MIDCOURSE CORRECTION: MAKING CHANGES BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE (6 OF 6)
by Tim Badal
Scripture: Amos 9:1-15
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Midcourse Correction: Making Changes Before It Is Too Late (6 of 6)
Series: Amos: Let Justice Roll
Tim Badal
Amos 9
Turn in God's Word to the book of Amos. For the past few weeks, we've been exploring this often-neglected Old Testament book by one of the minor prophets. Amos was an ordinary man whom God called, a shepherd and a caretaker of sycamore trees. He was from a city in Judah named Tekoa, not far from Jerusalem and even closer to Bethlehem.
God called this man, who was living an obscure, average life, to do something Amos probably never expected to do. Amos did not come from a line of prophets or other great men. More likely he was just going about life with his family and friends when God called him to a unique role.
This reminds us that God often calls ordinary people to do extraordinary things. Before we get too excited, we need to realize that the call God gave to Amos did not bring him any popularity. He was assigned the task of proclaiming the judgment God was about to bring to Israel. He was to warn them of coming calamity if they did not repent and turn from their sin back to God. In this series we have seen God give warning upon warning, only for the people to remain stiff-necked and rebellious. Even as they continued to play at religion, they were essentially telling God no.
Amos' message should bring clarity and conviction to us as well: ''Return to God before it's too late.'' Even though Amos lived eight centuries before Christ, that message resounds to our world today, calling each of us to turn from our sin and return to God before it's too late. If we don't return to God, judgment and destruction will come upon us.
We can see God's faithfulness in the middle of the judgments He was warning the nation of Israel about through Amos, because in these warnings He was also giving them time to repent. As we discussed last week, the day of the Lord was definitely going to come. We see in this book the longsuffering of God, as e ...
Series: Amos: Let Justice Roll
Tim Badal
Amos 9
Turn in God's Word to the book of Amos. For the past few weeks, we've been exploring this often-neglected Old Testament book by one of the minor prophets. Amos was an ordinary man whom God called, a shepherd and a caretaker of sycamore trees. He was from a city in Judah named Tekoa, not far from Jerusalem and even closer to Bethlehem.
God called this man, who was living an obscure, average life, to do something Amos probably never expected to do. Amos did not come from a line of prophets or other great men. More likely he was just going about life with his family and friends when God called him to a unique role.
This reminds us that God often calls ordinary people to do extraordinary things. Before we get too excited, we need to realize that the call God gave to Amos did not bring him any popularity. He was assigned the task of proclaiming the judgment God was about to bring to Israel. He was to warn them of coming calamity if they did not repent and turn from their sin back to God. In this series we have seen God give warning upon warning, only for the people to remain stiff-necked and rebellious. Even as they continued to play at religion, they were essentially telling God no.
Amos' message should bring clarity and conviction to us as well: ''Return to God before it's too late.'' Even though Amos lived eight centuries before Christ, that message resounds to our world today, calling each of us to turn from our sin and return to God before it's too late. If we don't return to God, judgment and destruction will come upon us.
We can see God's faithfulness in the middle of the judgments He was warning the nation of Israel about through Amos, because in these warnings He was also giving them time to repent. As we discussed last week, the day of the Lord was definitely going to come. We see in this book the longsuffering of God, as e ...
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