“The people of Israel mingle with godless foreigners, making
themselves as worthless as a half-baked cake!" Hosea 7:8 ... I came across
this verse earlier this week and it's kinda stuck in my head and got me
thinking... Riley recently made a beautiful cake, it tasted so, so Good! She
came up with the idea for the cake, found a recipe she liked and made the cake
from start to finish with very little help from me. It was as close to a
perfect cake as I can imagine, especially for an 11 year old! Imagine now if
she just had the idea and ran with it, not taking the time to research a recipe
or design for the decoration, just throwing together ingredients and deciding
for herself how long or at what temperature to bake it, it would certainly not
have turned out the the same way, it would have been a worthless, half baked
cake. Following the directions and seeking advice from those more experienced
helps lead to a successful outcome. If we, like the Isrealites, mingle with the
godless, do not seek God or heed the advice of those God sends into our lives,
we too will become as worthless has a half baked cake. If however we take the
time to read Gods word and seek the advice from those more spiritually mature,
the outcome of our lives will certainly be a success!
