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You Were Made to Come Home | Hosea 11:10-11
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- Jul 24, 2026
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Summary
Welcome to The Daily. Partner with us in Project23. Grab your Hosea Scripture Journal. Our text today is Hosea 11:10-11: They shall go after the Lord; he will roar like a lion; when he roars, his children shall come trembling from the west; they shall come trembling like birds from Egypt, and like doves from the land of Assyria, and I will return them to their homes, declares the Lord. — Hosea 11:10-11 Every person is searching for a place to belong. A home. An identity. A place of security, purpose, rest, and acceptance. The problem is that many people spend their lives trying to build that identity for themselves instead of receiving it from the Father. And in this chapter, the Father is calling his children home. Listen: "They shall go after the LORD… his children shall come trembling…" They are returning, but trembling. And why? Because returning to God often requires leaving behind the false identities we built to survive without Him. And that can feel terrifying. I remember a moment like that in my own life. When I finally left my mother's home for good as a teenager, I knew I could not continue living under the same dysfunction anymore. But at the same time, I also knew I was not fully prepared to survive on my own. Leaving meant uncertainty. It meant leaving behind whatever comfort and security I thought I had, even though much of it was unstable and unhealthy. It meant stepping into a world that felt much bigger than me. New responsibilities. New fears. New realities. But looking back now, I can see something deeper happening underneath it all. God was teaching me that true security would never be found in unstable people, self-reliance, or the false identities I was trying to build for myself. And many people are still trapped there today. Some people build a…