Daily Devotional “Time to Seek”

Daily Devotional for January 21, 2015

Hosea 10

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Scripture:

Hosea 10:12-13 Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and showers his righteousness on you. But you have planted wickedness, you have reaped evil, you have eaten the fruit of deception. Because you have depended on your own strength and on your many warriors,

 

Observation:

It is time to seek the Lord! This verse is an encouragement to all the men who are daily spending time with the Lord. Sow righteousness and reap the fruit of unfailing love. While it seems that Hosea is stating the obvious, the hardness of their hearts have caused them to miss the depths of God’s love.

Today’s devotional reminds us of a very simple and basic truth. God pours out His unfailing love on those who wholeheartedly serve Him. I encourage you to continue spending time with the Lord, daily. Seek the Lord with all your heart and you will find Him.

If someone around you has turned their back on the Lord, take some time today to share with them the depth of God’s love. The ground of their heart may need cultivated. Express the goodness of the Lord with your words and model it with your actions. God is good.

 

Application:

• Personal Application: Continue spending time with the Lord daily. Sow righteousness and reap the fruit of God’s unfailing love.
• Family Devotional: Read this chapter to your family. Ask them if anything spoke to them as you read. Talk about their answers and show them that one important aspect of this chapter is that we must continue to spend time with the Lord and keep our hearts focused on His plans and purposes. Pray for them.

 

Prayer:

• Personal Prayer Focus: Thank God for the love that He displayed on the cross and for His continued presence in your life.
• Family Prayer Focus: Pray that your family will continue to sow righteousness and reap God’s unfailing love.

 

Three Year Reading Plan for Sunday, January 17 – Sunday, January 24:

• Sunday, January 17: Hosea 6
• Monday, January 18: Hosea 7
• Tuesday, January 19: Hosea 8
• Wednesday, January 20: Hosea 9
• Thursday, January 21: Hosea 10
• Friday, January 22: Hosea 11
• Saturday, January 23: Hosea 12
• Sunday, January 24: Hosea 13

 

—TOM GROOT is National Director of Men’s Ministry and Christian Education. Connect with Tom on Facebook or Twitter @TomGrootJr.

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