Knowing God - Hosea 14:7

(from Pastor)

They that dwell under his shadow shall return;

they shall revive as the corn

and grow as the vine

Hosea 14:7

 

The context is the Exile. God's people have been conquered and kidnapped. Who can come home? "They that dwell under his shadow."

 

In what corners of your life are you not where you belong?

 

If you want to come home and experience richer blessings, "dwell under [God's] shadow." Or in other words, draw near to him.

 

And what will be the fruit? God wants to pour water on you in the same way that a gentle summer rain revives a parched field of corn. He wants to take you -- the severed branch -- and graft you onto the vine, so that you may grow and bear much fruit.

 

In Christ's Love,

a guy who needs to

quit being afraid of the shadows

(especially God's)

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I have been hearing repeatedly about being grafted onto God's vine.  I have always envisioned God as being near, beside, in the same room.  But if we are grafted onto him - then he is part of us. Actually in us.  We can't survive if we aren't attached to him. He provides our needs to live and grow.  If you are in someone's shadow, you are protected from the bright sun, the intense heat. You won't get burned. You are close enough to touch them.  An unlike Peter Pan, shadows can't become detached.  If we stay in God's shadow, we will always be near him. Protected. Cared for. Nurtured.