All throughout the Old Testament, God is constantly running after His people Israel, calling them to return to Him. But every time they come back, they get distracted and turn away again. So God turned to the Gentiles, saying, “I will show my love to the one I called, ‘Not My loved one.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My people,’ ‘You are My people’; and they will say, ‘You are my God’” (Hosea 2:23).
But now God has sent Jesus Christ to be the Savior of all who believe in Him; He has called Israel, once again, to return to Him along with all the peoples of the earth. As the prophet says in Jeremiah 29:13, “You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.” Matthew 7:7-8 says, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.” If you are seeking righteousness, God will reveal it to you in His Son. All who desire to be consumed by the Holy Spirit will receive the Spirit in full power. But we have to offer up our lives to God and be willing to follow Him, even to death.
Hosea 10:12 says, “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.” Seek God’s righteousness in your life. Pursue it relentlessly. Then you will receive all the benefits God has promised to His people. And when you have experienced His love and faithfulness, open up to Him the areas of your life that you have never unlocked before so that He can fill your entire life with His Spirit. Then You will be righteous in His eyes, covered in the blood of the Lamb, Jesus Christ.
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