God’s love for his children
revealed in correction
though he ever loves them
needing to chide them
to bind them
the rod of his kindness
to make them return
coming back into the fold
humbly, as the lamb
into the arms of God
August 1, 2010
Hosea 11:1-11
and
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Upper Room Disciplines for 2010
for July 26, 2010 to August 1, 2010,
“Doxology, Theology, and Ethics”
by Thomas R. Steagald
for July 27, 2010,
read August 1, 2010
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