Faithfulness

Hosea 4:1 - Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites, because the LORD has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: “There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land.


Joel 1:14 - Declare a holy fast; call a sacred assembly. Summon the elders and all who live in the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.

Isaiah 1:3 - The ox knows its master, the donkey its owner’s manger, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.”

Joshua 24:14 - “Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.

Hosea 10:12 - Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and showers his righteousness on you.

Hosea 5:4 - “Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God. A spirit of prostitution is in their heart; they do not acknowledge the LORD.

Hosea 6:6 - For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.

Application:

· Am I loyal to the Lord? Do I deal rightly with men?
· Do I mourn? Am I repentant? Am I humble? Do I seek God's help, guidance and forgiveness?
· Do I refuse to know and understand God?
· Do I revere the Lord? Am I truly devoted to Him?
· Do I do what is right?
· Do I sin persistently?
· Do I love God steadfastly? Do I have knowledge of God?

All Scripture verses taken from NIV