from Boaz Ministries
I write about "fierce loving." A lot. My use of the term comes from Biblical examples of what we, today, would consider outrageous and even masochistic displays of patience and devotion. The book of Hosea (highly suggested reading) gives us an incredibly disturbing picture of a husband pursuing a very unfaithful wife.
But the parable describes God's faithfulness to His unfaithful children. Christ's continuous pursuing of His bride. The church. You. Me. Us. There are so many places in the Word of God where He declares that His love for us is everlasting; even though we go astray. He is always there - wooing and pursuing. He is always ready, willing and able to reconcile and restore us. He has already redeemed us.
Our puny idea of love pales in comparison to the sacrifice God has made to bring us back into His bosom. Our limited understanding of who God is and how He can even do what He clearly does (we've seen His work in our lives - yet we have no clue!) - should keep us humble, surrendering our will to Him. Daily. For there is no one like God. His thoughts are higher than ours, as are His ways. He chases after us even though we've done things - things we wouldn't forgive.
Read the book of Hosea. Check out his wife. Her careless, messy attitude, her lack of gratitude. Straight up skank. And see the unfathomable love of God at work throughout the story.
Fierce love!
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