In Jesus Christ, God enters into simple, humble, and unremarkable circumstances to demonstrate that He desires to bring glory to His name by saving and redeeming His people - no matter their helpless state.

God is glorifying himself by saving and redeeming people through Jesus Christ, so we celebrate by faith what is coming to pass - a deeper reality than ourselves - with profound joy.

God is at work by the power of His Spirit to demonstrate to the world that Jesus is the Lord and King that will fulfill the desires and dreams of every human being at His final return.

The Good News to which we cling is that Jesus has died, been buried, and has been raised on our behalf; so baptism is an open declaration to the world – a picture of the Good News.

To be saved THROUGH God's mission is to be saved TO God's mission.

The consequences of human sinfulness are visible in suffering and death, but God has the power to take even the consequences of sin and use them as the means for the salvation of His people and the glory of His Name.

If the people of God are going to faithfully display the charater of God to the world, then they are to do so by having their identity rooted in the mercy only He can give, not by their own effort.

God's faithfulness can be seen as He brings consequences for sin in order that His people might return to Him.

Even though punishment for sin loomed over the heads of God’s people, Hosea demonstrates a sign that God would still love them and hold them to Himself and His ways; and in spite of their unfaithfulness, one day He would restore them to a new kingdom with a new, good king.

While the consequences of the sin of idolatry are numerous and visible, these consequences are evidence of God’s love for us and His desire for our greater joy, which can only be found in Him.