Hosea 14:3. Asshur shall not save us; -
They had been accustomed to rely either upon Assyria or upon Egypt; and one of the first signs of their real repentance was that they had given up their false dependences. So, sinner, you must give up your self-righteousness, your ceremonialism, anything and everything in which you have trusted in place of trusting in the Lord: "Ashur shall not save us;" -
Hosea 14:3. We will not ride upon horses: -
In the day of battle, they had trusted in their cavalry; but now, in the time of their repentance, they cry, "We will not ride upon horses;" -
Hosea 14:3. Neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
What a beautiful ending there is to this verse! If any of you are full of sin and full of wants, and have become like orphans who have lost everything, and are utterly destitute, - if you have none to provide for you, and none to care for you, come to the God of the fatherless, and put your trust in him: "For in thee the fatherless findeth mercy." Then follows this gracious promise: -
Hosea 14:3. Asshur shall not save us; -
They had been accustomed to rely either upon Assyria or upon Egypt; and one of the first signs of their real repentance was that they had given up their false dependences. So, sinner, you must give up your self-righteousness, your ceremonialism, anything and everything in which you have trusted in place of trusting in the Lord: "Ashur shall not save us;" -
Hosea 14:3. We will not ride upon horses: -
In the day of battle, they had trusted in their cavalry; but now, in the time of their repentance, they cry, "We will not ride upon horses;" -
Hosea 14:3. Neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
What a beautiful ending there is to this verse! If any of you are full of sin and full of wants, and have become like orphans who have lost everything, and are utterly destitute, - if you have none to provide for you, and none to care for you, come to the God of the fatherless, and put your trust in him: "For in thee the fatherless findeth mercy." Then follows this gracious promise: -