Hosea 14:9
“Who is wise? He will realize these things. Who is discerning? He will understand them. The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk to them but the rebellious stumble in them.”
When reading the Old Testament like in Hosea, its a different way of the Lord calling his people back. The call out to the people who have drifted away from God is in a different tone than what it was with many of the writers in the New Testament on how God called people back. Yet you will notice that people are often needing to be called back to the ways of the Lord.
Why do we drift? What makes us stumble? Knowing this for you and for others will give you the grace needed to hear the Lord’s calling back. Wisdom comes from the learning and growing we do. Sometimes the failings build character, strength, and hope. Then when future distractions and traps cross our path we have a better ability to be discerning and stay on the path of God!
We know the ways of the Lord are right by now. With wisdom and discernment we can walk to them and stay on the path. When we see someone in the world not following rules that seem to work perfectly we would call them rebellious. Rebelling does not make a person a bad person, and kicked out of the kingdom of God, but rebelling normally will cause a person to stumble. How often have we stumbled? Thus, we do not judge, but rather grow and learn from it and get back on the path of wisdom and discernment again and walk with God!
LORD I FEEL YOU HAVE GIVEN ME ALL THE TOOLS, REMINDERS, AND GRACE TO WALK YOUR PATH DAILY! MY PRAYER TODAY IS THAT I WALK INTO THE UNKNOWN OF TODAY, KNOWING I AM YOKED TO YOU. WITH YOU BY ME SIDE I STAY ON THE PATH OF LIVING IN YOUR KINGDOM! THANK YOU LORD FOR GUIDING ME!
*Meditate, pray or affirm the words in BOLD or that are highlighted! Look for short daily messages from me to spread seeds of hope, encouragement, and expansion of your mind, body and spirit daily!
Past posts in this series:
September Daily Devotional Links
October Daily Devotional Recap
November Daily Devotional Recap
December Daily Devotional Recap
January Daily Devotional Recap
February 1-14th Daily Devotional Recap
Februaary 15 - Acts 20:23-24 - No One Is Too Far Gone For God
February 16 - Acts 20:28 - Keep Watch Over Yourself and Others
February 17 - James 3:13 - Humility That Comes From Wisdom
February 18 - James 3:17 - Wisdom That Comes From Heaven is Pure
February 19 - Proverbs 24:3 - Wisdom Brings Rare & Beautiful Treasures
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