Amos 2 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Amos 2.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/amo/2/1/s_881001

Meditate on verse 4.

 

Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Judah

 and for four I will not revoke its punishment, because

they rejected the law of the LORD and have not kept His

 statutes; their lies also have led them astray,

 those after which their fathers walked.

 

The pattern continues in the second chapter of Amos: “Thus says the LORD, ‘For three transgressions and for four I will not revoke its punishment, because…’” (vs. 1, 4, 6).  Sadly, Judah and Israel are now included with the six Gentile nations in God’s judgement (Amos 1:3, 6, 9, 11, 13; 2:1, 4, 6).  Sadder still is the fact that Judah and Israel have God’s Law; they are God’s chosen people; they know better, yet like the heathen nations surrounding them, they pile sin on top of sin, ignoring God’s Word and incurring His wrath.

 

Just like Amos 1, the sins listed in this chapter are still committed today:  desecration of human remains, rejecting God’s Law and ignoring His statutes, following lies, human trafficking, extortion, immorality, idolatry, and oppression (vs. 1, 4, 6-8).  This list of sins is overwhelming and so tragic, and most of God’s indictments are against His people who know better.  “O LORD, remove the blinders from our eyes, so we can examine our lives and repent of our sins against You.”

 

Use the words from Amos 2:4 and 13, asking God for forgiveness and restoration as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 

“LORD, please forgive me for rejecting Your Law

 and not keeping Your statutes.  Do not

 let lies lead me astray.  Do not let me walk in the

 lies of this world.  LORD, I want to bring

You joy and not weigh You down as a wagon is

weighed down when filled with sheaves. 

In Your name, Jesus~”

 

The WATCHMAN on the WALL, 4 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell