My elementary school selected well-behaved sixth graders to serve as “patrols.” Their main duty was to stand on the curbs and use flags to control traffic before and after school. But patrols also had hall monitoring duties for those who showed up early. Early arrivals were supposed to sit behind the line and behave calmly.Continue reading “HOPE REMAINS. Amos 9:13-15.”
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Nourishment. Amos 8:11-12.
Most people eat constantly—and constantly think about eating. Eating is often the first thing we do in the morning and the last thing we do at night. Instead, when we wake up, we should remember our spiritual hunger. We need to consume spiritual food. Do you wake up and think about God’s word? Did youContinue reading “Nourishment. Amos 8:11-12.”
Beware This Unusual Judgment. Amos 8:11-12.
In the Old Testament God punished His people in many ways—with wars lost, enslavement, pestilence, starvation, drought. One creative punishment was silence. “Hear this! The days are coming when I will send a famine though the land: not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord.Continue reading “Beware This Unusual Judgment. Amos 8:11-12.”
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