In Hosea's prophecy we are introduced to the immeasurable love of God through an illustration that nearly anyone can understand and appreciate. Hosea, whose name means "salvation," shows us the love of God that persists through all our unfaithfulness. God's love cannot be broken by our stubbornness. Once we are his, he will never let us go.
Hosea's prophecy also confronted us with the foolishness of sin. While our loving God waits for our return, we wander about in pursuit of something else, but to no satisfaction. And all the while what we really desire and what we really need has been waiting for our return. He has always been loving us, even in our sin.
