"Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men."
Hosea 10:12-13
Using agricultural symbolism here, God pleads with us, through Hosea, to seek the Lord. God has seen us plowing iniquity and reaping iniquity in the past, and eating the fruit of lies (which must taste pretty awful, don't you think? ... or maybe it starts out sweet but had a really gross aftertaste?). But after seeing that, and probably being sad about it because he loves us and wants us to be with him, he still reaches out to us and tells us that it is time to turn around... to grow something that isn't disgusting this time. :)
Sowing in righteousness, reaping in mercy, and having the Lord rain righteousness upon us. Great symbols. I think it would be cool to get drenched by righteousness. :) Today, let's listen to the Lord and let's take this time to turn around and seek the Lord. Let's change our ways and determine to grow something good in our hearts and our lives... so that eventually we can partake of the fruit of our doings and not make ourselves sick.
Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men."
Hosea 10:12-13
Using agricultural symbolism here, God pleads with us, through Hosea, to seek the Lord. God has seen us plowing iniquity and reaping iniquity in the past, and eating the fruit of lies (which must taste pretty awful, don't you think? ... or maybe it starts out sweet but had a really gross aftertaste?). But after seeing that, and probably being sad about it because he loves us and wants us to be with him, he still reaches out to us and tells us that it is time to turn around... to grow something that isn't disgusting this time. :)
Sowing in righteousness, reaping in mercy, and having the Lord rain righteousness upon us. Great symbols. I think it would be cool to get drenched by righteousness. :) Today, let's listen to the Lord and let's take this time to turn around and seek the Lord. Let's change our ways and determine to grow something good in our hearts and our lives... so that eventually we can partake of the fruit of our doings and not make ourselves sick.
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