Day 161
Hosea 6:3 Amplified Version
"Yes, let us know - recognize, be acquainted with and understand him; let us be zealous to know the Lord - to appreciate, give heed to and cherish him. His going forth is prepared and certain as the dawn, and He will come to us as the [heavy] rains, as the latter rain that waters the earth."
God already knows everything about us. As the prophet Hosea said, we need to know Him. The exhortation in Hosea 6:3 encourages us to get acquainted with God and be zealous about it, because we need to appreciate and cherish Him. It is to our advantage to follow Him in strict obedience, and the more we know and understand Him, the easier it will be to obey Him.
The scripture said, "His going forth is prepared and certain as the dawn." It may be surprising to us as humans to find that someone we thought we knew has changed. We should not be concerned, however, that God will change. We will never experience getting to know Him, and then one day discover He has suddenly changed. He never changes. He said He will never desert us and He never will. He said He is our Healer. He always will be. When things are not going the way they should, there is no need to see if God has changed His mind. He never does. We should just examine ourselves and press on for more understanding.
When we begin to feel that God is not as close to us as He once was, He has not moved. We need to make the adjustment, if one needs to be made, or accept by faith that all is well. If we are not enjoying the peace Jesus said He left for us, He has not taken it back. We must find out what we did with it.
Let us examine ourselves today to see where we are with God. Our state of mind can help us determine if we need to pursue Him a little harder. We should pursue, not as if we are running after someone, but rather to close the distance between us and someone we have strayed away from, or want to be closer to.
I will make adjustments and pursue getting closer to God today. I will be zealous to know, appreciate, cherish and be obedient to Him. He is my constant, eternal friend.