THE RESULT OF COMPLACENCY AND PRIDE
Passage: Amos 6:1~14
Keyverse: 8b
1. Woe to you who are complacent (1-7)
Life was secure and comfortable for the notable and wealthy of
Israel and Judah. They ate choice meat, laid in beds adorned with ivory, and
lounged on couches. They enjoyed plenty of wine and used the finest lotions.
Their days were spent making music for themselves. But their comfort and ease
made them selfish and complacent. They ignored the moral and spiritual
deterioration of their land. Unbeknownst to them, disaster was near.
2. God abhors the pride of Jacob (8-14)
God detested the pride and arrogance of the wealthy. They boasted
of their victories but, in fact, they had nothing. They lived securely but God
would destroy their fortresses. No one would be left alive in their homes. The
wealthy had turned justice and righteousness into bitterness. Therefore, the
LORD would raise up a nation to oppress them.
Prayer: Lord, forgive my selfishness, complacency and pride. Help me to put aside my own comfort and be an instrument of justice and righteousness.
One Word: Beware of complacency and pride
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