Hosea 5:7. “They have dealt treacherously against the Lord: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.” STRANGE CHILDREN. Deaf to truth; blind to righteousness A snare to the feet of those who follow them A net spread to capture the simple and the foolish Revolting against the tried and proven – the true guides Killers of the joy of the Lord to those who praise Enticers of the young in faith to stray False guides, leading earnest seekers astray Practitioners of new and strange perversions Herdsmen who don’t know where food is to be found Deceivers changing truth into a lie and not knowing the difference Begetters of children without a heart Wanderers on the desert of desolation Surveyors without landmarks or boundaries Judges without laws or standards to guide them Attorneys who counsel without rules Diseased in mind without medication Wounded in body with wounds that will not heal Sinking slowly in quicksand beyond voices Still darkly wandering and wondering why all others are sick – STRANGE CHILDREN!
“O Holy, Righteous God, there seem to be so many who take the name “Christian” yet have no family life signs – no characteristics of those who belong to Thee by birth and/or adoption. I have in the past wondered what to do about them or how to consider them – are they brothers or sisters? I sense there is not much I can do except consider them “strange children” and urge them to return to Thee and come for Thy salvation. Have I not been careful enough in preaching the Gospel or in preaching repentance? Help me Lord, lest I leave some thinking they are Thine own when they are not. I pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”