When people treat us with contempt, how should we respond? Ptr. Jared Co uses Psalm 123 to remind us that we must look up to God when other people look down on us. For when we look up to Him, we are reminded that Jesus died for us on the cross and that we can count on new mercies from Him.
Kung mananatili tayong nakatitig sa mundo, malulunod tayo sa dami ng karahasan at kalupitan na makikita natin. Ngunit kung itutuon natin ang ating mga mata sa Panginoon; maasahan natin ang Kanyang naguumapaw na awa. Inaanyayahan tayo ng Psalm 123 na tumingin at magsumamo sa Diyos dahil Siya ay maawain.
In the same way that Hosea redeemed his adulterous wife from the slave market, God has redeemed us from the bondage of sin out of His committed and unconditional love. How will we respond?
Hosea reveals a God who is intent on establishing a new covenant with Israel in the wilderness. As we go through our own wilderness experience during this quarantine, let us use this time to reflect and renew our own relationship with our Lord.
