Every story, every prophecy and every event throughout the Old Testament pointed to the coming of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, as the Messiah King.
God has spoken through Hosea and said there will come a time when His people will be without a king and they will not have a sacrificial worship life. He spoke of the exile. But then …
“Afterward the Israelites will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the Lord and to his blessings in the last days.” (Hosea 3 v 5)
This could not be David for he had died. It was a new David and it was in the last days. It was Jesus and our worship of Him as the people of God.
We are to return to Him. The abandonment of everything that has taken us away from our relationship with Jesus. It is to change our thinking so that our thoughts are on Him.
We are to seek Him. With diligence like the shepherds on the hillside and the wise men following the star. Not for what is in His hand but for His face, To seek and we will find attitude. A lifetime of seeking Jesus wanting to know Him more as Paul says after all the revelations of Christ he says, ‘I want to know Christ’.
We are to make Him King of our lives. No. This is not the resurrected old king David. This is his descendent, the Son of David, the King of Kings. He is ruler of everything.
We are to fear Him. This is not the fear that causes us to hide but rather causes us to run towards Him. Our fear is that we do not turn away again. That we do not lose His presence again.
We are to approach His blessings. His blessings draw us. He is good. His mercy. His grace. To the undeserved.
This is a good 5 point prayer for us today.
Missions Paul 