During this time Israel had fallen from their righteous ways and now they were defying God’s law. The lived a luxurious and lazy life that they had created for themselves. They had no care for others, the men used women immorally, sold the needy for goods, failed to embrace Go
d’s idea of judgment, oppressed the poor, and worshiped false idols. These, along with many others, are examples of how Israel had fallen away from God. I was definitely able to recognize these sins quickly and I was so tired of Israel’s sinful ways. God could see it too and brought judgment upon them. The Lord had sent me to warn the people of the Lord’s coming judgment on them for their wicked ways. I warned them of destruction and the day of the Lord. The Lord had seen all that they have done and now he would bring an end to their wickedness. The Lord judged the people for all of their wicked deeds and punished them for it by bringing an end to them by the sword.
“Behold the eyes of the Lord are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the surface of the ground, except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, declares the Lord.”
Amos 9:8
In these moments of devastation and intensity I am bringing judgment to the people. Through their continued sinful actions God finally brings judgment upon them. He tells them that they will die by the sword because they have lost connection with Him. In these moments of destruction I think the point of it is to show that when we lose our faith in Christ and love for our neighbor then we approach a period of destruction. God is warning both Israel and the nations to come to show them that by falling away from Him will only bring pain and death. It showed how people lived unrighteously so the generations to come wouldn’t do the same thing. Today in the church we fall away from God all the time. Although, through falling away from God we quickly recognize that the road is not easy and that we need the Lord. We see how darkness, that once wasn’t there, creeps into our life but with the Lord he conquers that darkness. However, if we continue on that path then we only find ourselves getting more and more lost and eventually we face destruction and uncertainty. Most people, both in and out of the church, don’t want to accept that we need the Lord in order to stay on the right path. People should take my writings as a path to veer away from and a warning that when we decide we don’t need God will only lead us on a path for destruction and failure. When we keep close contact with Christ and trust Him then we are headed for a road of success with a great tour guide but when we chose to leave Him we are only setting ourselves up for failure a road of hardship.
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