Heal their backsliding

I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely Hosea 14:4 

In this portion Lord is making a promise of healing the backsliding of His people. What is backsliding? When saved child of God, set things of the world as more priority than Jesus, they actually started to backslide. Word says “And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD” 1 Kings 11:9 is our heart focused on Jesus or on things of the world. 

Lord is warning, “But I do have something against you! And it is this: You don’t have as much love as you used to.” Rev 2:4. Do we love our Lord with all our heart? Do we realize we serve an awesome God? Do we fear him? Lord rebuked “your backsliding will rebuke you.. you forsake the LORD your God and have no awe of me”. Jer 2:19. Where is the first love, where is true reverence?  

Today Lord is calling “Return, faithless people; I will cure you of backsliding.” Jer 3:22. Let us run to the throne of grace. For our Lord promised, that He will heal our backsliding and love us freely.  

Prayer: Lord, forgive our backsliding, cleanse us, and create in us a new heart that we may worship you. We will love you freely and live in true fear of the Almighty. Amen.