WILL WE SPEAK GOD'S MESSAGE?

WILL WE SPEAK GOD'S MESSAGE?

Passage: Amos 7:10~17   

Keyverse: 15

1. Amos was told to go home (10-13)

Amos' ministry in Bethel upset Amaziah, a local priest. Bethel was a center of Israel's idolatry (1 Ki 12:29). Amos preached a message of judgment against King Jeroboam II. He also warned that Israel would go into exile. Amaziah reported to Jeroboam that Amos was raising a conspiracy. Amaziah confronted Amos to stop his preaching and to make his money in Judah.

2. Go, prophecy to my people (14-17)

Amos rebuffed Amaziah by telling him that he did not prophecy for money. Amos was a shepherd and a fig tree farmer. He did not come from a family of prophets. But the LORD took him and told him to prophecy to Israel. Israel would go into exile because of her sins and Amaziah's family would suffer. God can use anyone to speak his word, regardless of vocation or family history. Will we pray for courage and faith to speak God's word?

Prayer: Lord, help me to be faithful to your word and share it with others. Please give me courage to do so.

One Word: Hear and speak the word of the LORD