Introduction
Good day to you all! Let us turn to Hosea, chapter six. This chapter may cause confusion upon reading, and the reason is simple: it portrays two different aspects of God. Is God capricious, changing from one thing to another? Is He often in disarray? Does a stern God frequently campaign and get elected, leading to dynastic changes? It is not a matter of the Qing dynasty being replaced by the Han, but rather, we need to know God!
How should one know this God? Actually, the entire Bible contains corresponding discourses. People know God's kindness and severity! This chapter does not contain this exact sentence, but I added it because it was spoken by the Apostle Paul. Hosea's understanding of God is similar to that of the Apostle Paul. God's original nature is such: to whom does He show kindness? He shows kindness to those who love Him! To whom does God show severity? God shows severity to those who hate Him!
Brothers and sisters, do not misunderstand: our God is not Santa Claus! On one hand, our God is a God full of kindness, and on the other hand, He is a very stern God! If you have such an understanding of God and repeatedly read the scriptures, you will find that things do not seem so chaotic anymore. You will clearly understand that God is full of kindness towards those who turn to Him, love Him, and repent; but will be very severe towards those who are stubborn, rebellious, and ultimately become incorrigible!
I do not want you to think of God only when you have become incorrigible, because by then it will be too late! I have ministered to many cancer patients, and I have found that no matter how much of God's kindness they have experienced, they revert to their old ways, continuing down the same path, and as a result, they experience God's severity again! Then they come back to pray, offer sacrifices, do this, do that. But at this point, nothing is of use! Several cancer patients in the videos died before my eyes. Some people ask me: Teacher! Didn't you say they were all healed? They were all healed previously! Where did the later illnesses come from? Did they not come from God?
In the previous chapter, we spoke of God's judgment. Do not think that after God's judgment, there is no more kindness. As long as people repent and turn to God, they will certainly experience God's kindness! This is Hosea's understanding of God. Do not think that Hosea is confused, or that God is confused, sometimes one way, sometimes another, and then wonder in your heart: what is God really like? In fact, God has never changed!
In both the Old and New Testaments, God has the same attributes, both kindness and severity! Do not let your understanding of God remain stuck in the age of grace. Even in the age of grace, cancer still exists. Do not get cancer and then say that this is also God's love. It depends on whether a person repents and turns to God! The outcomes are completely different for those who turn to God and those who forsake God, as well as for those with soft hearts and those with hard hearts!
Hosea's Understanding of God
Come, let us return to the Lord. For he has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds. After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence. Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth. (Hosea 6:1-3)
It is not that there is no hope after one has experienced God's judgment, because God is not such a God! Hosea's understanding of God is clearly stated in this chapter. Hosea says: Come, let us return to the Lord! He has torn us, He has struck us, but He will also bind us up. After two days, He will revive us; on the third day, He will raise us up, so that we may live in His presence! Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge Him. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth!
Does everyone want to experience such a God? If we want to experience such a God, let us turn back to Him! Why do people not turn back to God? Because there are some very evil things inside people, who think: can that stuff be eaten? Can it be exchanged for money?
For Those Who Turn to God, God is Kind and Good
“Come, let us return to the Lord. For he has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds. (Hosea 6:1)
Everyone must understand that one's experiences are closely related to one's understanding of God. If you do not know God, it is bad. If you experience a scolding from God and feel wronged in your heart, as if He has torn us apart, it is a problem! If a person does not know God, when he experiences God's trials, his cognition will mistakenly believe that God is a God who tears us apart!
To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. The man who had received five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained five talents more. So also, the one with two talents gained two more. But the man who had received one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. (Matthew 25:15-18)
There is a story in the Bible about the parable of one talent, two talents, and five talents. The person with one talent did not know God's goodness and kindness! If you diligently manage the two talents with faith, you can get four talents; if you diligently manage the five talents, you will get five talents. So do not make a mistake!
