Do Something—High SchoolSample

Have you ever tried to train a puppy? It involves a lot of patience and a lot of repetition. You do the same things over and over again, trying to get the puppy to learn there is something they should be doing when you say, “sit” or “lie down” or anything else. Sometimes it can feel like an endless cycle of trying to tell the puppy what to do, and the puppy just not getting it. That kind of describes the story in the book of Hosea—except there were no puppies. Hosea tells the story of a cycle being repeated over and over again with God and His people. There were continuous decisions to sin and not obey his commands, a turning away from Him, and the invitation for a new way of living that He offered His people, always followed by God taking them back, loving them, forgiving them, extending grace to them. This happens throughout the entire book! Which makes the verse from Hosea above even more powerful. We can always come back to God. Hosea is writing from the experience of watching God’s people run away from him and God being dependable, reliable, and consistent in always offering grace, love, and compassion. If we ever need reassuring that God is for us, Hosea is a great reminder. We can’t out sin God’s grace. Take time today to pray and thank God for His goodness that never runs out and always leaves room for us.