David's Kingdom Restored

God's Urgent Call
Calling of Prophets

Amos's Call 

Amos 9:11-15 The Message 

Blessings Like Wine Pouring off the Mountains

11-12 “But also on that Judgment Day I will restore David’s house that has fallen to pieces. I’ll repair the holes in the roof, replace the broken windows, fix it up like new. David’s people will be strong again and seize what’s left of enemy Edom, plus everyone else under my sovereign judgment.” God’s Decree. He will do this.
13-15 “Yes indeed, it won’t be long now.” God’s Decree.
“Things are going to happen so fast your head will swim, one thing fast on the heels of the other. You won’t be able to keep up. Everything will be happening at once—and everywhere you look, blessings! Blessings like wine pouring off the mountains and hills. I’ll make everything right again for my people Israel:
“They’ll rebuild their ruined cities.
They’ll plant vineyards and drink good wine.
They’ll work their gardens and eat fresh vegetables.
And I’ll plant them, plant them on their own land.
They’ll never again be uprooted from the land I’ve given them.”
God, your God, says so.

For Reflection

Amos shows us the kind of life that is possible if one is God centered and follows Christ's example.  It is a doubtless expression of the will of God. It naturally flows as a result of transformed people who experience life in the image of God.

What is the cost of such a preposterously ambitious proposal? The cost is your life, given to the Glory of God.  The reward is to be more fully human and at one with the Holy Spirit.

The choice is yours. It's time to pay up.

Pray

Pray for opportunities to witness to the Holy Spirit which resides within you.  Pray for the courage to live as Christ has lived.  Pray and listen for God's whispered wisdom.