My people revere me not!
“Hear, O heavens! Listen, O earth! For the Lord has spoken: I reared children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows its manager, the donkey his owner’s manager, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand. Ah, sinful nation, a people loaded with guilt, a brood of evil doers, children given to corruption! They have forsaken the Lord; they have spurned the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.” (NIV) Isaiah 1:2-4
In the bible, there are a number of amazing things God did for the nation He considered His own (Israel). For example, He brought them from slavery in Egypt (Exodus 6:6) and even fed them with manna in the desert (Exodus 16). Yet Israel forgot all that God did for them and rebelled against Him. The scripture reading clearly reveals God’s bitterness and anger after Israel rebelled against Him. Indeed, it is sad that even animals such as ox and donkeys know and follow their master’s direction but we humans often forsake our Lord and fail to follow His directions.
Once upon a time, when man goes against God’s word, he or she is not given a chance to ask for forgiveness but immediately stroke dead. As time went on, this was changed so that man can seek forgiveness through Jesus Christ. Because of this leniency, mankind has taken God for granted and perpetrating all forms of vices both in the dark and in broad daylight. It is unfortunate that Christians have joined in disrespecting our God.
Once, I was discussing with a friend about the sins we commit as Christians in secret places. I told him if our secret sins are written boldly on our foreheads and only people looking at us can see, we will be amazed at what we will be seeing on fellow Christians’ foreheads. I will be no exception with so many sins that my small forehead will not be able to accommodate. In as much as this scenario is funny, it would be so embarrassing if it happens.
We are imperfect beings and we are prone to sin but must we live in sin as a sign of disrespect to our maker? Certainly not! We must aim at perfection just like Christ. Let us thrive to live sin free lives as a sign of reverence to our maker. Our God is severe in His punishment of those who disrespect Him through sinning and He is also rewarding in those who revere Him.
Dear reader, if you are not yet a Christian, why not consider to give your life to Christ now and thrive to be perfect as He is. It is only in Him that we can revere the Creator. The time to seek and know Him is now. Contact the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for directions on how to know the Lord we serve and then thrive to revere Him in all we do. May God bless you.