Amos 8
Plant Good Seed!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Monday, September 9.
What started as a seed of sin, matured into the fruit of rebellion. The prophet used the image of ripened fruit to illustrate this point in Amos 8:1-2, “Thus the Lord God showed me, and behold, there was a basket of summer fruit. He said, ‘What do you see, Amos?’ And I said, ‘A basket of summer fruit.’ Then the Lord said to me, ‘The end has come for My people Israel. I will spare them no longer.’” All sin is progressive in nature, and though it may start small, it will grow, seeking to become the fruit of your life. When it matures it will reap destruction as described of Israel in Amos 8:1-9:10. Attention must be paid to the seed of sin when it is but a kernel of a thought or an inclination of your heart. This requires vigilance, like that of a hard-working farmer; therefore, give your attention to the proper care of souls by cultivating the ground, planting the good seed of God’s Word, and tending to the tender young shoots.
While the desolation of Israel is heart-wrenchingly described by numerous prophets, one of the worst pronouncements of judgment is found in Amos 8:11, “‘Behold, days are coming,’ declares the Lord God, ‘When I will send a famine on the land, not a famine for bread or a thirst for water, but rather for hearing the words of the Lord.’” Imagine how devastating it would be if there was no good seed to work into your soul, or, through you, into the relationships of your life. While the starvation and devastation caused by a natural famine are tragedies that we fear, imagine being cut off from the Source of all life and love.
Seize the moment and plant the good seed of God’s Word into your heart and mind, inviting the Holy Spirit to bring forth the mature fruit of love in and through your life.
God bless you!
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