*LET JUSTICE ROLL LIKE WATER*
Today's Topic:
LET JUSTICE ROLL LIKE WATER
📖 Bible Reading:
Amos 5:18-24, NLT:-
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18 What sorrow awaits you who say, “If only the day of the Lord were here!”
You have no idea what you are wishing for. That day will bring darkness, not light.
19 In that day you will be like a man who runs from a lion—only to meet a bear.
Escaping from the bear, he leans his hand against a wall in his house—and he’s bitten by a snake.
20 Yes, the day of the Lord will be dark and hopeless, without a ray of joy or hope.
21 “I hate all your show and pretense— the hypocrisy of your religious festivals and solemn assemblies.
22 I will not accept your burnt offerings and grain offerings. I won’t even notice all your choice peace offerings.
23 Away with your noisy hymns of praise! I will not listen to the music of your harps.
24 Instead, I want to see a mighty flood of justice, an endless river of righteous living.
🔑 Key Verse:
“ But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream !”
- Amos 5:24, NIV
The Message:
Righteousness and justice are hard to come by in today’s world. Those who are mighty use their position and wealth to oppress the weak. The sense of right and wrong is becoming blurred in this generation. Yet, believers are called to hunger and thirst for righteousness (Matt. 5:6). God spoke through Amos to the children of Israel in our passage today. The people desire the day of the Lord even though their ways are not right with God. They sing songs to God and offer sacrifices but their hearts are far from Him. They have misplaced justice and have not treated the weak with fairness.
The Church today is not immune to the sins of the Israelites. Justice has been misplaced even in the house of God. People now give honour and respect to those who can pay their way through life. Pastors feel comfortable to bless anyone who is able to give generously to his ministry, even if they don’t have the fear of God. God is calling our attention to the fact that He values justice more than sacrifice. He wants believers to deliver justice to the oppressed and the weak in the society. We have been called to be the voice of God in a world filled with injustice.
Birthday Blessing:
“The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee.”
- Psalm 20:1
Read Bible Through Passage:
Deuteronomy 17; Psalms 104; Isaiah 44; Revelation 14.
Food for Thought:
“Your belief in God resonates even more when you love everyone irrespective of what’s at stake.”
– Unknown
💥Good morning beloved. How was your night?
Today, as you march forward in complete obedience, may the Heavenly Father help you to continue to worship HIM in Spirit and in Truth, in Jesus' name.💥 (AMEN).
Do Enjoy a VICTORIOUS Tuesday.
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