# Love That Moves First | Hosea 3:1a

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Published: 2026-05-24T16:01:00+00:00
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## Resource

Welcome to The Daily , where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Get your Hosea Scripture Journal now. Our shout-out today goes to Douglas Ingham from Bend, OR . Thanks for your partnership in Project23 . Listen to our text today, Hosea 3:1a : And the LORD said to me, "Go again, love a woman…" — Hosea 3:1a This is not the beginning of the story. It's the continuation. By the time we reach Hosea 3 , Gomer is no longer just unfaithful—she's gone. What began as promiscuity has spiraled into something darker. She has given herself over to other lovers, and now she has likely fallen into slavery. And God speaks again. "Go… love." Not "leave." Not "replace." Not "move on." Go! Imagine it. Those of you who have suffered through unfaithfulness in marriage, I want you to truly imagine you pursuing someone who walked out on you. It is a command not based on romance. It's about obedient love. Covenant love. Notice how the language shifts from "take a wife" ( Hosea 1:2 ) to "love a woman." She is still his wife, but she no longer lives like it—here "a woman". And here is what makes this command so powerful. God does not tell Hosea to wait for her to come back. He tells him to go get her. This is the pattern of God's love . He does not respond to our pursuit. We don't pursue Him. God initiates the pursuit because we act like whores and harlots. God moves toward unfaithful whores who have already walked away and violated the covenant relationship. This is what Scripture shows again and again. God speaks, calls, pursues—long before his people return. His love is not built on our faithfulness but on his character. And that means something for you. If you've drifted, if your devotion has thinned out, if your life has slowly shifted toward other loves—you m…

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