SCRIPTURE
“What can I do with you Ephraim? What can I do with you Judah? Your love is like the morning mist, like the dew that disappears." Hosea 6:4
OBSERVATION
God was mourning the unfaithfulness of his people. It's not that they didn't love him, it's just that their love was a fair weather kind of love...in the evening and morning, when things were cool and calm. They loved God until the heat was turned up (when the sun comes up the dew disappears). Their love for him was not lasting. It came and went like the morning mist.
APPLICATION
It's easy to love God when things are going well. I guess the real test of my love for him is when things start to heat up. When disappointment, trouble, trials, or just the stress of life start to put pressure on my faith, will I still love God as fervently as I do in the calm (if there is such a thing) of life? My love for him needs to be consistent, not like the dew that dries up. It's not hard to imagine the heat of the day, drying up the dew, with the weather of the past few days. But it's in those times when my commitment to God is proved genuine. My love for him needs to be more than an outward show, but an internal, dependable kind of love. A love that doesn't dry up when the heat is on.
PRAYER
Lord, may my love for you be lasting, even when things heat up. You are faithful to me, help me to be faithful to you. Amen.
