Amos 5:16-27.

-
Amos 5.16-27
Judgment Is Coming

This is what the Lord has sworn:

Noisy crying will be heard in every town and street. Even farmers will
be told to mourn for the dead, together with those who are paid to
mourn. Your vineyards will be filled with crying and weeping, because
I will punish you. I, the Lord, have spoken!

When the Lord Judges

You look forward to the day when the Lord comes to judge. But you are
in for trouble! It won't be a time of sunshine; all will be darkness.
You will run from a lion, only to meet a bear. You will escape to your
house, rest your hand on the wall, and be bitten by a snake. The day
when the Lord judges will be dark, very dark, without a ray of light.

What the Lord Demands

I, the Lord, hate and despise your religious celebrations and your
times of worship. I won't accept your offerings or animal sacrifices-
not even your very best. No more of your noisy songs! I won't listen
when you play your harps. But let justice and fairness flow like a
river that never runs dry.

Israel, for forty years you wandered in the desert, without bringing
offerings or sacrifices to me. Now you will have to carry the two
idols you made- Sakkuth, the one you call king, and Kaiwan, the one
you built in the shape of a star. I will force you to march as
captives beyond Damascus. I, the Lord God All-Powerful, have spoken!

God bless you.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Repentance prayer

-
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days later you resurrected him. I accept that. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
Read more

Luke 17:20-37.

-
Luke 17.20-37 God's Kingdom Some Pharisees asked Jesus when God's kingdom would come. He answered, "God's kingdom isn't something you can see. There is no use saying, 'Look! Here it is' or 'Look! There it is.' God's kingdom is here with you." Jesus said to his disciples: The time will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not. When people say to you, "Look there," or "Look here," don't go looking for him. The day of the Son of Man will be like lightning flashing across the sky. But first he must suffer terribly and be rejected by the people of today. When the Son of Man comes, things will be just as they were when Noah lived. People were eating, drinking, and getting married right up to the day when Noah went into the big boat. Then the flood came and drowned everyone on earth. When Lot lived, people were also eating and drinking. They were buying, s...
Read more

Psalm 85.

-
Psalm 85 (Good News Translation)   1LORD, you have been merciful to your land; you have made Israel prosperous again. 2You have forgiven your people's sins and pardoned all their wrongs. 3You stopped being angry with them and held back your furious rage. 4Bring us back, O God our savior, and stop being displeased with us! 5Will you be angry with us forever? Will your anger never cease? 6Make us strong again, and we, your people, will praise you. 7Show us your constant love, O LORD, and give us your saving help. 8I am listening to what the LORD God is saying; he promises peace to us, his own people, if we do not go back to our foolish ways. 9Surely he is ready to save those who honor him, and his saving presence will remain in our land. 10Love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will embrace. 11Human loyalty will reach up from the earth, and God's righteousness will look down from heaven. 12The LORD will make us prosperous, and our land will produce rich harv...
Read more