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Government (Amos 5)

On July 7, 2011 By

“Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.”[1]

As is true with any civilization, when issues continue to remain unaddressed by those with responsibility for the nurture of the people, the degeneration excels as the implosion bleeds over into all arenas of human involvement.  Our societal [...]

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The Church – Famine (Amos 8:11)

On August 10, 2010 By

“‘Behold, days are coming,’ declares the Lord God, ‘When I will send a famine on the land, not a famine for bread or a thirst for water, but rather for hearing the words of the Lord’” (Am. 8:11).

Your beloved nation is experiencing a spiritual famine. The foundational problem is not in the failure [...]

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Adequacy (Amos 7)

On November 3, 2009 By

“The Lord took me from following the flock and the Lord said to me, ‘Go prophesy to My people Israel’” (Am. 7:15).

Amos was unqualified to speak for God. But then, God never calls His spokesmen from the stable of the self-righteous who deem themselves qualified (Lk. 18:9-14). You will remember that one day as [...]

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