Amos – Let It Go

Stop Defending the Vomit

Amos 7:12-16 “Then Amaziah said to Amos, “Get out, you seer! Go back to the land of Judah. Earn your bread there and do your prophesying there. Don’t prophesy anymore at Bethel, because this is the king’s sanctuary and the temple of the kingdom.” Amos answered Amaziah, “I was neither a prophet nor the son…

Called on the Carpet

Amos 5:10 “They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks with integrity.” (NIV) “How you hate honest judges! How you despise people who tell the truth!” (NLT) Reprove: to disapprove of strongly; censure: Integrity: adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty. You know those kids who…

Stop Speaking

Amos 2:12 “…and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.” Somebody has been drinking the water, they say. It is a metaphor that points out the crazy things coming from someone’s mouth. The water is not poisonous, but it points to someone believing a lie and broadcasting it as truth. The more and more they speak,…