UNREQUITED LOVE IN REDEMPTION
Ezekiel 18:31–32 (32) – For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and live! (NIV)
Read: Romans 5:8
To understand God’s love for mankind, we must know what “unrequited love” is. Unrequited love is one-sided love in which the recipient does not openly reciprocate or understand. Hosea 1-3 reveals the story of unmerited and unrequited love. God told Hosea to marry Gomer, a prostitute (Hosea 1:2–3). Gomer only knew infatuated love and self-affection, and she didn’t really know what real love meant.
However, Prophet Hosea followed God’s command to marry her, and he continued to love Gomer, who didn’t deserve the love. This is a reminder of how God continues to love unworthy people. The world is likened to Gomer. Despite the sins and atrocities, God’s love for humanity never fades. We must reciprocate this love by loving and honouring Him through our actions and lifestyle.
In Hosea 2, Gomer left Hosea for another man to satisfy her lust. The woman turned away from a man who loved her. The present generation and the modern Church have forsaken God in the same manner. Many have left the truth for earthly gains. The Lord is never pleased when we stray from genuine love and salvation. Today’s Bible reading confirms that God does not glory in the death of anybody but desires the repentance and spiritual prosperity of His people.
Beloved, this calls for self-examination. Peradventure, you are like Gomer; know that God is willing and waiting for your return. Will you yield to His call? If you say yes, He will give you a new life!
PRAYER
Hymn: Softly and Tenderly — Will L. Thompson (1880)
1. Father, in any way I have failed to love and honour You. Please forgive me and restore me to Yourself.
(MIDNIGHT PRAYER)
1. Any power that says they won’t let me go until they waste me, scatter by fire!
2. The bread of sorrow and disappointment, baked for me, my family, and the Church, dry up!
3. Holy Spirit, baptise me afresh, like the day of Pentecost.
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