Th Sin of Jeroboam

"He (Omri) followed completely the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat, committing the same sin Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit, so that they aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, by their worthless idols." (1 Kings 16:26)
Israel kept committing the "sin of Jeroboam" which is idol worship. God was angry at them. It's truly tragic when people do not learn from their own mistakes or from others' mistakes. No matter how much God demonstrated His love and care for Israel, His people continued to commit the sin of idolatry again and again.

"When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the Lord said to him, 'Go, marry a promiscuous woman and have children with her, for like an adulterous wife this land is guilty of unfaithfulness to the Lord.'" (Hosea 1:2) 
During Jeroboam II's reign, God chose and commanded Hosea, a prophet, to go marry Gomer, a promiscuous, defiled, unfaithful woman and have children with her, in order to depict God's grace, mercy, & faithful, unwavering love towards Israel in spite of Israel's idolatry, betrayal, and unfaithfulness to God. God wants us to love, seek, and follow Him wholeheartedly. When we love, seek, and follow anything else above/before God and/or in place of God, we commit spiritual adultery and idolatry.

"The harlotry of worldliness is in all the churches at this present moment. Thousands who name the name of Christ are taking possessions bestowed upon them by God and spending them in the pursuit of worldly ambitions and pleasures." (Morgan)

Prayer: Abba Father, please help me to have undivided love and loyalty to You alone and get rid of anything in my life that tries to pull me away from You. Please keep me away from worldliness. In Jesus' Name, I pray. Amen.