In Hosea 13:5b-6 it says, "In the land of drought. As they had their pasture, they became satisfied. And being satisfied, their hearts became proud; Therefore, they forgot Me."
In several instances in the book of Hosea, God goes back to the time of Egypt. When he led the people of Israel across a land of drought to the promise land. Here he does so again, reminding the people that when they reached the promise land they quickly forgot Him. Moses warned the people before they entered the promise land that this would happen. Yet, it was not only in the promise land that they strayed from Him. It just made it easier to walk away. They also disobeyed him in the desert also time and time again. When times got tough they accused God and Moses of leading them into the desert to kill them.
It is easy to point fingers at the people of Israel saying that I would not do that. But, the truth is that this is a part of our sin nature. This tendency to be self-sufficient, to not pray, to take the easy road instead of the road less traveled. The people became self-reliant because in their hearts they thought they could handle the challenges of life without God's help, forgetting that He was the reason that they were there in the first place. That is easy to do when things are going well, but God still calls it spiritual adultery.
Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide, and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter by it. For the gate is small, and the way is narrow that leads to life, and few are those who find it." Matthew 7:13-14
I pray as I read this that God would replace my stubborn heart that wants to do things its own way with a heart that is cleanse and pure and seeks after him. "Create in Me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me." Psalm 51:10
