Hosea 5 - Day 746

Hosea 5 - Day 746 (link to reading)

Scripture: Hosea 5:1-7

Commentary (thewarehouse.blog): Sometimes there’s nothing more to say when we pray for someone so lost in their ways. Sometimes they need to be completely turned over to God and let Him drive them back to His fullness and forgiveness. Sometimes the prayer should be “Do whatever it takes, God” which opens the door in our own thinking that things are going to get far worse for them before they get better.

I’ve thought a lot about this here of late in particular with burdens I hold and carry. The intercession for those God has placed upon my heart has come to a point of release. There’s simply nothing more of how I know to pray. The hardness of heart has gripped their consciousness; their waywardness in self has determined their fate. Persistent sin makes it difficult to repent. The heavy hand of God is needed to press in so they can hopefully realize how spiritually destitute they are...

Application: Rather than waiting to pray, "Lord, do what it takes God.  Do what You have to do...", if we really love this person, we should be starting with this prayer.

Prayer: Lord, Thy will be done...