Loving a Cheater

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · May 13, 2026 · 4m

READ: HOSEA 1:1-11; 3:1-4; EPHESIANS 5:25-27 How much does God love you? The answer is: a lot! But sometimes “a lot” can be hard to picture. To show us how faithful His love is, God gave us an analogy in the Old Testament: the story of Hosea and Gomer. Hosea was a prophet, and God told him to marry a woman named Gomer. But Gomer was unfaithful and left him, causing Hosea deep hurt. When Gomer cheated on Hosea, God explained that the hurt she caused was similar to the hurt God feels when we sin. Both the Israelite people and we as humans today have cheated on God with idols—things, ideas, and…