Mercy Through Turning: Hosea 14:2-3

Neville's Inner Vision

To read Hosea 14:2-3 is to be reminded that standing in the state of the I AM is enough to turn away from every external substitute. When you 'take with you words' and address the Lord, you are practicing a revision of your inner narrative. The calves of the lips is not a rite but an offering of honest consciousness; the sound you utter is the color of your inner conviction. 'Asshur shall not save us' points to all external supports—laws, methods, men—that we trust to rescue us. In your imagination, you can undo this dependency by returning your attention from the projected power to the one Presence within. 'We will not ride upon horses' becomes the decision to stop seeking power outside and to trust the Spirit that moves within as mercy. Here, mercy is not earned; it is recognized as the natural condition when you realize you are the fatherless in need of grace, and the Father within stretches forth mercy to you. The verse invites you to feel that you are already received, celebrated, and restored—your memory of separation dissolving in the awareness of your I AM.