Blessings in the Mighty Name of Yeshua Hamashiach!
“My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children” (Hosea 4:6).
While it’s been thousands of years since this book was written, Hosea’s warning still applies to us today. Instead of reading and adhering to God’s word, the Bible, we listen to other teachers—some of whom might be false. We don’t read His word for ourselves but instead rely on pastors and others to tell us what is the truth.
Or perhaps worse, we hear the Word but decide to heed our own will, comfort, and desires rather than what God wants. We know He wants us to follow His ways, but instead we cave to the whims of the flesh and engage in immorality or other sinful behavior. We let the devil get a foothold (Ephesians 4:27), and the slippery slope to sin begins.
Today, we can see this as a call to action, to morality, to wisdom, and to obedience. We must remember the words of Romans 6:23, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
In conclusion, we can learn a lot about the warnings God gives His people in Hosea 4:6. May we remember to obey God and accept His knowledge in spite of what others say or what we prefer to do.
As Jesus told the people, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12).
Shalom
Pastor Williams