Hosea 4:13 (ESV) —
13 They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains
and burn offerings on the hills,
under oak, poplar, and terebinth,
because their shade is good.
Therefore your daughters play the whore,
and your brides commit adultery.
NOTE: This verse is
interesting, because their religious observance (to idols) was partly based on
comfort. Other pleasures of the flesh included temple prostitutes and wine
(lots of wine). They liked idolatry because it fed their flesh and made them
feel good. We are just as guilty. Most people choose a church based on their
feelings of comfort. Maybe those feelings are not fleshly, but some are. The
color of a carpet or the number of times hymns are sung is getting pretty
close, especially when we demand these things. A believer should not demand
service fits his or her desire. Our focus needs to be on Jesus and our
relationship to him. We need to hear the word, but even more importantly, we
need to obey the word. That is our greatest failing in the church today. We
don't apply the word of God.
PRAYER: Open our
eyes Lord to our shallowness. Help us to see the weakness of our faith and our
need for a deeper relationship with you. Help us to see the need to apply the
word and not to fool ourselves.
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