Hosea 2:19-20: The Lord declares, "And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. I will betroth you to me in faithfulness. And you shall know the Lord."
Married to God in faithfulness, righteousness, in justice, steadfast love, and mercy. This is the definition of our relationship to God. But how many of us truly consider our faith in this context, with this depth of love and devotion? But it is in this measure, in this degree that we "shall know the Lord." If we are having trouble assessing our devotion, this seems a good place to start.
In the end, God has defined and He has commissioned our betrothal to Him. We belong to Him because of all that He has done. It is then lovelessness and faithlessness that draws us away from Him. We need only check ourselves in this manner to assess our devotion: how much do we love God? This is the most important question that we could ask and it is also the most challenging one to answer.
Let us then bow our heads in faith and draw closer to Him in love as He has betrothed us to Him forever, let us love Him as such.
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