The Progress of Redemption

Humanity is known for struggling with God. We were created by Him and for Him (Col 1:17), but we cannot fully understand Him. Our generation has a glimpse at who God is and what exactly He is doing through the Bible. The next few pages retell small portions of the Bible through the eyes of children. Some names had to be added as the characters are not all recorded, though most of them are. I am not claiming that these are accurate portrayals of each characters emotions, but only what I imagine they might have been thinking or feeling considering the events they witnessed. My hope is that this shares a glimpse of the ongoing progress of redemption that God is working out for His glory.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Struggling, Lo-Ruhamah


Dear God,

I hate my mom. She is so stupid and mean. I should just call her by her name, Gomer, instead of Mom, but I know that's disrespectful. Dad tries to just keep on being nice to her, but he's so blinded. She doesn't love him (Hosea 1:2) He says he will do whatever it takes with her (3:1-3). He says really mom is like our whole nation. That we all treat You the way mom treats him. But I just can't handle it anymore. And if I wasn't insecure enough with having a run away mom they also named me Lo-Ruhamah! Who names their daughter "not loved" (Hosea 1:6)!?! It's like people have a bad image of me in their head right from the start. But dad says that even that is a picture of our nation Israel. That because they are so horrible You are taking Your love from it. Am I horrible? Is that why I got this name?

I think You are a God of mercy. Dad says that You "desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgement of God rather than burnt offerings (Hosea 6:6). He says he has to have mercy on mom even though she doesn't deserve it, because that's what You do. Is it true? Why is life so bad if You are good? Why does my dad have to be a prophet? You ask the craziest things!

Struggling, Lo-Ruhamah

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