“We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags.” (Isaiah 64:6a NLT)
It’s true. God told the prophet Hosea to marry a prostitute. If you don’t believe me, read it for yourself in Hosea 1:2. The question is, why? Why would God want one of His right-hand men to marry one of the filthiest women in town? Simple. So Hosea could understand in some small way what it was like for God to be in a relationship with the people of Israel.
Can you imagine yourself marrying a prostitute? Or if you’re a woman, can you imagine yourself marrying a pimp with a dozen girls under his control? Or a drug pusher? Or a rapist?
Of course you can’t. The idea disgusts you. But you’d have to do such a thing if you ever wanted to fully appreciate what God has done. Through His Son, He has reached out His hand to every filthy, wretched sinner in this world and said, “I love you, and I want to have a relationship with you.” He wouldn’t do that if He couldn’t stomach our filth.
-- Mark Atteberry in “Free Refill: Coming Back for More of Jesus"
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