ACT OF DOUBLE EVIL
Jeremiah 2

When you go far from God you will not remember to acknowledge Him for all He has done, there will be a failure to identify with what He is doing and as a result, failure to do what is right will be in place. 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? 6 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 constant and consistent attention and identifying Him as He who saw you through in the past and acknowledging Him for the present is important. At the time He was speaking through Jeremiah, the children of Israel had failed to do what is right by not identifying Him for the past and not acknowledging Him for the present. In your new beginning, in your new position, it is worthy to identify Him for what He has done and what He is doing. The children of Israel at that time failed to serve God but turned to gods. Jeremiah 2:11, “Has a nation changed its gods, Which are not gods? But my people have changed their Glory for what does not profit.” God is the God that does not overlook sin and He did not overlook the failure of the children of Israel. Are you in any way taking the kind of steps that were taken by the children of Israel as mentioned above? As a believer, it is required to constantly acknowledge God for what He has done, what He is doing and what He will do. When there is a failure to acknowledge Him, there will be knowledge of turning away to another god. Some turn to money, profession or sport as their god. God responded to the children of Israel’s act as “two evils”. Jeremiah 2:13, “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. ” Children of Israel committed two evils and God lay down the consequences of their evil deed. 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:O Lord my God, search me, help me and redirect me from every wrong step that I have taken away from You.