Daily Devotion - February 3, 2025

I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. I will betroth you to me in faithfulness. And you shall know the Lord. (Hosea 2:19-20)

From the outside their life seems ideal. The house is beautiful, the kids are sweet, and they are an attractive pair. But inside, things are far from ideal. The wife has an addiction, and nothing seems to help. Like the biblical prophet Hosea, this husband continues to love his wife despite her failures.

He loves her because his priorities are not focused on the temporal but the eternal. So, he entrusts her with responsibilities that boost her self-image. And he ensures they attend church regularly. But most of all he treats his wife with love and respect.

With these loving acts the husband fulfills his biblical responsibility as the head of his home, sacrificing himself for the good of another! He loves his wife as Christ loves his church.

Prayer: Lord, even though I have been unfaithful to you in many ways, you keep on loving me! Help me to respond in gratitude and obedience.