5 Bible Verses About Forsaking God

The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.

Deuteronomy 28:20KJV

And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.

Deuteronomy 31:16KJV

But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

Deuteronomy 32:15KJV

And they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the Lord to anger.

Judges 2:12KJV

And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.

Judges 2:13KJV
These scriptural voices offer a solemn illumination, revealing the profound gravity of spiritual alienation. To turn away from God is to relinquish the very source of light and life, a catastrophic misdirection of the soul's essential orientation. The verses underscore the inherent desolation and peril found in this abandonment, depicting it not merely as a moral error, but as a forfeiture of the ultimate reality that sustains being and gives meaning to existence. Reflection upon these passages compels a stark confrontation with the consequences of forsaking the Divine: a descent into spiritual barrenness, confusion, and a tragic loss of purpose. Let the weight of these truths inspire a deeper commitment to cleave ever more firmly to Him who alone is the enduring anchor, the unchangeable truth, the inexhaustible wellspring of all that is good and real. The application is clear: constancy of heart and mind directed toward Him is the sole path to true security and fulfillment.