Hope is a big deal. A lack of hope will destroy you, but hope in Jesus Christ brings life to you and those around you. People will ask about the hope you have.

As a disciple, God is growing in us the essentials: faith, hope, and love. When it comes to faith we have to remember, the object of our faith is more important than the size of our faith.

The more we grow in our awareness of God’s Holy Character and the awareness of our sinful desires, the more we grow in our relationship with God.

Choose wisely because our choices and actions not only have consequences in the present, but also in the future. We will always reap what we sow.

Israel has gone past the point of no return and the consequences will be devastating. God reminds His people when their unfaithfulness began. We too, must go back to where our unfaithfulness began, confess, and ask God for the help that only He can provide.

God desires us to know Him in a deep and personal way. He desires our heart more than religious traditions.

The Christian life is about growing in our love for God and hating the sin in our life. “Be killing sin, or sin will be killing you.”

In a powerful turn of events, Hosea and his wife Gomer show us that God’s grace rescues, redeems, and restores.

The unfaithfulness of Gomer was found in her pursuit of other lovers. That’s us too. We wander towards things that compete with God for the affections of our heart.

God gives us a powerful view of His love through a surprising husband-and-wife relationship. God’s love is intimate and relentless.