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Deuteronomy 26:16-19
Israel had been redeemed from Egypt, made a covenant with God, and been told their responsibility. God makes it very clear that the relationship between Him and man is a two-way affair. Upon us devolves the duty of complete consecration and willingness to obey. We are called to faithfulness to Him and to each other as reflected in our lives by our keeping of His commandments. God on His part grants us access to Him by which He ministers great blessings of His Spirit, giving us the means to be faithful.
Israel failed miserably, being guilty of all manner of faithlessness. So great was their faithlessness that God sundered the relationship. Perhaps nowhere is Israel's faithlessness shown more vividly than in Hosea 2:2-5.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Fruit of the Spirit: FaithfulnessRelated Topics: Covenant Relationship | Covenantal Responsibilities | Faithfulness | Faithlessness | Israel as Harlot | Israel's Adultery | Israel's Faithlessness | Keeping Commandments | Obedience | Redemption | Relationship with God
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