Hosea 3:1-3 AMP
1 Then the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a woman (Gomer) who is beloved by her husband and yet is an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love the raisin cakes [used in the feasts in pagan worship].”
2 So I bought her for myself for [c]fifteen pieces of silver and a homer and a half of barley [the price of a common slave].
3 And I said to her, “You shall stay with me for many days. You shall not play the prostitute nor shall you have a man; so I will also be toward you [until you have proved your faithfulness].”
How Hosea SOUGHT Her
Hosea 3:1 AMP
Then the Lord said to me, “GO AGAIN, love a woman (Gomer) who is beloved by her husband and yet is an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love the raisin cakes [used in the feasts in pagan worship].
How Hosea BOUGHT Her
Hosea 3:2 AMP
2 So I bought her for myself for fifteen pieces of silver and a homer and a half of barley [the price of a common slave].
What Hosea TAUGHT Her
Hosea 3:3a AMP
And I said to her, “You shall stay with me for many days.
Hosea 3:3 AMP
And I said to her, “You shall stay with me for many days. You shall not play the prostitute nor shall you have a man;
so I will also be toward you [until you have proved your faithfulness].”
What if You KNEW God still loved YOU?
Help with ASSURANCE
1 John 4:10
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
1 John 4:15
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
Help with ANXIETY
1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
Help with APATHY
1 John 4:19
We love him, BECAUSE he first loved us.