"It is time to seek the Lord" - Hosea 10:12

The Book of Hosea, the first of the Old Testament Minor Prophets, reads a bit like a contemporary television show - prostitution, unfaithfulness and much sadness.  The opening verse tells us: "the Lord began to speak through Hosea", so we listen!  He spoke words of warning: the Israelites would have to do right if they wanted God's continued blessing.  He had given them much and they had returned little!  I feel that way today about our country.  We have been much blessed in this "One Nation Under God", but we are turning to our own ways and not honoring the One who has blessed us.

Sarah Young in JESUS CALLING writes:

"...the longer people push Me into the

background of their lives, the harder

it is for them to find Me."

Are our calendars packed full?  Are we running fast and furious through every day?  Are we taking time with Him in the morning to study and seek His plan for our days?  Oswald Chambers says: "Beware lest you forget God's purpose for your life."  Oh my, 'disregard' may describe me better!

In the story of Martha and Mary in Luke 10:38-42, Martha was the busy one...she had so much to do!  Mary, who sat at Jesus' feet to absorb all He gave, was commended by Him: "Mary has chosen what is better".  By the way, I highly recommend HAVING A MARY HEART IN A MARTHA WORLD by Joanna Weaver.

Max Lucado in THE GREAT HOUSE OF GOD writes:

"He has no interest in being a weekend getaway or a Sunday

bungalow or a summer cottage.  Don't consider using God as a vacation

cabin or an eventual retirement home.  He wants you under his roof now

and always.  He wants to be your mailing address, your point of

reference: he wants to be your home."

It is time for us to make Him our home!  It is time for us to seek Him!

For further study:  Deuteronomy 4:29, 1 Chronicles 28:9-10, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Isaiah 55:6, Amos 5:4-15, Psalm 34:8, Matthew 6:33.

Be blessed in your understanding of God's word!

Love,

Holly