Ignorance of God
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.” (Hosea 4:6)
Today’s Morsel: If you have followed politics, you have probably seen and heard things of people who have no knowledge of God. I listen to people in the church who complain about politicians and people in the world, and I just look at them and say, what do you expect? Sinners are going to do what sinners do, and Christians ought to do what Christians are supposed to do. I tell them, you are supposed to know what is right, how to talk, and how to act, because God’s word teaches you these things. But you cannot expect people who do not know what is in the word of God to live by the word of God. Just because someone calls themselves a Christian doesn’t mean that they are a Christian. To be a Christian is a lifestyle. It’s not a once a week visit to the church or a Friday time of confession. To be a Christian is to be a believer and follower of Jesus. And that must be a daily commitment in your life. The Lord said through the Prophet Hosea that My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge. When people don’t know Christ, it is easy for them to destroy themselves. Paul, writing to the church at Corinth, states: “Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; And did all eat the same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.” (1 Corinthians 10:1-12). The example of who you are to be in Christ and how you are to live is found in the word of God. So don’t become ignorant of His word and ways and you destroy yourself.
Sing: I saw the light, I saw the light, no more in darkness, no more in the night. Now I’m so happy, no sorrow in sight; praise the Lord, I saw the light.
Thought For Today: “Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.” (2 Corinthians 2:11)
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