And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it,
and remember all the commandments of the Lord, and do them;
and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes,
after which ye use to go a whoring:
That ye may remember, and do all My commandments,
and be holy unto your God. Numbers 15:39-40
God had ways to help His people remember Him. He told Moses to have the people make blue fringe on their garments so they would remember His commands. He told them to wear frontlets on their forehead so they would remember. God told His people to tell of all the things He had done in all their generations so they didn’t forget Who God was. They needed God every day for food and water. He put a pillar of fire by night and a cloud by day for them to follow. They still forgot about Him sometimes.
It can be easy to forget God for a moment, which can be for longer if allowed to go on. One step toward sin, and things can go awry quickly. Jesus said, Watch and pray. The world itself can be a god or an idol. Loving the world is idolatry.
That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart,
because they are all estranged from Me through their idols.
Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God;
Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols;
and turn away your faces from all your abominations. Ezekiel 14:5-6
When we do not put God first, we are being unfaithful to God. Our God is a Jealous God. He demands first place. If you wish to serve Him, don’t do it half-way. When Jesus is not the most important of everything in our lives, we are only partially surviving Him. He is worthy of all of our attention and affection.