Among us, those who are disciplined by God, He once tore you, dealt with you, but He does not want you to die, but to turn to Him! Why deal with you? Because you have the flaws of the Israelites! If God does not deal with these problems in people, you cannot go on. When God deals with you, you mistakenly think that it is tearing and injuring! Brothers and sisters, do not make a mistake. Where do illnesses come from? Whether as Christians or pastors, we must understand that illnesses in people are closely related to God's discipline!
Then the man who had received one talent came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’ His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? Then you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest. Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents. (Matthew 25:24-28)
I encourage everyone to cultivate a habit of having a soft heart! If your heart is hard, you will not know to turn to God! Do you think God wants you to die? God does not want you to die, but to live! Do you think God wants you to live a poor life? In fact, God wants you to live an abundant life! Our understanding of God determines how we experience God! When a person feels that God who has not sown wants to harvest, and God who has not scattered wants to gather, it is like a gangster boss! Actually, that person's brain is completely broken! When did our God ever want to do that?
Our God wants us to experience His prosperity! He is the God who causes us to rise and shine, He is the God who makes us glorious! Do not doubt this. If you have absurd and wrong views of God, or if you think that God does not reign over you, it will be enough to give you a hard time! Therefore, our understanding of God must be adjusted to the prophet's understanding of God! When you read it again, you will know that the prophet was not confused, and our God was not confused. It turns out that our God is such a God!
Many people think that there are no more curses in the New Testament! Actually, they do not know that if you just click on the word curses online, you will see that curses are mentioned in Romans and Galatians. Therefore, God's blessings and curses not only run through the Old Testament, but also run through the entire New Testament. God's kindness and severity coexist. Our God has never changed!
Everyone must know that all things come from God! You must know that it is not the devil who controls this world, but our God who controls this world! It is not the devil who controls your life, but God who controls your life! Therefore, we only need to solve one problem in our lives, and that is to have a good relationship with God! If we fear Him properly, many problems will be easily solved! Someone asked: Teacher, why are you also sick? Because I am not a model of holiness either!
If you experience bad things, you will complain and say: God! Are you mistaken? Actually, God is not such a God! If you have experienced a test, first reflect on yourself whether you have made a mistake! Actually, in my concept, you will often hear: God will not make a mistake, and the devil will not make a mistake. Only we make mistakes! This is my logic! Will such logic often be torn apart? Rarely! Some people are often torn apart, who told you to be stubborn! God is very strict with those who forsake Him! This logic has not changed from ancient times to the present!
For Those Who Forsake God, God is Stern
Come, let us return to the Lord. For he has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds. After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence. Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth. (Hosea 6:1-3)
What did God say? Hosea said: Come! Let us return to the Lord, He tears us, He strikes us, and He will bind us up; but you must return to God! After two days, He will revive us; on the third day, He will raise us up, and then we will live in His presence. We must acknowledge the Lord, we must diligently seek to know Him, His appearance is as sure as the morning light, He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth.
“What can I do with you, Ephraim? What can I do with you, Judah? Your love is like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears. (Hosea 6:4)
In the fourth verse of this chapter, the Lord says: What can I do with you, Ephraim? What can I do with you, Judah? For your goodness is like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears. God said: Your goodness is short-lived, but evil is long-lasting. God also said: Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets, I killed you with the words of my mouth; my judgments flashed like lightning.
Everyone must know that God's word carries power, and it can kill people! Many people die because of God's word! Do not think that God's word only makes people live, in fact, God's word also makes people die! If you carefully read Paul's epistles, you will find that this is Paul's logic! God's word can make people die, and it can also make people live; God can bless people, and He can also curse people; God can make people experience good, and He can also make people experience bad; God both blesses and sends disaster! If you read the Bible carefully, do you see that God says this? It turns out that disasters also come from God!
