"Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for 23 January 2013, from Cindi, a Daughter of the King of kings and Lord of lords."
Today's Blog Title: "Israel Did Not Accept Correction"
Today's Blog Scripture Reading: Amos 4:1-13
Today's Key Verse: Amos 4:13 "For behold, He who form mountains, And creates the wind, Who declares to man what his thought is, And makes the morning darkness, Who treads the high places of the earth--The LORD God of hosts is His name."
"Hear this word, you cows Bashan," is an indictment against the women of Samaria. The "cows" of Bashan were noted for being well fed and strong because of the lush pastures of the area. The women of Samaria lived in luxurious wantonness, enjoying their luxury, because they oppressed the poor and crushed the needy. When the women of the land sink to such a low moral and degraded state, God's judgment must fall, for the entire land is degraded.
In Psalm 32:9, the writer urges believers not to "be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle." Israel was even worst: God's people were unwilling to be controlled even though God used the rod.
In verses 6-11, are a series of 5 calamities that God had already set upon the Israelites in an effort to drive them to repentance. The 1st calamity in verse 6, was "famine." The 2nd calamity in verses 7-8, was "drought." The 3rd calamity in verse 9, was "crop disease" and "locusts." The 4th calamity in verse 10, was "plague" and "warfare." The 5th calamity in verse 11, was the "destruction of Israelite cities."
Because Israel would not return to God through these 5 calamities, she would have to meet God Himself. To be confronted--inescapably--by the God it had scorned and rejected, would be a fate more terrible than Israel could ever imagine.
"Prepare to meet your God, O Israel," is a warning that God is not going to visit Israel with salvation, but rather with inevitable and complete judgment. "Wind" in verse 13, also means "spirit." God creates both the "wind" and the "human spirit", therefore, He is sovereign over both.
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness. Love God More Today. ALWAYS remember that when you have a spiritual, emotional, relational, physical, or financial dilemma in your life, and you yell out, "I CAN'T," GOD Whispers to you, "BUT I CAN."
Click on this link at www.cindi-davis.blogspot.com for a Bible Verse from Isaiah 14:12-15.
Jesus Reigns, and He Is, and Always Will Be In Complete and Total Control!!!
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
Today's Blog Title: "Israel Did Not Accept Correction"
Today's Blog Scripture Reading: Amos 4:1-13
Today's Key Verse: Amos 4:13 "For behold, He who form mountains, And creates the wind, Who declares to man what his thought is, And makes the morning darkness, Who treads the high places of the earth--The LORD God of hosts is His name."
"Hear this word, you cows Bashan," is an indictment against the women of Samaria. The "cows" of Bashan were noted for being well fed and strong because of the lush pastures of the area. The women of Samaria lived in luxurious wantonness, enjoying their luxury, because they oppressed the poor and crushed the needy. When the women of the land sink to such a low moral and degraded state, God's judgment must fall, for the entire land is degraded.
In Psalm 32:9, the writer urges believers not to "be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle." Israel was even worst: God's people were unwilling to be controlled even though God used the rod.
In verses 6-11, are a series of 5 calamities that God had already set upon the Israelites in an effort to drive them to repentance. The 1st calamity in verse 6, was "famine." The 2nd calamity in verses 7-8, was "drought." The 3rd calamity in verse 9, was "crop disease" and "locusts." The 4th calamity in verse 10, was "plague" and "warfare." The 5th calamity in verse 11, was the "destruction of Israelite cities."
Because Israel would not return to God through these 5 calamities, she would have to meet God Himself. To be confronted--inescapably--by the God it had scorned and rejected, would be a fate more terrible than Israel could ever imagine.
"Prepare to meet your God, O Israel," is a warning that God is not going to visit Israel with salvation, but rather with inevitable and complete judgment. "Wind" in verse 13, also means "spirit." God creates both the "wind" and the "human spirit", therefore, He is sovereign over both.
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness. Love God More Today. ALWAYS remember that when you have a spiritual, emotional, relational, physical, or financial dilemma in your life, and you yell out, "I CAN'T," GOD Whispers to you, "BUT I CAN."
Click on this link at www.cindi-davis.blogspot.com for a Bible Verse from Isaiah 14:12-15.
Jesus Reigns, and He Is, and Always Will Be In Complete and Total Control!!!
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
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