11I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. 12Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel. 13For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name (Amos 4: 11-13).
Amos was a shepherd (not a wealthy man) and a prophet to the Northern Kingdom (Israel) at a time of relative prosperity (Amos 5:11). But Israel was backsliding, they were not remembering the poor among them (Amos 5:11-12), and they were not behaving as if God had redeemed and blessed them. God is warning Israel of punishment for failing to acknowledge and obey Him.
God draws Israel’s attention to the fact that He is Creator (Amos 4:13). I do not think this was by accident, for the start of unbelief often has to do with ‘beginnings’. The people of Israel had forgotten God. They were not thankful for their many blessings, and they were turning away from God. They were denying God as their Creator. Glaringly, this seems to be the case in the world today as well. We live in relative prosperity and yet many people today either through their actions or inactions, deny that God is their Sustainer and Creator. This does not please God. It is for our own good that we be thankful toward God and remember Him as Creator. The Creator reminds us, as He reminded the people of Israel, to remember our blessings and to remember that He created us for a purpose. The Creator is Creator…
Amos was a shepherd (not a wealthy man) and a prophet to the Northern Kingdom (Israel) at a time of relative prosperity (Amos 5:11). But Israel was backsliding, they were not remembering the poor among them (Amos 5:11-12), and they were not behaving as if God had redeemed and blessed them. God is warning Israel of punishment for failing to acknowledge and obey Him.
God draws Israel’s attention to the fact that He is Creator (Amos 4:13). I do not think this was by accident, for the start of unbelief often has to do with ‘beginnings’. The people of Israel had forgotten God. They were not thankful for their many blessings, and they were turning away from God. They were denying God as their Creator. Glaringly, this seems to be the case in the world today as well. We live in relative prosperity and yet many people today either through their actions or inactions, deny that God is their Sustainer and Creator. This does not please God. It is for our own good that we be thankful toward God and remember Him as Creator. The Creator reminds us, as He reminded the people of Israel, to remember our blessings and to remember that He created us for a purpose. The Creator is Creator…
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