A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold is as pictures of silver.(Prov.25:11) It is so important to speak the right words to people at the right time to produce the right results. When you think of apples of gold in pictures of silver, then you are thinking of wealth and excellence. When we speak wisdom into the lives of others we are making them wealthy. Therefore we must seek God for He is the source of all wisdom and He will give us just the right words needed at the right time.
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#And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. And also I have withholden the rain from you when there were yet three months to the harvest and I caused it to rain upon the city and caused it not to rain upon another city: one place was rained upon and the piece whereupon it rained not withered. Amos 4:6,7
Jehovah God caused cleanness of teeth in all the cities, and want of bread to cause them to repent of their sins. Then Jehovah God caused it to rain on one city and drought in the other city. America is on notice to repent before the same judgment comes on her. We are witnessing the worst weather pattern than ever due to climate change and still, the officials refuse to accept climate change is a reality. It is time to elect a President that believes in climate change. May God bless America to live out the trueness of its calling.
#And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD. Come to Bethel and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression and bring your sacrifices every morning and your tithes after three years: And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the LORD. Amos 4:3-5
The children of Israel transgressed at Bethel and Gilgal then paid their tithes after three years, and then they published a sacrifice with thanksgiving with leaven. What hypocrisy and Jehovah God is not pleased with this and we must be careful to repent of our idolatry by seeking the Lord early in the morning. Our God is a sun and shield, he will give grace and glory, no good thing will he will withhold from those that love him.
#Hear this word, he kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring and let us drink. The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks. Amos 4:1,2
God will punish the cows of Bashan in the mountains of Samaria for oppressing the poor and the needy. What a warning that is to America for the income inequality that has taken place where the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. God punished Israel for this behavior and He will punish America if she does not repent. Let us pass blessings to our children and not fishhooks as the cows of Bashan in Samaria did. The Lord is holy and just He will forgive and restore if ye will but call upon the name of the Lord to be saved.
#Hear ye and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts, That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Bethel and the horns of the altar shall be cut off and fall to the ground. And I will smite the winter house with the summer house and the houses of ivory shall perish and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD. Amos 3:13-15
Jehovah God will visit the transgressions of Israel upon him when he visits the altars of Bethel and the horns of the altar shall be cut off and fall to the ground. The idolatry will cause God to smite the winter house with the summer house. This will be a meteorological event and it will be massive for the ivory houses shall perish and the great houses shall have an end. Jehovah God is speaking with the hurricanes and tropical storms to get the attention of mankind. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the Almighty God.
#Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even round about the land and he shall bring down thy strength from thee and thy palaces shall be spoiled. Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed and in Damascus in a couch. Amos 3:11, 12
How beautiful Jehovah God is that he watches over us as a shepherd that takes out of the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria. God does not hold the children guilty of the sins of their parents that brought the judgment of an adversary round about the land. We must train up a child in the way that he should go and when he is old, he will not depart. It is true the sins of the fathers are passed down to the children unto the third generation, but God is faithful that when we plead the Blood of Christ through the obedience of the gospel, he restores as well as breaks the generational curses upon them.
#Publish in the palaces at Ashdod and in the palaces in the land of Egypt and say Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof and the oppressed in the midst thereof. For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces. Amos 3:9,10
Jehovah God has warned and the Lion of the tribe of Judah has roared for the palaces of Ashdod, Egypt, and Samaria have been told to stop their violence, as well as the robbery in the palaces of the oppressed. God is a buckler for the poor and he will avenge all those who are oppressed in the palaces. We have seen the destruction of Hurricane Laura and this is a sign that climate change is causing more violent storms to come that bring swift destruction. It is time for man to reduce the carbon footprint in the world before it is too late. The whole creation is groaning and moaning for the redemption of Jesus to come. Even so, come to Lord Jesus.for the salvation of your souls.
#The lion hath roared, who will not fear? The Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophecy? Amos 3:8
Thank God that Jesus is the Lion of the tribe of Judah, and He has roared, and Amos has given us the prophecy. We must obey God rather than men, as the people were telling the prophets not to prophesy; praise God when we obey Him there are always blessings. My sister left Lake Charles, LA when I told her the weather prediction and her house was destroyed. She was saved because she obeyed and left. The angels warned Lot and his wife to leave Sodom, as well as not to look back. Lot was saved but his wife looked back and turned into a pillow of salt. Jesus in Luke 17:32 told us to remember Lot's wife. That is a warning to us today that judgment is coming on this world and we must hold things lightly. This world is not our home, we are pilgrims and strangers just passing through until we get to our Heavenly home. May the Lord bless you, my brothers and sisters, to obey God and look to Jesus the Author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy set before Him, endured the cross, and now He is at the right hand of the Heavenly Father interceding for us.
#Shall a trumpet be blown in the city and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city and the LORD hath not done it? Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. Amos 3:6,7
Thank God for the weather channel that blew the trumpet of Hurricane laura, and allowed many people to escape. Adani reveals his secrets unto his servants the prophets. Meteorology has become more accurate in their ability to predict where these storms will go and we thank God for giving them that knowledge. Many lives were saved by telling people to evacuate Lake Charles, LA to avoid the category four Hurricane Laura and by the grace of God people were able to get out in time. Property can be replaced but lives can be lost. So when God reveals his secrets to his servants the prophets take heed. Just like the weathermen are prophets, so is Amos who has warned us of the impending peril of judgment coming on Bethel because of the idolatry that was being committed. God is a jealous God and thou shalt not make unto thee any likeness of an idol before him. Draw near to God and he will draw near to thee.
#Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth and have taken nothing at all? Amos 3:5
We must depend upon Jehovah God to deliver us from trouble just like the bird is delivered from a snare. Not a sparrow falls to the ground that our Heavenly Father is not aware of. So we must not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow shall care for itself. Have faith in God for as He loves us with an everlasting love and we will pray for all those in the eye of Hurricane Laura to be safe as they seek shelter from the storm.
#Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing? Amos 3:4
So Satan is as a roaring lion who goes around seeking whom he may devour. Thank God that the Lion of Judah will take the title deed to this world away from Satan. Praise God that he will see us through this Hurricane Laura, as we cry out to him for help.