God Loves & Cares For You !!
To Israel, a land steeped in idolatry,
God sends the prophet Hosea,
whose name means salvation. Just
as God foretold, Gomer deserts her
husband for other lovers -a graphic
depiction of Israel’s faithlessness
in response to God’s loyal love.
When Gomer sinks to the level of a
slave, Hosea is commanded to buy
her back, for she is still his wife.
In the same way the God pledges
His continuing love for His people,
even though their spiritual adultery
will result in captivity & enslavement
at the hands of the Assyrians.
Lord,thanks for Hedge of Protection:
I Will Fence her in with thornbushes.
I Will Block the road to make her
lose her way. When she runs
after her lovers, she won’t be
able to catch up with them.
She will search for them but
not find them. Then she will say:
I will go and Return to my first
husband for then it was better
for me than now (Hos 2:6-7).
I Will Win her back once again…
I Will Be Faithful to you and
make you Mine (v14, 20). Amen.
Lord, I ask You to build a Hedge
of thorns to separate my friends
and loved ones from any influence
not ordained by You. I pray that
those who are a bad influence
will lose interest and flee and that
my loved one would lose interest
in them as well. May that Hedge
of thorns defend against any
contact with those who are out
of Your will. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Lord, you are holy and want us to
walk straight and narrow paths.
Put a hedge of thorns around us
who don’t have the wisdom to see
destructive path or the discipline
to keep away from it. Won’t U Lord.
And teach us to pray with faith
and perseverance, knowing that
nothing is impossible to You Lord.
Help us to wait trusting You and
expect for breakthrough. Amen.
Lord, Thank You for Your nature
to Love your people relentlessly.
Thank You for Your Care thro Your
people, even the TTC community!!
Thank You for showing Your love to me through an object lesson;
thro Mark who provided med check,
thro Daniel who triggered medical
response system, thro classmates
Clement, Rufus, Caleb and James
who ferried me to lounge and
others who interceded for me;
thro Dr Jane and Dr Kenneth
who use their medical expertise; Â Â thro Dr Ken for driving me home;
thro Dr Edmund, Dr Daniel and Dr
Chiang who teach us importance
of pastoral care with their presence.
Thank You Lord for showing so
clearly Your love and that it’s indeed
great to be in Your family. Amen!!