Pay close attention to the passage from Hosea below… It’s OK to shout…
Hosea 1:8-11 (New International Version)
8 After she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, Gomer had another son. 9 Then the LORD said, "Call him Lo-Ammi, [a] for you are not my people, and I am not your God.
10 "Yet the Israelites will be like the sand on the seashore, which cannot be measured or counted. In the place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' they will be called 'sons of the living God.' 11 The people of Judah and the people of Israel will be reunited, and they will appoint one leader and will come up out of the land, for great will be the day of Jezreel.
Footnotes:
Hosea 1:9 Lo-Ammi means not my people .
Romans 9:26 Hosea 1:10 ( lookup this verse… wb)
Hosea 1:9-11 (The Message)
8-9 After Gomer had weaned No-Mercy, she got pregnant yet again and had a son. God said:
"Name him Nobody. You've become nobodies to me,
and I, God, am a nobody to you.
10-11 "But down the road the population of Israel is going to explode past counting, like sand on the ocean beaches. In the very place where they were once named Nobody, they will be named God's Somebody. Everybody in Judah and everybody in Israel will be assembled as one people. They'll choose a single leader. There'll be no stopping them—a great day in Jezreel!"
Hebrews 2:10 (New International Version)
10In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.
Philippians 2:15 (King James Version)
15That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
“Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh my!” You remember this line from the ‘Wizard of Oz’ don’t you? That can be our attitude too, if we’re not careful. Most of the time, we get the ‘crooked and perverse’ message. We see the crooked and perverse all around us. And if we’re not careful, we’ll find ourselves ‘hiding out’ in plain sight. Shrinking violets, wall flowers, whatever you want to call it. ‘Christians’ only when someone calls us on it. Beloved that’s not Paul’s vision, nor our Father’s intent. We are God’s sons and daughters. Bright, healing, life bearing, Jesus sharing, Holy Ghost filled lights left here as beacons to guide the lost and the hopeless to peace and hope and love in the Beloved. Completely engaged. Walking in victory. Loving because we are loved. Caring because we are cared for. Over comers in every circumstance. Mountain movers. Dignitaries in the Kingdom. Ambassadors here on Earth. Super-Conquerors. Eagerly awaiting His appearing. Heralding His impending return. Bold as Lions, but as meek as lambs. Unafraid and unashamed. Are you getting this? Sons (and Daughters of God!). Amen and Amen!! J Rome was pretty ‘crooked and perverse’ in Paul’s day, yet the Church thrived and grew. In these last days, we might be in for an outpouring of God’s Spirit like nothing we’ve seen. May that outpouring start… in you! (I’m getting goose bumps J).
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‘I will change your name’ by written by D.J. Butler
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