Have you ever prostituted yourself?  I know—a odd question; nevertheless, I must ask myself and maybe you, too.

Have I ever sold myself to another when I knew deep within that what I was doing was totally wrong?  Have you?

Clearly, this question stops me in my place and makes me pause to consider:  Have I?

The Bible is clear:

• God judges all mankind against the righteousness of Jesus. &
• ALL Sin is detestable to God. &
• “ALL MEANS ALL,” and that means Jesus came for everyone—Every Single Person.

Since the beginning, and still remaining true today:  Satan has remained the driving force behind unholy actions.  We sat together discussing the question:  When did Lucifer, the angel of God, fall from heaven?

To better understand these questions, the concept of “harlotry” and the evilness of Satan, go with me to a simple Friday night, one where watching a movie seems fun.  I sat doing just that, clicking on a movie that was labeled “Romance,” but this movie scared me deep inside, primarily because of the evil one I perceived on the screen.  In fact, as the movie continued, I could not even finish watching to the end—for I knew in the last thirty minutes the evil one would return.

This movie so reminded me of a biblical narrative, one of Hosea and Gomer, and one that I knew the ending.  Gomer returned again and again to the life she knew so well, her life of prostitution.  She struggled to live permanently with Hosea, her beloved husband.

See with me the similarities between God’s Word and the video.

In the movie, the main character, a farmer, asks the LORD for a helper, for someone to share his bounty with, his life.  As he stepped from the church, the clouds rolled in, and the farmer knew it was God’s divine sign that He heard the man’s prayer.  Little did the man know that God was going to lead him to Angel, the most-sought out lady of the night in the town Pair-a-Dice.  Ironic spelling.  I thought so too.

To understand the similarity, I needed to return to the Old Testament and the writing of the prophet Hosea.

After watching the movie (the one I could not finish), it’s easy to contemplate the questions:

• Was there a message I should receive?
• Was there a deep reason why I could not finish viewing the movie?
• Where did this fear derive from as I clicked off the television?

These questions permeate my being.  Then, the morning after, as I headed out for my early morning walk, I felt the gentle breeze of the LORD and knew the lesson the LORD was teaching me.

• Evil exists;  we are told this on purpose.
• The LORD provides salvation.
• Jesus overcame the evil one, even before our earthly life existed.

In the Bible, we read how God came to dwell among His chosen ones, the children of Israel and how He rescued them from bondage, bringing them out of Egypt and into the Promised Land.  The people only needed to believe, and they did, at first.  Then they looked away and saw something more enticing, something that drew them back toward their life of slavery.  They gave in to the evil one, and then the LORD came after them, drawing them back to His love.  We are told in the Holy Scriptures of Jesus who came to earth in order to make The Way.  Jesus has already overcome evil.  The Bible tells us so, and once we come to know the LORD, we are to resist the desires of the evil one.  The devil only seeks to devour, to kill, to destroy all that is lovely within us:  God’s Presence, His Holy Seal—His Spirit.

So, in closing, I find it quite fascinating how the LORD leads His prophet Hosea to end his writing, and clearly, I believe He is speaking directly to me (and maybe you too).