We can’t RETURN without THE HELP OF OUR GOD

[Santoso]

This morning I meditate this verse:

 

“So you, by the help of your God, return; Observe mercy and justice, 

And wait on your God continually.”

‭‭Hosea‬ ‭12:6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

 

Beloved ones, — we can’t RETURN without the help of our God. We can’t RETURN without the help of the Son of God. 

We can’t RETURN without our Helper, the Holy Spirit. 

 

Here, we are told not wait FOR 

but to wait ON continually. WAIT FOR means to wait for someone, but wait on means to serve.

So we are told to serve God continually by observing mercy and justice ! 

 

As I meditate, I ponder what has been spoken before this verse: 

 

““Ephraim feeds on the wind, 

And pursues the east wind; 

He daily increases lies and desolation. Also they make a covenant with the Assyrians, And oil is carried to Egypt. 

 

“The Lord also brings a charge against Judah, 

And will punish Jacob according to his ways; 

According to his deeds He will recompense him. 

 

He took his brother by the heel in the womb, 

And in his strength he struggled with God.

 

Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed; 

He wept, and sought favor from Him. 

 

He found Him in Bethel, 

And there He spoke to us— 

 

That is, the Lord God of hosts. The Lord is His memorable name.”

‭‭Hosea‬ ‭12:1-5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

 

Paraphrasing for clarity, we heard:

“Ephraim feeds on the wind, 

And pursues the east wind; 

He daily increases lies and desolation. 

Also they make a covenant with the Assyrians, 

And oil is carried to Egypt.”

Hosea‬ ‭12:1 NKJV‬‬

 

As fruitful sons, we should not feed on wind, that is, we should not feed where there is no word of God. 

And we should not pursue the east wind, that is, we should not pursue where there is no word of God where we can’t shine. 

So exhausted sons feed on where there is no word of God and pursue where they can’t shine. 

There, exhausted sons, increase lies and desolation. Whereas the fruitful sons, increase in the truth of God and abundance. Also exhausted sons, make agreement with the unbelief of the unbelievers and their spiritual strength is carried to the house of bondage. While the fruitful sons, make agreement with the Son of God and their spiritual strength in Christ is accepted in Zion, the house of freedom.

 

Paraphrasing for clarity, we heard:

““The Lord also brings a charge against Judah, 

And will punish Jacob according to his ways; 

According to his deeds He will recompense him.”

Hosea‬ ‭12:2 NKJV‬‬

 

So not only Ephraim, but the Lord also brings a charge against Judah, 

And will punish Jacob according to his ways; 

According to his deeds He will recompense him. 

 

So not only the exhausted sons but also the sons who forget to praise the Lord and who were supplanted according to their own ways; according to his deeds the Lord will recompense them. 

 

But not only the fruitful sons but also to the one who praise the Lord and cling to the Lord Christ Jesus’ ways ; according to their deeds the Lord will reward them. 

 

Paraphrasing for clarity, we heard:

“He took his brother by the heel in the womb, 

And in his strength he struggled with God.

 

Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed; 

He wept, and sought favor from Him. 

He found Him in Bethel, 

And there He spoke to us

 

That is, the Lord God of hosts. The Lord is His memorable name.”

Hosea‬ ‭12:3-5 NKJV‬‬

 

So he took the strong wall by work

in mercy of his brother

and in his own strength he struggled with God. But he who cling to Christ is given the birthright to be children of God by grace in compassion and whoever not rely on his own strength but on God’s strength, thus make peace with God. 

 

For we heard that he struggled with the Angel and prevailed because he wept, and sought favor from the Angel, who is Christ. 

 

So let us return to the Lord with weeping and seek the Lord Jesus Christ’s favor. 

 

So let us find Christ in the house of God and there He spoke to us. 

 

So let us remember what He has spoken to us, that is the Lord God of hosts. The Lord is His memorable name. So let us call His memorable name, that is, He is our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the Lord God of hosts. 

 

Beloved one, in clarity,

when exhausted or burnt to ashes, we should not feed where there is no word of God and pursue not where we can’t shine. But as fruitful sons, we should feed on the word of God and pursue where we can shine and bear good witness. 

 

And we should not be exhausted sons, but as fruitful sons, we should not forget to praise God and cling to the Lord’s ways, that is, to be merciful, compassionate, slow to anger and rich in grace and truth. 

And the Lord will reward us.

 

There is no need for us to take our birthrights by work of flesh and struggled with God. But we who took Christ, are given the birthrights to be children of God through Him, and through Christ’s strength, we make peace with God. 

 

Let us weep and seek the favor of the Lord through Christ. 

 

Let us find ourselves in union with Christ in the house of God. And there He spoke to us, That is, the Lord God of hosts. The Lord is His memorable name.

 

Let us have fond memories of His great mercy and His awesome works, that is, He made us children of the living God through Christ. 

 

Peace to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

 

Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.

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To God the Father be thanksgiving through Christ. Amen

[Santoso]

Proclaim in faith:

 

As fruitful son, I feed where there is word of God. 

And I pursue where I can shine. 

 

Here in the word of God, as the fruitful son, I increase in the truth of God and abundance. As the fruitful son, I make agreement with the Son of God, Jesus Christ and my spiritual strength in Christ is accepted in Zion, the house of freedom.

Amen 

 

 

For not only the fruitful sons but also to me who praise the Lord and cling to the Lord Christ Jesus’ ways ; according to my deeds the Lord will reward me. 

Amen

 

I who didn’t take the strong wall by work

in mercy of my brother

, for in God’s strength I cling to God. For I who cling to Christ is given the birthright to be child  of God by grace in compassion and I who not rely on my own strength but on God’s strength, thus make peace with God. 

Amen

 

I return to the Lord with weeping and seek the Lord Jesus Christ’s favor. 

 

I find Christ in the house of God and there He spoke to me. 

 

I remember what He has spoken to me, that is the Lord God of hosts. The Lord is His memorable name. 

 

I call His memorable name, that is, He is my Lord Jesus Christ. He is the Lord God of hosts. 

Amen