Amos 5: 4,14-15 For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel; Seek ye me, and ye shall live. Seek good and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken. Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgement in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
Yesterday in Amos 4, the Lord was bent on destroying Israel. Today in Chapter 5, He is giving them a second chance, once more showing His magnanimity; His merciful, forgiving nature. ‘Seek ye me, and ye shall live.’ That must have been very encouraging to the Israelites. He’s telling them to reject their sinful ways of idolatry, oppression of the poor, corruption, drunken revelry and such other things that He abhors. ‘Seek good and not evil, that ye may live.’ Friends, that statement also holds true for us today. We’ve become so attuned to and comfortable with evil, that sometimes it leaves us unmoved, and that’s not right. If we want the Most High God to be with us, we’ve got to be constantly aware of the evil around us, and do our best to forsake it, cause it only drags us down, destroys communication with God and draws us out of His loving fold. ‘Hate the evil, and LOVE the good.’ That’s the Lord’s edict. How many of us are seriously doing that today eh Friends? Only each individual and God really know. But it’s essential people, if we want to remain in God’s good grace and enjoy His wonderful blessings and benefits. ‘Establish judgement in the gate,’ is another of His directives. That means be righteous, honest and true; stop oppressing the poor and needy. Let your laws be just and equitable, which hope fully will lead to right decisions. If those conditions are satisfied, then ‘it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.’ It’s the same message He’s sending us today, my Friends. Note that He was so angry and fed up with His chosen that He did not make a definitive promise, but simply states, ‘it may be.’ I believe He’s reached that same stage of ‘fedupness’ with us, and if we don’t smarten up soon, we’ll feel the brunt of His anger, and ‘wailing shall be in the streets.’ Now that was a solemn promise, not a simple maybe. We don’t need to experience His wrath, we have enough other problems to deal with right now, so please, let’s do as He says nuh: ‘Seek ye me…Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you…’ Much LOVE!…the loving kindness of God…is much more desirable… than His displeasure…
Yesterday in Amos 4, the Lord was bent on destroying Israel. Today in Chapter 5, He is giving them a second chance, once more showing His magnanimity; His merciful, forgiving nature. ‘Seek ye me, and ye shall live.’ That must have been very encouraging to the Israelites. He’s telling them to reject their sinful ways of idolatry, oppression of the poor, corruption, drunken revelry and such other things that He abhors. ‘Seek good and not evil, that ye may live.’ Friends, that statement also holds true for us today. We’ve become so attuned to and comfortable with evil, that sometimes it leaves us unmoved, and that’s not right. If we want the Most High God to be with us, we’ve got to be constantly aware of the evil around us, and do our best to forsake it, cause it only drags us down, destroys communication with God and draws us out of His loving fold. ‘Hate the evil, and LOVE the good.’ That’s the Lord’s edict. How many of us are seriously doing that today eh Friends? Only each individual and God really know. But it’s essential people, if we want to remain in God’s good grace and enjoy His wonderful blessings and benefits. ‘Establish judgement in the gate,’ is another of His directives. That means be righteous, honest and true; stop oppressing the poor and needy. Let your laws be just and equitable, which hope fully will lead to right decisions. If those conditions are satisfied, then ‘it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.’ It’s the same message He’s sending us today, my Friends. Note that He was so angry and fed up with His chosen that He did not make a definitive promise, but simply states, ‘it may be.’ I believe He’s reached that same stage of ‘fedupness’ with us, and if we don’t smarten up soon, we’ll feel the brunt of His anger, and ‘wailing shall be in the streets.’ Now that was a solemn promise, not a simple maybe. We don’t need to experience His wrath, we have enough other problems to deal with right now, so please, let’s do as He says nuh: ‘Seek ye me…Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you…’ Much LOVE!…the loving kindness of God…is much more desirable… than His displeasure…
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