Therefore, people only need to do one thing right in their lives, and that is not to forsake God! In my words, it means that you cannot break your arm against your thigh, your arm cannot even break God's little finger, do not argue with God, you cannot win the argument! Blessed are those who do not argue, I have had a soft heart since I was a child, and I am hardly ever stubborn. As soon as my dad and my mom wanted to hit me, I would immediately give in to them, saying that I was wrong! Even before I knew what I did wrong, I had already admitted my mistake. Even if my dad raised his hand, he would take it back after seeing me admit my mistake like this! Afterwards, I would slowly think about what was wrong. But do not wait until your parents have just taken back their hands, then turn around and feel unconvinced, thinking to yourself: What is wrong? Isn't that troublesome? Isn't that hard-hearted?
Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets, I killed you with the words of my mouth; my judgments flashed like lightning. For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. (Hosea 6:5-6)
Therefore, God cut them in pieces through the prophets. After Hosea finished proclaiming, God's judgments had to come upon Israel. The judgments proclaimed by the prophets not only came upon Israel, but also upon Judah, and upon all such people on earth! If you are not afraid, I am afraid! We need to know what God likes! God likes goodness, He does not like sacrifice, and He especially likes us to know God, more than burnt offerings!
A cancer patient said to me: Teacher, please pray for me! He thought this was called offering a burnt offering, but is that called offering a burnt offering? That is not even considered a burnt offering! What is called a burnt offering? It is offering up your own body! That is called a burnt offering! He desires acknowledgement of God rather than burnt offerings. If you do not know these things, and you only know to quickly ask me to pray for you all day long, it is troublesome! I asked him: How have you been repenting recently? As a result, he just did not talk about this, but only said: It still hurts a bit when I poop recently. God desires goodness, not sacrifice, God desires people to know Him more than burnt offerings! Do not think that prayer is a panacea, knowing God is the panacea!
A person's failure to know God is a lifelong tragedy! Why are people so stubborn? They cannot listen to anything, and they only care about their own petty matters. You used to only care about your own little business, so you could not pee, or pooping hurt. Think about it, if you cannot even manage pooping well, what else can you manage? If you still do not know God, quickly come back to know God! If you know God's kindness and severity, and have experienced God's severity, you must repent well, but what did those Israelites do after experiencing God's severity?
As at Adam, they have broken the covenant; they were unfaithful to me there. (Hosea 6:7)
Does everyone know what it means to be unfaithful? It means that people say on the surface: I will change! As a result, as soon as God turns around, these people think in their hearts: Change what? You little fool, it is not a piece of cake for me to fool you! This is being unfaithful! God knows everything, and the devil knows everything, what can you do? In the end, you fool yourself without even knowing it!
Gilead is a city of evildoers, stained with footprints of blood. As marauders lie in ambush, so do bands of priests; they murder on the road to Shechem, carrying out their wicked schemes. I have seen horrible things in the house of Israel. There Ephraim is given to prostitution, Israel is defiled. (Hosea 6:8-10)
Why are these all these things? Because it is all for money! If people know that money cannot save them, why do they still pursue money? Because people fix their eyes on the few years or decades that they live, if people's eyes are only on these few years or decades, you are naturally an enemy of God! Not to mention being an enemy of God, even being an enemy of the government on earth is enough to give you a hard time! Look at those who engage in drug trafficking and fraud, has any one of them lived well? No! Even if they prospered for more than ten years in those years, they also made a lot of money, after more than ten years, they angered a major country in the East, isn't that enough for you to suffer? What if you anger God? Then it will be even more than enough for you to suffer!
We need to know why people commit sins? It is all for money! If you regard money as paper money, would you still do this? The problem is that people do not know God. If you do not know God, God is absolutely strict with you! You need to carefully ask yourself: Do I really know God? Do I know that God is in control? Do I know that our God is a very strict God? Do we know that God is full of kindness and goodness to those who turn to Him? So people have to soften first! What is the point of you insisting on your truth? There is no point. What did the prophets here say?
