Hosea 5:15 “I will go away and return to My place until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
DO YOU?
Wow! Have you ever thought about the fact that God has ALL the time of eternity to wait for us to repent? Just like He said through Hosea to Israel, He “will go away and return to My place until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face. Isn’t that a scary thought? It is to me. I don’t want God to go away. I want Him close.
But so many of us are just plain happy to have God “not in our business.” We think we are better off that way. But in our affliction we will earnestly seek Him – eventually. I promise you. It may be days, weeks, months or years, but we WILL repent one day. We ALL will. There is no doubt!
TEACHING MOMENT
How many times have you said to your child, “If you will just be honest with me, it will go easier on you”? You want them to repent and make things right. You just want them to “confess.” You don’t want to “afflict” them, right? Neither does the Lord. He wants us to come to Him humbly and repentant. He wants to hear those words, “I am guilty. Please forgive me.”
It is so important for us to teach our children the importance of repentance. God is NOT going to let things slide, unlike many parents do. Yep, I said that. We let things slide sometimes because we just don’t want to deal with it. But God will deal with it. So our kids need to learn that – NOW.
Are you “dealing” with it? Are you confessing? Are you right with Him? The Lord wants to restore the relationship with you. But that takes a conversation which must begin with confession. Do that and watch the Lord respond.