14 day plan

The Lion Roars

Day 5 of 14

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Amos 2:11-12

11I raised up some of your sons as prophets

and some of your young men as Nazirites.

Is this not the case, Israelites?

This is the Lord’s declaration.

12But you made the Nazirites drink wine

and commanded the prophets,

“Do not prophesy.”

Selective Hearing

Following Jesus is a community activity. We are a member of Christ’s body, the church. Every community has leaders. Jesus Christ is the head, the ultimate leader, of his church. But he blesses his church with human leaders. Leaders are accountable to the risen Lord Jesus for your life and teaching. Conduct your ministry with vigour, care, and humility. Godly leaders are God’s gift to you. Pray for them, encourage them, and obey them as they minister God’s word to you.

Question: Think of a person who is making, or has made, a significant difference to your Christian life. Pray to God in thanks for them. What can you do to encourage them in their ministry?

Prayer: Thank you, Lord Jesus, for being the good shepherd who lay down your life for your sheep. Thank you for all those people who invested time and energy in leading me to you. They are your gift to me. Please continue to equip them by your Spirit to continue to vigorously call people to follow you. And equip me to also lead others to you, that I may become your blessing to them. Amen.

© 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

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Amos 2:1-16

1The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Moab

for three crimes, even four,

because he burned the bones

of the king of Edom to lime.

2Therefore, I will send fire against Moab,

and it will consume the citadels of Kerioth.

Moab will die with a tumult,

with shouting and the sound of the ram’s horn.

3I will cut off the judge from the land

and kill all its officials with him.

The Lord has spoken.

Judgment on Judah

4The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Judah

for three crimes, even four,

because they have rejected the instruction of the Lord

and have not kept his statutes.

The lies that their ancestors followed

have led them astray.

5Therefore, I will send fire against Judah,

and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.

Judgment on Israel

6The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Israel

for three crimes, even four,

because they sell a righteous person for silver

and a needy person for a pair of sandals.

7They trample the heads of the poor

on the dust of the ground

and obstruct the path of the needy.

A man and his father have sexual relations

with the same girl,

profaning my holy name.

8They stretch out beside every altar

on garments taken as collateral,

and in the house of their God

they drink wine obtained through fines.

9Yet I destroyed the Amorite as Israel advanced;

his height was like the cedars,

and he was as sturdy as the oaks;

I destroyed his fruit above and his roots beneath.

10And I brought you from the land of Egypt

and led you forty years in the wilderness

in order to possess the land of the Amorite.

11I raised up some of your sons as prophets

and some of your young men as Nazirites.

Is this not the case, Israelites?

This is the Lord’s declaration.

12But you made the Nazirites drink wine

and commanded the prophets,

“Do not prophesy.”

13Look, I am about to crush you in your place

as a wagon crushes when full of grain.

14Escape will fail the swift,

the strong one will not maintain his strength,

and the warrior will not save his life.

15The archer will not stand his ground,

the one who is swift of foot

will not save himself,

and the one riding a horse will not save his life.

16Even the most courageous of the warriors

will flee naked on that day —

this is the Lord’s declaration.

© 2017 Holman Bible Publishers