Hosea 10:12-13 ” Sow for yourselves righteousness, 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 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.”

The old saying goes, “You will reap what you sow.” And here the Old Testament prophet, Hosea, was condemning Israel for this and their wickedness and dishonesty… calling instead, for mass repentance and reform. When we sow seeds of mercy, kindness, compassion, and forgiveness, we will receive a harvest of blessings from God. But first we must break up the hardened soil of the fallow ground of our hearts and minds by diligently seeking the Lord. But rather than cultivating a fruitful relationship with God, we can behave like the Israelites who instead planted, reaped, and ate evilness, deception, lies, and dependence on their own strength rather than God’s.

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A Christian mother, grandmother, and retired nurse living in Illinois. Called into a ministry of encouraging others to find their ultimate plan and purpose in life through Christ. View all posts by kezha1