Amos 6:1 Woe to you who are complacent in Zion, and to you who feel secure on Mount Samaria, you notable men of the foremost nation, to whom the people of Israel come!
Here we are once again, looking at the sins of complacency and pride. It is easy to be frustrated that these people are just so dense that they can’t see what is so obvious to the rest of us. But I would encourage you once again to go back to Matthew 7:5, to take your eyes off their speck and see if you are overlooking a plank in your own eye.
Amos 6:8 The Sovereign Lord has sworn by himself—the Lord God Almighty declares: “I abhor the pride of Jacob and detest his fortresses; I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”
It is so easy for me to “armchair quarterback” someone else’s behavior. And I do it with startling regularity, completely ignoring my own less-than-desirable behaviors. That is not what God wants for His beloved children, for a whole host of reasons.
Amos 6:12 Do horses run on the rocky crags? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness—
Precious Savior, Thank You for continuing to bring me back to examine my own behavior so that I might be more aware of when complacency and pride are creeping in. Help me to focus on removing the plank in my own eye while still loving Your people well. Help me not to be a doormat for others, but instead to shine Your light for all. Amen.
Amos 6:13 you who rejoice in the conquest of Lo Debar and say, “Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?”
Have a blessed day.