grows on your path.”
~ Today in the Word
Let me encourage you to turn to the Lord and take with you words.
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞ Have you taken words to God today?
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