6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to Me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. ~ Hosea 4:6
In a culture that is constantly shifting the lines between right and wrong, how can we clearly set a standard for morality? The LORD declares throughout Scripture that He does not change. If everything else around us changes, then would it not stand to reason that our morality shouldn’t be based on an ever-changing society, but on a God who is the same yesterday, today, and forever?
The word translated knowledge is the Hebrew word dǎ·ʿǎṯ which means: understand, wisdom, a knowledge with a focus on moral qualities and its application. In other words, we teach a morality that is measured by the Word of God as the plumbline… NOT by society’s standards. Society does not dictate our beliefs, nor does it dictate our morality, but only God and God alone.
When we turn away from God, and reject God’s laws, and His precepts as our benchmark, and we cling to society’s loose morality standards, we are in essence thrusting God behind our backs similarly as the Israelites did in Isaiah’s day. When that happens, and we continuously ignore the warnings. We continuously ignore the prophets. We continuously ignore the very Word of God … then God will pronounce on us that which we do not want to hear.
Dear LORD, please forgive me for all of the times I have cast aside true morality for the morality the world offers as truth. Please forgive me every time I have refused to draw a line in the sand. Please give me a heart that understands and desires You and Your Kingdom. Help me to not be deceived by the lies of this world, but to discern Truth from falsehood. In Jesus’ name, I pray, amen.