FAITH CAPSULE: Destruction strikes when there is no knowledge.

Hosea 4

One with half knowledge or without knowledge is the same as not knowing.
Understanding is the result of having a knowing edge in the ways of life.
The source of understanding is listening.
Jesus identifies the reason for the lack of understanding as the inability to listen.
Listen to the wisdom of God by hearing and hearing (the word of God)(John 8:43)
To gain a knowing edge will not be a vessel of destruction, but to live for the glory of God.
A lack of knowledge is a route to destruction.
Hosea 4:6 records for all, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.”
Demonstrating a lack of knowledge or half of knowledge is not an excuse for obedience to the word of God or failing to exercise knowledge before God.
Have you forgotten or not known the law of God?
God is a gracious God.
God will not overlook the consequences for not doing according to His word for His glory.
God is not a God who will entertain any form of excuse from anyone who despises His law.
Forgetting the law of God to do wrong before God shall provoke painful consequences.
Are you considering a reasonable excuse for despising the law of God?
Adam had a good excuse that did not count before God.
Adam violated the law of God.
He ate wrongly when his wife, Mrs. Eve persuaded him to eat from the wrong tree.
God approached him, “…Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?” (Genesis 3:11)
Adam answered with a good excuse before God, “Then the man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.” (Genesis 3:12)
Adam had a reasonable excuse, knowing that he did not ask God for Eve.
God gave Adam Eve as a helper.
Adam demonstrated a lack of knowledge.
The excuse for his disobedience before God is a lack of knowledge.
Adam forgot that God never does wrong.
The case of Nadab and Abihu testifies that ignorance is not an excuse before God.
Nadab and Abihu demonstrated a lack of knowledge concerning the word of God. Every lack of knowledge exposes man to a risk of devastating consequences.

Leviticus 10:1-2 records, “Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them. So fire went out from the LORD and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.”
There was no time for both sons of Aaron to give an excuse to escape the consequences of their lack of knowledge.
It is knowledge to engage the command of God as directed.
Avoid the painful consequences of a lack of knowledge.

Prayer for today: Ask God to enable you not to forget His law.