FAITH CAPSULE:  One that does not acknowledge God is far from Him.

Jeremiah 2

Failure to acknowledge God is a passage to fail not to gain and retain the presence of God.
The character of one that is far from God leads to failure.
Deuteronomy 30:14 records, “…the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.”  
It is not impossible to go far from God, and those who go far from the word of God will not remember to acknowledge Him for all He has done. 
Where there is a failure to identify with what He has done, failure to do what is right will be the character of one who does not acknowledge God.
God spoke through Jeremiah to the children of Israel, “What injustice have your fathers found in Me, that they have gone far from Me, Have followed idols, And have become idolaters? Neither did they say, ‘Where is the LORD, Who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, Who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, Through a land of drought and the shadow of death, through a land that no one crossed And where no one dwelt?’” (Jeremiah 2:4-6) 
Knowing God to be a jealous God, giving Him attention by acknowledging Him for the past and present doing is to gain His attention. 
When God spoke through Jeremiah, the children of Israel had failed to do what was right by not identifying Him for the past and not acknowledging Him for the present. 
In every walk of life, it is worthy to identify God for what He has done and doing. 
As a believer, constantly and consistently acknowledge God, for what He has done, what He is doing, and what He will do. 
When there is a failure to acknowledge Him, the foolishness to be turning away to another god takes charge. 
Consciously or unconsciously, which god are you turning to? 
Is it money, your profession, or sport? 
In Jeremiah 2:13, God responded to the acts of the children of Israel as “two evils” by stating, “For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, And hewn themselves cisterns—broken cisterns that can hold no water. ” 
The children of Israel committed two evils, and God laid down the consequences of their evil deeds. 
The word went further for the children of Israel, “…Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing that you have forsaken the Lord your God, and the fear of Me is not in you says the LORD of hosts.” (Jeremiah2:19)  
It is never too late to stand up where there is evidence of falling short. However, not to rise and stand but to remain on the ground is self-destruction.

Prayer for today: Ask to be enabled with redirection from every wrong step taken away from God.