Let the Prophet be the Sermon
I was drawn to read the book of Hosea few weeks ago. Now, I have never read Hosea with much thought given to it before. I have merely read it as part of a Bible reading plan - going through the books in the Bible one by one. And I know Hosea to be the prophet whom God has instructed to take a prostitute as wife, in an illustration of God's message to His people at the time. Just as prophet Jeremiah was called not to have family (not to marry and have children) because of what the Lord wanted to speak to His people at the time. Both prophets' lives were entwined and one with what God wanted to do. As I finished reading my previous book in the Bible, I asked the Lord which book does He want me to read. I felt a prompting towards Hosea. But I brushed it aside. I know I said I asked the Lord, but you see, I had my eyes set on a NT epistle. 😅 So, I was hoping the Holy Spirit would lead me to any one of the epistle. I didn't want to read from the prophet who had to marry a