Wherein are you investing your life? Building great and beautiful houses or trying to find dwelling in the eternal tabernacles (Luke 16:9)?
• Amo 3:13-15 -> ““Hear, and testify against the house of Jacob,” declares the Lord GOD, the God of hosts, “that on the day I punish Israel for his transgressions, I will punish the altars of Bethel, and the horns of the altar shall be cut off and fall to the ground. I will strike the winter house along with the summer house, and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall come to an end,” declares the LORD.””.
First of all, we need to hear the voice of the Creator. Of possession of His Word, we need to testify against those who profess the name of Jesus Christ in a wrong way.
In the case of Israel, they were making three mistakes:
1 – They were suppressing people (Amos 2:7-12);
2 – They were worshipping other gods before the Creator;
3 – They were nourishing a lifestyle hedonist.
Unfortunately, the history is repeated:
1 – Many religious leaders oppress people through tithes, offers, campaigns and others rituals.
2 – Many people worship the Creator exactly at the same way that the worldly people worship their gods (for example, their flesh – this is condemned by the Creator – Deut 12:31). For instance, we have things like gospel nightclub, gospel dance, etc. There is the proclivity of Christianizing everything that exists in the world.
3 – Most of the people seek in Christ the supply of the desires of their flesh. Instead of seeking out Jesus in order to be better people and, thus, be more useful in His hands in favor of the salvation of His people, they seek wealth, prosperity, etc.
It isn’t wrong to seek comfort, since we don’t forget to include people around us in these blessings wherewith Jesus blessed us.
So, have a good day making of your place a paradise to be enjoy in Jesus’ presence for His glory instead of going around the world trying to find people and things which fit to us in according to the season or circumstance which you are living inside.
• Amo 3:13-15 -> ““Hear, and testify against the house of Jacob,” declares the Lord GOD, the God of hosts, “that on the day I punish Israel for his transgressions, I will punish the altars of Bethel, and the horns of the altar shall be cut off and fall to the ground. I will strike the winter house along with the summer house, and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall come to an end,” declares the LORD.””.
First of all, we need to hear the voice of the Creator. Of possession of His Word, we need to testify against those who profess the name of Jesus Christ in a wrong way.
In the case of Israel, they were making three mistakes:
1 – They were suppressing people (Amos 2:7-12);
2 – They were worshipping other gods before the Creator;
3 – They were nourishing a lifestyle hedonist.
Unfortunately, the history is repeated:
1 – Many religious leaders oppress people through tithes, offers, campaigns and others rituals.
2 – Many people worship the Creator exactly at the same way that the worldly people worship their gods (for example, their flesh – this is condemned by the Creator – Deut 12:31). For instance, we have things like gospel nightclub, gospel dance, etc. There is the proclivity of Christianizing everything that exists in the world.
3 – Most of the people seek in Christ the supply of the desires of their flesh. Instead of seeking out Jesus in order to be better people and, thus, be more useful in His hands in favor of the salvation of His people, they seek wealth, prosperity, etc.
It isn’t wrong to seek comfort, since we don’t forget to include people around us in these blessings wherewith Jesus blessed us.
So, have a good day making of your place a paradise to be enjoy in Jesus’ presence for His glory instead of going around the world trying to find people and things which fit to us in according to the season or circumstance which you are living inside.