Unlikely Alliances part 2

Consider a time when the Spirit of God dropped into your spirit an idea or thought that was so farfetched ... outrageously ridiculous ... downright asinine ... dang foolish  ... incredibly preposterous ... harebrained ... wacky (got it).  How did you respond?  What were your thoughts about the thought?  Did a part of you know this was the Holy Spirit while another part of you resisted and said "no way." 

Consider the prophet Hosea who the LORD told to marry a prostitute.  Say who?  Do what?  Is the LORD serious?  Was that really God?  My thoughts would have been along this line.  Does God really know who I am? The devil is a liar!  Get thee behind me satan!  Ain't no way on this side of heaven!  No, no, no, no way, NO! Not me, not the kid.  I ain't no fool.  I know that's not God. 

Hosea did as the LORD had said.  His wife, Gomer the prostitute, gave birth to three children, two boys and a girl.  When she left Hosea and the children, and returned to the streets, the LORD instructed Hosea to go get her from the street life and bring her home.  Do you know that the crazy man, Hosea, went and paid money to her pimp to get her back? 

Through Hosea, the man of God and prophet, his wife Gomer, the prostitute and adulteress, and their three children, God delivered a powerful message to his people about love and forgiveness and reconciliation and obedience and so much more (see Hosea 1-3).  Could it be that God is setting you up through an unlikely alliance or an out of the ordinary relationship to use you in fulfilling his purpose on earth?