In God’s appointed time there will be restoration. Those who are His are never forgotten.
But what is the process for that restoration?
Firstly it is to uncover the sin. God brought to the surface their wicked treatment of one another, 7 v 1-2)
Secondly, He breaks up the party!
“They delight the king with their wickedness, the princes with their lies.” (Hosea 7 v 3)
God’s people and priests were acting no differently to those of the state, of King Jeroboam II.
God’s people are to be a distinguished people. They are to be separated, different, for that is what holiness is. But there was no difference. What you saw in the ‘Church’ you saw in the highest levels of the ‘government’ of the land. I use those terms because it could be 2023. The sexual predatory, the Gaslighting, the idolatry, jealousy, rivalries and divisions, the list can continue. There seems to be little differentiation, little distinguishing between God’s priests and people and the leaders and people of the world. We are watching an evil circus, an entertainment that is filled with acrobatic lies (from the Message version of this verse).
No one appreciates this kind of message. Especially when you are enjoying yourself. No one wants the plug to be pulled, the lights to be turned off and the music to stop. No one wants to be dragged out of a party. But God is calling time. There is a season of restoration coming for those who hear this call. The Spirit of God is calling out, ‘Stop! Enough of this entertainment! The party is over! My people do not belong here!’
Does this resonate with you?
Missions Paul 