💥"ஆதவன்" 🌳தியானம் - எண் 1922
💥 "AATHAVAN"
Meditation – No. 1922
📆 Wednesday, May 13, 2026
"Yet I have been the
Lord your God since the land of Egypt; and you were not to know any god except
Me, for there is no saviour besides Me." (Hosea 13:4)
The events in the lives of
the Israelites serve as a shadow and a reflection of our spiritual lives today.
In today's meditation, we will explore in detail the truth found in this verse.
The trait of ungratefulness
is prevalent among human beings. People often quickly forget those who have
helped them. No matter how much assistance they have received, some completely
erase those deeds from their memory. Furthermore, they sometimes even work
against their benefactors. If we throw a piece of biscuit to a stray dog, it
never forgets us. Yet, in many instances, humans behave worse than dogs.
Today’s verse admonishes us not to live with such ingratitude.
God liberated the Israelites
from the bondage of Egypt, led them toward Canaan—a land flowing with milk and
honey—and made that land their own. However, the Israelites soon forgot God’s
mercy and power and began to worship other gods.
In the same way, God has
delivered us today from the "Egypt" of sin. Our old life of sin was
much like the Israelites being slaves to the Egyptians. God, in His grace, has
redeemed us from that life and is leading us as a spiritual people.
Just as God led the
Israelites through the wilderness after redeeming them from Egypt, we too may
face difficult life challenges—similar to a wilderness—when we are rescued from
a "pleasurable" life of sin. However, God leads us this way for our
good future and so that we may reach the Heavenly Canaan. Following our main
verse, the Lord God says:
"I cared for you in the
wilderness, in the land of terrible drought." (Hosea 13:5)
After being redeemed, led
through the wilderness, and entering Canaan, the Israelites backslid within a
short time and worshipped other gods. Similarly, many people today who have
been saved by God begin to "taste" their old sinful life again after
a while.
These old habits and desires
are what the verse refers to as "other gods." For some, these
"other gods" might be money, position, lust, or a thirst for power.
Today’s meditation warns us: Do not acknowledge such gods, and do not forget
the God who freed you from the slavery of sin.
If we continue to worship
these other gods, we will become slaves once again. Dearly beloved, when the
Israelites worshipped other gods, they became captives to the Babylonians and
Assyrians. God’s Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed, and His glory departed from
them. If we deviate from the holy ways of the God who redeemed and leads us,
our spiritual life will be shattered, and the glory of God will depart from us.
Therefore, the Lord God
says: "You were not to know any god except Me, for there is no saviour
besides Me."
"Other gods" do
not only refer to the deities of other religions. Rather, it refers to anyone
or anything to which we give priority over God. When we prioritize these
things, it means we are "knowing" other gods and forsaking our
Redeemer.
In the critical moments of
our lives, nothing and no one we have prioritized over God will be able to help
us. Therefore, let us live giving priority to the Lord God alone.
"There is no saviour
besides Me," says the Lord God.

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