In Chapter 2, the text says, "She [Israel] has not acknowledged that I (the LORD) was the one Who gave her the grain, the new wine, and oil, who lavished on her the silver and gold - which they used for Baal." The Israelites' problem was rooted in not acknowledging the One Who gave them their daily provisions and great wealth. Once they forsook their anchor, their worship led them to false gods and human trust.
We need to be faithful to Jesus Christ and to worship Him as the One from whom all blessings flow. We need to stay anchored in this safe harbor. If we acknowledge the one, true, and living God as our sustainer and provider, we will stay on firm ground.
Once we begin to forget to worship God for whom we are totally dependent, we begin to drift. We start trusting in ourselves, in others, and begin to worship man-made gods that reinforce our own independence.
Stay rooted in the LORD. Life (this one's and the next) will go much better.
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