OT -- Amos 7:1-9:15
Oh, I love this part of Amos. I could certainly understand why he says what he does.
God shows Amos the images of locusts and fire devouring the landscape and Amos pleads for the people. God relents. Amos feels almost giddy with relief and then almost immediately bumps into a 'priest' who clearly despises Amos. Get out! he cries. You are prophesying against the king!
At this point, Amos must have gone into a fury because he starts spouting doom and destruction but who could blame him at this point?
But even Amos blows out eventually and give hope.
"I will plant Israel in their own land, never to be uprooted from the land I have given them," says the Lord God.
NT -- Revelation 3:7-22
Today's scripture wraps up the letters to the seven churches. Of them all, Philadelphia was the best, I think. They have 'little strength' but have soldiered on.
Laodicea, however, is only lukewarm. Better to be hot or cold than lukewarm. Be earnest! Repent!
Tomorrow we start with the visions.
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