God’s words thru Hosea tell a reason that the people were ruined.  “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)  Without God’s word to guide our lives we will only live like the world.  “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” (Romans 12:2)  To have the knowledge of God’s word that we need to live takes work on our part.  “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15)  We have the Bereans as an example to follow for getting that knowledge and keeping it in our minds to guide us.  “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” (Acts 17:11)

Today’s reading: Hosea 1-7