Core verse for this post:
They don't really pray to me; they just
howl in their beds. They have rejected me for Baal and slashed themselves, in
the hope that Baal will bless their crops. (Hosea 7:14 CEV)
In our core verse we read about people being
sad and having no confidence in the Lord! It’s all about ATTITUDE. In the core
verse we see people only complaining about their bad circumstances. They aren’t
grateful at all for what the Lord has done for them.
Being not grateful for what the Lord has
done for them, they also appointed a different god. They now ALSO pray to Baal- a pagan idol! Their prayers to the Lord God
Almighty were the prayers of complaints. In other words, they prayed WASHED OUT
prayers!
They didn’t pray with confidence! Now that
is an ill-considered way to pray. I mean, how can a washed-out prayer be prayed
with confidence? God did so much for His people and they just forgot it all and
walked over to a different god. In other words they joined a different faith.
That’s bad!
What can we learn from Hosea?
We can learn from Hosea how NOT to pray! We
should pray with confidence. We can remind ourselves what God has done in our
life or for others- knowing that God will give us His blessing!
Till next time!
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