Today’s Reading: Amos 7:10-17; 2 Kings 14:28-29; 15:8-18; 2 Chronicles 26:16-21 Pride is dangerous. Uzziah’s pride robbed him of his royal position and all his relationships. I wonder if he was wanting a deeper relationship with God? If that’s the case, it makes sense (in a human way) that he
Continue readingToday’s Reading: Amos 5:1-7:9; 8-9 Our portion from Amos today ends on a very positive note. I love it! Though punished under the wrath of God, Israel will once again be restored to their land. Key to Israel’s dwelling in the land is its relationship to the Lord. So, when
Continue readingToday’s Reading: Amos 1-4 Amos 1:3 through 2:3 focuses on judgment of the sins of Israel’s neighbours—Aram, Philistia, Phoenicia, Edom, Ammon, and Moab (four of those nations were distant relatives to Israel). Amos 2:2-4:13, however, focus on judgment of the sins of Judah and Israel. That’s a ratio of 2:5!
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