Ever have the uncomfortable duty to call someone out on something they were doing that was not right? Amos had that responsibility. He had to call Israel into coming judgment for their abandoning of God. The people rejeted him. They were too caught up in their high living. Wealth and prosperity were thought to be security. They forgot that it was only temporary, and that God is not just the "previous" owner. They failed to realize that enjoying things from God had replaced enjoying God himself! Instead of owning their possessions and wealth, they became owned by them! How different are we? What possession could you absolutely not do without? How long have you had it? How did you get it? That possession is not God!
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