A Planting of the Lord

Several years ago, as I was going through some very deep struggles, the Word of the Lord came so alive to me in my circumstances. There are no words that can described the healing and refreshing that I felt as the Holy Spirit applied the Word to my life. I wanted to share this special Word with you. I hope it blesses your life.

Hosea 2:13-24
“13 And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the Lord.”
God will help me forgive myself for my past sins when I let the lust of the flesh, the lust of eyes, and the pride of life take over my life.

“14 Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.”
He will lead me to the wilderness to be there with Him. He will take me away from the distractions and take the distractions away from me so I can focus on Him. He will speak tenderly and lovingly to me.

“15 And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.”
It is there, in the wilderness, that I will get the harvest of my soul…transformation. It is there, in the wilderness, that I will get deliverance from the past, have hope renewed, and joy restored.

“16 And it shall be at that day, saith the Lord, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.”
He will be my Husband. He will fulfill my heart. He will fulfill my needs. I will look at Him, not as a taskmaster, but as a loving Husband. He doesn’t want me to “perform” good deeds to get His love. He wants to just love and and bless me.

“17 For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.”
Those things that were holding me for so many years are going to be removed from my heart, so my lips will not speak the curses to myself, over my life, any longer.

“18 And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.”
He has a covenant with His creatures and creation for me. He is always working on my behalf. He is working things out for His glory and my good. He is my husband. He will keep me safe in the midst of the battles.

“19 And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.”
“HE” is betrothed to “me”. That means that He has committed Himself to me with everything He “IS” and everything He “HAS”. That’s His part in this marriage. With or without my commitment. HE IS His covenant.

“20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the Lord.”
Because of His love and faithfulness to me, I will acknowledge Him at every opportunity. I will draw closer and closer to Him. I will share His love and compassion with those around me…those He brings into my path for His purposes. I will have many divine appointments.

“21 And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the Lord, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth.”
He WILL respond to me. He will hear “Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven”. He will hear what comes to His Throne and Heaven will respond.

“22 And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.”
Jezreel means “the sowing of the Lord”. What “HE” has sown…I will reap the benefits. The earth and all that is in it will hear and respond to His sowing…they will see and receive His provision (corn), they will hear and see the moving of His Holy Spirit (the wine), and they will see and feel the anointing of the Holy Spirit(the oil) through me ..."the sowing of the Lord".

“23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.
He sowed me in this earth. He planted me for Himself in the land. I am “the sowing of the Lord”. I am what He wants to bloom and grow and flourish. He planted me because He knew I would produce a good crop. I am His and He is mine.