Let us know, let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord. His going forth is established as the morning; He will come to us like the rain, like the latter and former rain to the earth. (Hosea 6:3)
I believe that when the prophet Hosea wrote this passage, if there had been audio or video recording at that time, the prophet's expression would have been distorted, and his voice would have been hoarse. Hosea stood at an intersection, using a very exaggerated expression and action to emphasize: Let us know the Lord, let us strive to know Him, even if you know God's kindness and severity! You must also strive to know Him. A very important element in Chinese Mingding Destiny is to strive to know God!
If people do not strive to know God, then your children may only be able to grasp one plus one equals two, and two plus three equals eight. What do you think? Knowing only one plus one equals two, and everything else is a mess. Christians cannot just stay at the stage of already believing in the Lord, already being saved by grace, and going to heaven after death. Are you just waiting to die and go to heaven? God says: What if I let you live in hell while you are alive? Wouldn't that be fatal?
Let Us Know God, Let Us Strive to Know Him
Chinese Mingding Destiny has such an attribute: that is, striving to know God. The knowledge of God is like the sea filling the ocean! The knowledge of computers is like water filling Taihu Lake, while the knowledge of God is like water filling the ocean. Have you seen the sea? Standing on the beach, the endless expanse, that deep, boundless feeling is terrifying. People feel better when they look at the sea; the sea is too vast! If people only stay at the level of already believing in Jesus, I can only say that this level is really speechless.
Everyone should know that people's knowledge of God is endless! I regret to tell you that in this modern world, what is constantly developing at high speed? It is high technology, but our education system is still in low technology. The education system and tools may be high technology, but the educational methods have not changed for hundreds of years. The theological system of Christianity has also not been improved for nearly two thousand years since they abandoned the pure gospel preached by Paul in earlier years.
I like to do something unorthodox, so I ask: How do you know that the Jesus you believe in is correct? He said: I can recite the Nicene Creed and the Apostles' Creed! Later, we discarded these things. What's the use of reciting that stuff? Does knowing God stop at the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed? What are these things? Do you know what the Apostles' Creed is? I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to hell. The third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended to heaven, he is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen! Reciting a set of this stuff, even ghosts don't bother with you, because this thing doesn't bring power.
In this generation, we have done one thing: we have changed this kind of thing into the recognition that knowing God is endless! We must strive to know God! If it's just reciting the Nicene Creed, does it require striving? It doesn't take so much effort, not even the effort of taking the first part of the driving test. To what extent have people simplified the matter of knowing God? Isn't this a tragedy? Everyone should know that our knowledge of God is far from enough. What does it mean to strive and not know enough? It means that the growth in the past six months has been good, but not enough! The growth in the past six years has been very good, but still not enough. The growth in the past sixty years has been very good, but still not enough, because we must strive to know God.
Do we know God's kindness? Do we know God's severity? When a child is the first in the class in the first, second, and third grades, but becomes the last in the class because of pride, what happens? If he doesn't study in the sixth grade, and doesn't study in the first year of junior high school, what will his parents do? If they were my parents, they would definitely beat me. You can't always say: I was first in the class when I was a child! A hero doesn't mention his past bravery. If we are heroes, we shouldn't use our past achievements as an excuse, because it's useless! But some people always like to talk about the past. Can we talk about the future? Can we say that I will climb higher spiritual peaks in the future?
I have a small request for everyone: don't wait until God kicks you, because that big foot will be enough for you to bear. You are too small to withstand God's kick! Only when God hasn't kicked you yet should you hurry forward. If you see that God's expression is not right, don't say to God: What's wrong? Why are you changing your face? You've used this phrase the wrong way. God said to Cain: Why has your face fallen? Only God has the right to say this, we don't have the right to say to God: Are you changing your face? Isn't this asking for trouble?
Striving to know God's kindness and severity is endless! Because there are countless caves on God's holy mountain, and each cave has treasures and truths. If the development of science is endless, then theology is even more endless! Many people regard theology as something static, but in reality, knowing God is endless. Knowing God is simply too difficult, there are too many things to do! So when you experience God, once you experience God's tearing and wounding, you must quickly return to God, knowing that your degree of pursuing the knowledge of God is not enough! Start to be willing to repent, strive to know God, because the problems that people need to solve are closely related to knowing God!
