“For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgement of God rather than burnt offerings.”
Hosea 6:6 (NIV)
Come let us return is a call to repentance, it is the call to healing, it is the call to revival, it is the call to restoration of our relationship with God. But what will God do with His people who refuse to obey that call of repentance?
Well God will cut them to pieces with His Words, the Words uttered by His prophets. For God desires mercy not sacrifice!
Matthew records our Lord speaking these Words to the Pharisees on two separate occasions.
The first time while eating in Matthew’s house (9:1-13) and the second time when the Pharisees condemned the disciples for picking and eating grain on the Sabbath (12:7).
Oh, that we would learn the lesson that Hosea and our Lord teach.
Repentance- the act of a sinner seeking God’s mercy is what God calls us to.
Instead, we love to pretend to follow the rules, pretend that the kingdom of heaven is about breaking less rules than others, and miss the simple truth that each of us needs mercy to be restored to God,
and that mercy comes as we return to Him in sincerity and truth, not as we pretend to obey external regulations.
The vision John the apostle had of Christ Jesus is that with a double-edged sword coming out of His mouth - surely He will cut all who have not repented to pieces with his Words!
Seek mercy Today while it is still Today for our God desires mercy.
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