Pastor Leon’s SOAP: Scripture, Observation, Application, and Prayer

July 8: Hosea 13-14; Psalm 100, 102; Hebrews 5

Scripture: Hosea (NIV) 14:1 Return, Israel to the LORD your God. Your sins have been your downfall!
2 Take words with you and return to the LORD. Say to him: “Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the fruit of our lips.
3 Assyria cannot save us; we will not mount warhorses. We will never again say ‘Our gods’ to what our own hands have made, for in you the fatherless find compassion.”

Observation: There is a place where the fatherless can find compassion. There is One whose heart is big enough to hold the orphan. In taking care of all the big problems of the world, He still has time for the fatherless. The homeless one who has been rejected and pushed away—the one who has been chased away for every door in town—yes that one can find compassion in God.

Application: The United States has rejected and aborted 50 million babies. Now the Lord is bringing into our nation thousands of children. Before we reject them, we need to remember the words of the Lord…”in as much as you have done it unto the least of these, you have done it unto me!” (Matthew 25:40 & 45) And “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.” (Luke 9:48) America, how we treat children—God takes it personally! How they arrived in our country is not nearly important to God as how we receive them!

Prayer: Lord, I am not wise enough to know how to pray for the decision needed to be made by our nation’s leaders, but I pray that the unaccompanied alien children coming across our southern border will find your compassion! Provide loving people to care for them who will be your hands extended. Amen

TAKE NOTE: The communities who welcome these children will reap unexplained blessings while the communities who reject these children will reap unexplained economic and nature troubles.

Pastor Leon

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