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I will love them freely, unrestricted, without reservation His love is extended to Israel and to the whole of the world in Christ Jesus. Hos. 14:4b As His very nature is love, so He has found a way to express to them the greatness of His Divine love. Though the Lord scattered Israel abroad He still knows who and where they are. He has not yet finished His work of redemption and has been dealing with them, as well as the rest of the world, in His great love, winning them unto Himself. Revealing Christ Jesus in them. Now He is gathering those who were at one time the unruly, the nasty, the vile sinners of the world and bringing them to salvation through the Lord Jesus. Titus 3:3-4
His anger has ceased, has been turned back. Hos. 14:4b Calvary was the turning point for all of mankind. The rejected, the isolated, the lost, all may find their way to the Lord through the death, burial and resurrection of Christ. Jesus bore the anger of the Lord against sin. The innocent suffered the wrath of God that we might be partakers of the grace of the Lord. Isa. 60:10 He has forgiven the sins of all who will call upon Him. His wrath is removed when repentance is exercised. He will turn Himself away from the fierce anger caused by the wickedness of those who knew better. Ps. 85:2–3
The Lord will be as the dew to His people. The Spirit of the Lord coming upon the repentant, even in the darkness of night. One sure sign to anticipate for a verification of the true last day revival will be a restoration of a spiritual knowledge and revelation of the Word of the Lord. The Word taking the center place, the spotlight in the house of the Lord. Not head knowledge but the Word becoming alive in His people. His doctrine is like the rain and His speech, His Words are like the dew, descending and giving life to all the plants. Deut. 32:2 They shall grow as the lily. Jesus called particular attention to the lilies who do not toil nor spin yet are beautiful to behold, filling the air with their fragrance. Solomon in all of His glory came short of equaling their glory. When the Lord has so beautifully and wonderfully created such beautiful flowers how much more elegant will He clothe His people. The Bride of Christ will be clothed in all the glory and majesty of the Lord. Luke 12:27-28 Their roots to flourish, obtaining sustenance for the continuance of the plant life, the tree of life. An example of a people who are deeply rooted in the love and the nurture of the Lord Jesus. Eph. 3:17 There shall be a rod, a scepter spring forth out of Jesse and the Branch, the Lord Jesus, will grow out of his roots. The natural branches must be graft in as well as the wild olive tree. Rom. 11:23 Jew and Gentile becoming one in Christ. All are united to Christ and become one great family through Him. The strength of the tree is determined by the strength of the roots. His strength is ours.