Hosea 6:3,6 (TLB)
3 Oh, that we might know the Lord! Let us press on to know him, and he will respond to us as surely as the coming of dawn or the rain of early spring.’ ”
6 “I don’t want your sacrifices—I want your love; I don’t want your offerings—I want you to know me.

God demonstrated the relationship that He had with Israel through the life of the prophet Hosea. Hosea was faithful to his wife Gomer, yet she was unfaithful to him. God loved Israel, yet they were unfaithful to Him. Hosea, whose name means “salvation” found his wife, redeemed her, and brought her home again, fully reconciled. What a perfect picture of the mercy and grace that God demonstrates to us through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

God’s desire is that we know Him and love Him.

Do we pursue God to know Him with the same desire that He has had to love us first? I know I fall short each and every day. Yet, through prayer I can draw closer, getting to know this amazing God who has reconciled me to Him through Jesus Christ.

Always praying for the glory of God,