I have grown a lot in the past few years. I started to shepherd a person, but I found that the demon behind this person was too powerful! I researched for a long time and still ended up in a mess. I felt uncomfortable when the problem could not be solved. The demon behind the person being shepherded wanted to kill him, but I was trying to pull him back to life, so I was competing with the demon! When dealing with the demon, even I was held down, it was really hard. Fortunately! Because I have a heart to strive to know God! Knowing God is knowing the spiritual realm, knowing spiritual truth! Therefore, there are many pastoral problems that I know the reason at a glance. Because I have dealt with them all, I know clearly in my heart. If it were you, you might not have my skills, so you should strive even harder.
A few years ago, a person came to me with a child in his twenties. I asked him: What is 2+3? He replied: 2+3=8. I asked him again: Is it really equal to 8? He changed his answer and said: It equals 7. I asked again: Is it really equal to 7? He said it equals 3. When I glared at him again, he didn't know anything, he was completely confused. How should this be ministered to? Except for casting out demons, other methods don't seem to work very well! How did the demon make him like this? Because the school teacher released a deeply rooted lie to him, saying that he was a child with a learning disability, thus labeling him. Since being labeled with this label, this child has become very stubborn and feels that he does have a learning disability.
During the period before the pandemic, I taught this child to learn numbers. Why? Because after the teacher labeled him with a learning disability, he didn't even know what one plus one was. He used to know things, but now he doesn't know them anymore, he doesn't even know what one plus one is. Later, I taught him to understand the concept of one, and told him that two is two ones, three is three ones, four is four ones, and two ones and three ones together are five ones, and as a result, this matter was solved by me. But after a while, he couldn't do mental arithmetic again, and he didn't know what 2+3 equals anymore, but he learned to use a calculator. Later, I wondered why he started doing this again? I found out that it was because he learned to draw.
In fact, drawing is drawing according to one's temperament, there is no right or wrong. Because there is no right or wrong, he again made a mistake in calculating what 2+3 equals. Anything that goes along with people's temperament is very corrupting. If you really let him sculpt a work like Michelangelo's, he will definitely turn it into Mickey Rangelau, because he is very confused inside! So when we teach children, we should let them start making some neat, clear works with specific patterns to follow, and never pursue willfulness, especially in modern art.
You must know God, and know to what kind of people God is stern, and to what kind of people God is kind. If you read such words in the New Testament, don't be surprised. You should know that preaching the wrong gospel and believing in the wrong gospel will be cursed. Some people can't listen and think: Only you have done it right? In fact, even people like me who strive hard may not have done it right. If you don't strive hard, just read a little theology and think you are great, and then say some things that you don't even understand, how can it be good? You should know that believing in the wrong gospel and preaching the wrong gospel will be cursed.
Once I was staying in a hotel, and a sister came to see me. She had attended the meeting of their church that day, and she heard her pastor say: If God doesn't heal you, do you still believe? It sounds like it has a lot of faith, but it is actually believing in the wrong thing. God is the God who heals us, there is no if. If you read the Bible carefully, you will find that the Bible also says this. But this pastor said something different from what God said, so he preached something else. Will he be cursed for preaching the wrong gospel? Definitely!
This sister had been in that church for more than ten years, and as a result, she got a urethral infection, with symptoms of frequent urination. She had to go to the toilet every ten minutes or so, which was very annoying. If you are driving on the highway, it is inconvenient to go to the toilet, how thick diapers do you have to wear! As a result, she came to me, and I conveyed a belief that everyone would be healed, and she was healed that day. Two weeks later, I called her again, and she said that the urethral infection was completely cured and had not recurred. In fact, she didn't have a urethral infection before. She got this disease after she went to that church, and she listened to this pastor's sermons every day. Could it be good? It couldn't be good! So people should know God, don't speak according to people's experiences, but speak according to God's intention.
