Seek Good, and Not Evil

 June 7, 2023- Morning Bible Reading and Meditation- Amos 5KJV

[12] For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right. 

[13] Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time. 

[14] Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

Words to ponder for today:

Seek Good, And Not Evil

The anger of The LORD is about to be poured out to Israel because of the multitude of their  transgressions. 

They were chosen to proclaim the goodness of GOD and His truth, but they turned aside and follow other people who worship idols. 

They were called to execute righteous judgement, but they tread down and oppressed the poor people.

They were commanded to obey GOD’s law, but they have to chosen to follow their pernicious ways instead. 

And because they casted aside the word of GOD, they suffered so much that only few of them, who are among the scattered remnants, were gathered this time. Still GOD’s promise of faithfulness to them keep them in existence. 

They are but an example. 

For if they have been as they are to be, so as countries or nations suffers and hardly obtain its full speed progression because corruption and wickedness abound. And so as in Christianity and those who are professing believers who fear GOD. 

Seek good and not evil that we may live. 

For we all, who call on the Name of GOD have the full understanding that we are:

• created in the image and likeness of GOD. Genesis1:26,27

• Chosen to proclaim the goodness of GOD and His truth. Matthew 5:16, 2 Corinthians 9:8

• Called to execute righteous judgement, not to be oppressive and tread down the weak. Jude 1:15 KJV

• Commanded to love GOD above all; even to observe the law which is our school master. Matthew 22:37, 38, Gal.3:24 

• Charged to preach the gospel, and that great day; even the coming of The LORD.   2Timothy 4:1,2 , 1Thessalonians 2:6,7

Let us all cast aside the old self that we should not follow the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life; but instead let us come boldly in the throne of grace of our Loving LORD and Savior JESUS CHRIST, casting all our cares upon Him. For He alone cares for our inner peace. 1 Peter 5:7. 

Let our lives be a living testimony of GOD’s goodness to others that they also through us may come to fear GOD and follow our footsteps in the service of our Loving LORD JESUS CHRIST. 

Have a blessed day ahead. 

   

Amos 5:1-27 KJV

[1] Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel. [2] The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up. [3] For thus saith the Lord God ; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel. [4] For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live: [5] But seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to nought. [6] Seek the Lord, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el. [7] Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth, [8] Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name: [9] That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress. [10] They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly. [11] Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them. [12] For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right. [13] Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time. [14] Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken. [15] Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. [16] Therefore the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing. [17] And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the Lord. [18] Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord ! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light. [19] As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. [20] Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? [21] I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [22] Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them : neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. [23] Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. [24] But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. [25] Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? [26] But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves. [27] Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, whose name is The God of hosts.

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