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Have you received the Holy Ghost since you believed?
I am delighted that you have chosen to spend this time with us today
We pray that your faith would be enriched by the hearing of God’s Word.
So stay tuned: This is episode 27 of the Daily Podcast.
Today's Scripture Reading comes from The Book of Hosea Chapter 6 and verse 6 which says:
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgement of God rather than burnt offerings.
The Amplified version says:
For I desire and delight in [steadfast] loyalty [faithfulness in the covenant relationship], rather than sacrifice,
And in the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
After reading this verse, I couldn’t help thinking about a husband and wife whom I knew. They were happy and enjoying life to the fullest; until the wife became caught up with social media, and the wrong crowds.
That led to a breakdown in the relationship; and the intimacy that they once shared was fractured. The woman would still carryout her duties, as a wife but her heart was not in it. The man loved his wife; and rather than file for divorce, he would invite a marriage counsellor to the home; hoping that she would realize that her behaviour was detrimental to the marriage.
I don’t know what happened to that marriage because we lost touch with each other.
Today’s scripture tells a similar story. We see God as the husband; the people of Israel as his wife and the Prophet Hosea as the marriage counsellor.