Today’s Thought “Be in the House, When the Street Lights…” G. Ward

Amos 8

⁹ And in that day—this is the declaration of the Lord God— I will make the sun go down at noon; I will darken the land in the daytime.

This passage signifies a sudden, divine judgment where God turns Israel's peak prosperity into deep mourning. This judgment from Holy God was established because HIS own perpetuated false worship and rendered injustice to their neighbor (John 13:34-35) and whereas this is also regarded as a prophetic foreshadowing of cosmic darkness during the crucifixion of Jesus, it warranted a return to God’s way then and now. Ro.6:23 says it like this, “For the wages of sin is death (judgment), but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (grace).” We must remember that the Almighty hates sin of any kind and planned from the beginning, beyond the scope of what mankind thought they did by coming to HIM. Humankind (you and me) are incapable of initiating a saving relationship with God on our own due to sin in us (John 6:44); yet, once we hear HIS voice, our response must first repent from our transgressions, to then place our complete trust in the Living Savior – Jesus; resurrected for our eternal benefit and for HIS glory.

And Lord God, may our day encompass remembering this ultimate sacrifice – given by who/what LOVE represents (1 John 4:8) and offer reasonable service to our Redeemer through a spiritual diligence remarkably higher than any pursuit. We want to grow in You Father and it cannot be established without fervent consultation in Your Word. So, we pray for one another, that each one surrendered would gird up in Your Truth, by preparing (daily) and then intentionally finding another to prepare, all because of Jesus, Amen.