Thursday Thought -- January 30, 2014

Good Morning Friends,

“All their kings fall, and none of them calls on me.” (Hosea 7:7)

“Despite all this he does not return to the LORD his God or search for him.” (Hosea 7:10)

“They gather together for grain and new wine but turn away from me.” (Hosea 7:14)

“They do not turn to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow.” (Hosea 7:16)

Israel turns everywhere but to God. They look for help and satisfaction in all the wrong places. They look to Assyria. They look to Egypt. They look to the plenty of their own harvest. They turn to their passions. They try feasting and festivals. They look everywhere but to God.

God tries to get the attention of Israel, but even that does not cause them to turn to Him, to seek Him. The pain and distress does not cause them to look to Him. Not even God’s discipline causes them to turn back to Him.

Israel is so much like the people of our own time. They look everywhere for help and satisfaction, except to the one place it is truly available. They refuse to look to God. They look to their work. They look to their money and possessions. They look to partying and fun. They look to education and knowledge. They look to spirituality and other gods. They look everywhere but to God.

The one place where help and satisfaction can be found is the one place the people of Israel, and the people of our time, will not look.

Where do you look for help and satisfaction? There is only One from whom it is truly available.

His, by Grace,

Steve