FAITH CAPSULE: Acknowledging God for the present is important for the future.

Jeremiah 2
 
A failure not to acknowledge God for who He is, for what He has done and all that is He is doing testifies to not remembering 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 unwavering attention testifies to identifying Him as He who saw one through in the past. Acknowledging God for the present is important for the future. 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. Are you in a new position that calls for identifying Him for what He has done and what He is doing in your life? The children of Israel at that time failed to serve God but turned to gods. It is written, “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.” (Jeremiah 2:13) 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 or profession as their god. God responded to the children of Israel’s act as “two evils.” 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.” (Jeremiah 2:19) 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 God to redirect you from every wrong step that you are taking before Him.