Hosea 2:23. “And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, ‘Thou art my people;’ and they shall say, ‘Thou art my God.’” MY PEOPLE. Can’t you see the end of what you sow? How is it that for some reason you don’t seem to know That course – the consequences – the things you do – places you go Has a reaping time – there is a high cost to everything you do.
You belong to another, even though is seems you have forgot That all you have and spend and think you own – another bought For you in love unrequited – paid the price of life itself – you have not Returned as yet to Him who long ago in love and trust – you betrothed.
That loving-kindness doesn’t make your problems go away Sin long indulged in leaves an emptiness and price to pay And even now when held in darkness – lustful pleasures – sin has sway Yet He who loved you, loves you still and looks ahead to a clearer brighter day.
He has been faithful to you when your unfaithfulness did win It’s way into your weak and careless self and other new-tried sin Left you with new guilt and emptiness to feed on husks of dirty swine With neither happiness nor satisfaction when the end came to what you did begin.
His call is out to you, come to the desert place – that dry and arid place Where without distraction we look again on each other face to face And recover what was lost and He commits, as long before, to keep you safe You are His own betrothed, His mercy’s full and He calls you in matchless grace.
“O Lord God, how assuring it is that even when one has gone so far away – there is “A way back to God from the dark paths of sin.” May wandering sheep never keep on going when the call to return comes. However, it has to be, bring them to the place where they will go no further – and will repent and turn to Thee. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”