Come, and let us return to the Lord; For He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up. After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up, That we may live in His sight. (Hosea 6:1-2)
Do you know such a God? As soon as God judges, you say: God! Why do you treat me like this? Don't act as if God owes you something, that will ruin you!
Return to the Lord
Even though we have been judged, we still return to God. Because we have gone our own way in the past and done whatever we wanted. Do you know the last sentence of the Book of Judges?
In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. (Judges 21:25)
Everyone may have experienced being exiled and returning. Who made you be exiled? It was God who let the devil exile you. When your heart turns back to God, God will save you from the hands of the devil, and you will surely experience God's abundance.
Also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed for you, When I return the captives of My people. (Hosea 6:11)
When we return from exile, we will experience God's abundance, because God is the God who prospers us. Sometimes I feel very hard in my heart, because I watch my brothers and sisters being stiff-hearted, and I don't dare to say deeply, because I'm afraid people can't stand it! Now I dare to say it again, which of the things you have experienced is not because you have offended God? If people don't know God, they will dislike goodness and only like sacrifices, they like to offer sacrifices, like to offer a whole chicken, duck, fish, etc., that's all useless! You should know that God doesn't like burnt offerings, God likes people to know Him and seek goodness. If people are just prayer machines and don't know God, just praying or offering a tithe is useless.
People's hearts must first return to God, and they must know that they have done wrong in the past and must now start to do right. When people are determined to strive to know God, God will heal you again. Our brothers and sisters, whether you have problems with your eyes, head, or buttocks, don't be stiff-hearted anymore, start to put down your posture and soften your hearts. You should know that your face is not important, the sin you suffer is the most important. Start to repent to God, and don't suffer this sin anymore. Start to tell God: I want to strive to know you.
Start to take the time you spend on Douyin (TikTok) to know God. You should know that watching videos is meaningless. You can imitate my Genesis and Ecclesiastes. If you can speak out any chapter you draw out, then you are awesome. When people are captured and return, they will experience God's abundance, which is the harvest that God has ordained. We must know that God has a wonderful plan for us. If we go our own way, God will tear and wound us; if we return, God will once again let us experience His abundant grace.
Learn a Lesson from the History of the Israelites
During the years of Hosea, the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah had not yet fallen, but after a hundred years, the Kingdom of Judah fell. After the Kingdom of Judah fell, the Persian Empire rose, and the Israelites were able to return to Jerusalem from Babylon. At that time, Malachi, Haggai, Ezra, and Nehemiah were prophets and leaders of that era, and they were also captured during the same period. Did they all return? They returned. However, after returning, everyone went their own way again, everyone was busy with their own families, God's temple began to be desolate, they were bullied by others, and the city walls were destroyed.
How many days of work is it to repair the city walls? Why was it abandoned for so many years? The reason is that the Israelites were all busy living their own little lives. In fact, Nehemiah only took 52 days to rebuild the city walls after he returned. Therefore, the prophet Malachi criticized the Israelites: Why do you continue to live under a curse? Weren't you hot-hearted when you returned from exile? After the Israelites returned, they were completely devastated by their small lives. Their goodness was only for a short while, like the morning mist, like the dew that quickly disappears. Is people's goodness so short-lived? Shouldn't people learn a lesson? It was hard to repent to God, but it only lasted for a short while, and the next day they forgot again and abandoned God again. The ending was simply too tragic!
O Ephraim, what shall I do to you? O Judah, what shall I do to you? For your goodness is like a morning cloud, And like the early dew it goes away. Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of My mouth; My judgments are like light that goes forth. (Hosea 6:4-5)
When will people be able to completely repent? During the years of Hosea, Judah and Israel had not yet been destroyed, but during the years of Malachi, Daniel, and Nehemiah, they were all in the ranks of being exiled. Once people choose to live a small life, they lose their destiny, and even lose the word of God. As a result, the words of God's mouth are like swords, killing people. Why do people have to experience misfortune before they are willing to repent? How foolish this is! Through the sixth chapter of Hosea, we must learn a lesson and not live a small life!
May God bless everyone!