Acknowledge God - Tuesday Praise & Pray (for others) February 14, 2023
Updated: Feb 17, 2023
Hosea 4:1 - Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites, because the LORD has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: “There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land.
These words were a cry from God in His disappointment as He looked at the way His people were living. One of His major concerns was that His people failed to acknowledge Him.
They did this in a variety of ways, including:
the nation relied on their intelligence leaving no room for God's guidance;
there was no justice in the land, contrary to Gods word;
murder and bloodshed were prevalent, despite God's commands;
their leaders relied on alliances with other nations and their military prowess for protection. Not the promises of God to defend them; and
the 'priests'/diviners/seers resorted to occult practices (other gods and idols, i.e. satan) for answers.
Many of these people faithfully went to Temple - the house of God - yet were not living for God. Their ears itched to hear what pleased them, not God's truth (2 Timothy 4:3). They were like those who even attempted to kill those who brought God's word as it annoyed them so much. Sadly, we can admit that many of these issues are rife in our society today, even among Believers. However, lets look within. Any of this sound or feel familiar? Are you making the same mistakes these people did?
The problem of their failure to acknowledge God had been ongoing for hundreds of years. In all that time, the Lord had been calling on His people to return to Him. He'd been begging them repeatedly to submit to His instructions for their own good.
The Bible tells us what happens when people do not acknowledge the Lord - when they rely upon themselves instead of Him. Jeremiah 17:5 - This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the LORD.
We are God's people if we believe in Jesus. Let us therefore commit to acknowledging the Lord even more in our daily lives. We've repeatedly discussed making the studying of the Bible a daily practice. Same with praising and praying. Be sure to publicly share testimony of what He's done as well. These are crucial ways to acknowledge the Lord especially if you allow these Kingdom Keys to transform you day by day.
An additional way is to slow down before you take major and even minor decisions and put them before God. Ask Him to take control and rely on Him to do so. This takes time to become a regular practice but if you commit, the Lord will help.
Most importantly, ask the Lord to give you His Holy Spirit as He is the gift given to everyone who believes in Jesus. The Holy Spirit will help you to properly acknowledge and rely upon God. And when you learn to submit to the voice of God, you will experience the Holy Spirit working out the Lords will in and through you. You will not make the mistakes made by those God spoke to via Prophet Hosea. That way the punishment of Jeremiah 17:5, a punishment that befell the children of Jacob when they were captured by enemies, will not be your portion, IJMN Amen.
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