<p><span class="fs-17 fg-mustard bold">For Reading and Meditation:</span><br><span class="italic">     <span class="scriptRef" ref="ho+6:1-11">Hosea 6:1-11</span></span></p><p>A danger that we must acquaint ourselves with as we discuss the need to contemplate God more deeply is that of becoming more interested in godliness than in God Himself. Theologian Jim Packer puts the point effectively when he says that "moving in evangelical circles as I do I am often troubled by what I find. While my fellow believers are constantly seeking to advance in godliness, they show little direct interest in God Himself. When they study Scripture, only the principles of personal godliness get their attention; their heavenly Father does not. It is as if they should concentrate on the ethics of marriage and fail to spend time with their spouse!" He goes on to say: "There is something narcissistic, and, to tell the truth, nutty in being more concerned with godliness than about God." I think "nutty" is the right word. I knew a man who went to every seminar he could find on the subject of marriage, and whenever he came upon a new idea of a deep insight he would reflect for hours on its wonder and profundity. The only trouble was he never got past the reflecting stage, and while he indulged himself in new and profound ideas, his wife was left languishing at home. How sad that a man can take more interest in the principles that undergird his marriage than in the partner whom he has pledged to love, honor, and cherish. Let's be watchful that we don't care more for the principles of godliness than the God we are called to praise and please every day of our lives.</p><p class="center-it italic bold mlr40 mtb20">Gracious and loving heavenly Father, forgive me I pray if I have been caught up more in the mechanics of my faith than in the dynamics of it. May nothing ever become more important to me than my relationship with You. Amen.</p><div class="tl-lightgrey mt20 pt20 flexbox-row-wrap jc-around"><div><div class="fs-17 fg-mustard bold center-it">AdditionalVerses</div><ul style="margin-top:0px"><li><span class="scriptRef" ref="2ti+3:1-5">2 Timothy 3:1-5</span></li><li><span class="scriptRef" ref="2ch+25:1-2">2 Chronicles 25:1-2</span></li><li><span class="scriptRef" ref="isa+29:13">Isaiah 29:13</span></li></ul></div>

<div><div class="fs-17 fg-mustard bold center-it">Questions to Consider</div><ul style="margin-top:0px"><li>What is one of the signs of the last days?</li><li>What is said of Amaziah?</li></ul></div></div>

Let a little light into your soul every day with this wonderful devotional from English pastor Selwyn Hughes.

Every Day Light with Selwyn Hughes

"Your love is like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears." (v. 4)

<p> <sup class="verse-number">6</sup> For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.</p>

For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Hosea 6:6

 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

In 1604, King James I of England authorized that a new translation of the Bible into English be started. It was finished in 1611, just 85 years after the first translation of the New Testament into English appeared (Tyndale, 1526). The Authorized Version, or King James Version, quickly became the standard for English-speaking Protestants. Its flowing language and prose rhythm has had a profound influence on the literature of the past 400 years. The King James Version present on the Bible Gateway matches the 1987 printing. The KJV is public domain in the United States.

OT: Masoretic Text, some LXX and Vulgate influence.
NT: Textus Receptus, similar to the Byzantine text-type; some readings derived from the Vulgate.
Apocrypha: Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate.

Hosea 6:6 KJV

Hosea 6:6 KJV

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