Category: Devotions

At the moment, half the world is on some kind of “lockdown” due to the coronavirus. This means we are separated from friends, relatives, and other people we used to work with, worship with, and go to school with. This

Despite repeated warnings, the people of Israel refused to repent. Judgment was going to fall. It was just a matter of how they would be judged. First God showed Amos a vision of locust, which Amos asked the Lord to

Prosperous, prideful, passive – these words describe the rich people of Samaria. They partied and drank, and sang and ate, and lounged about, enjoying their wealth and their precious foods and ointments. Not caring that their wealth was gained through

National destruction was now imminent. There was no doubt Israel was going to fall. They would be carried into captivity (v.27) and most of their warriors would fall (v.3). As a result, God tells Amos to sin a funeral song

It’s amazing how stubborn people can be. Sometimes, no amount of reason or truth will change our minds. This was the situation in Amos 4. The chapter is initially addressed to the wealthy, pampered women of Israel, who had grown

One of the great sins of the world is oppression, when those who have power use their power to mistreat others, and when those who have resources seek to gain more from the poor and the weak. Oppression is the

Out of the fields came a man named Amos, a farmer and a shepherd. God gave him a message that “The Lord will roar from Zion” causing fields and mountains to mourn. His message begins by looking at the transgressions