Hosea 6:6
"For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice;
and the knowledge of God
more than burnt offerings
God valued a relationship with His people, more than their offerings. It is not that God would not make Himself available to them, rather it was because they rejected him. God was aware that they could not fulfill their responsibility to love Him, without diligent instruction. What God was saying here in Chapter 6 of the Book of Hosea; summarizes Israel's problem throughout the Old Testament. The Lack of knowledge of God!
The union of right knowledge and wrong practice is just wrong in itself; and it is especially offensive to Almighty God. Now don't get me wrong here! I'm not criticizing the people of Israel now or then, because we the gentiles are no different. All that know and serve God should know who they offend and how they offend him! However; with our Knowledge of God's Grace, and the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus Christ; We still choose to do that which displeases Him.
So then, we go through our life day after day enjoying, "what we ourselves are doing by our actions and our deeds. The question being; are they wrong in the eyes of God? If they are; our knowledge becomes darkened (Romans 1:21).
Our most important responsibility no matter what outward or physical accomplishments are achieved, God is concerned with the attitude of the heart. God desires that an individuals total being be involved in the pursuit of the "Knowledge Of God" Jesus explains this in (Matthew 12:1-8). Let us retain this in our heart and mind: "Everyone that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God (1John 4:7). For God Is Love!
Amen!!
Reading: (Hosea 6:1-11)
(Deut. 6:1-18)
(Matt. 12:1-8)
May God Bless You
And Your Families
Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.
The Cross Life Ministry
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