FAITH CAPSULE: Failure to acknowledge Him is the knowledge not to know Him.
Jeremiah 2
The book of Deuteronomy pointed out, “…the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.” (Deuteronomy 30:14) It is not impossible and it is true that those who go far from the word of God you 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 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? 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 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 every walk of your life it is worthy to identify Him for what He has done and what He is doing.
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. Which god are you turning to? Is it money, your profession or sport? In Jeremiah 2:13 God responded to the children of Israel’s act 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. ” 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: Ask God to help you and redirect you from every wrong step that you have taken away from God.