Listen Up!
May 16, 2016
READ: Hosea 2:15
I love the word of God in Hosea 2:15, “I will return her vineyards to her and transform the valley of trouble into a gateway of hope.” (NLT) Everyone reading these words occasionally finds himself in the valley of trouble. You may be in that valley at this very moment. You may be spending your days nursing, cursing, and rehearsing the hurts and troubles of your life. You may be mad at God, mad at the world, mad with yourself, or mad with others. Perhaps you think that you will never get out of the hole that you are in. Perhaps you are looking at an unknown and uncertain future with fear, trembling, and tears in your eyes. Maybe yesterday’s losses seem too large to overcome. Listen up! The Lord has a word for you. Your life is not over. God still has a beautiful future for you. What’s his promise? “I will transform your valley of troubles into a gateway of hope, leading you to a new and beautiful tomorrow.”
I love the word of God in Hosea 2:15, “I will return her vineyards to her and transform the valley of trouble into a gateway of hope.” (NLT) Everyone reading these words occasionally finds himself in the valley of trouble. You may be in that valley at this very moment. You may be spending your days nursing, cursing, and rehearsing the hurts and troubles of your life. You may be mad at God, mad at the world, mad with yourself, or mad with others. Perhaps you think that you will never get out of the hole that you are in. Perhaps you are looking at an unknown and uncertain future with fear, trembling, and tears in your eyes. Maybe yesterday’s losses seem too large to overcome. Listen up! The Lord has a word for you. Your life is not over. God still has a beautiful future for you. What’s his promise? “I will transform your valley of troubles into a gateway of hope, leading you to a new and beautiful tomorrow.”