God's spoke through Amos of the injustice which was spread out through the northern kingdom of Israel, of the prosperity which was making the people complacent and proud. God spoke of hating their empty religious practices on the background of the oppression and corruption they promoted. God was straightforward with them about the consequences: there would be an exile and captivity. They would no longer be spared. God would not forget anything they had done.
And then the warning that surprised me most: there would be a famine of hearing God's word. People would be desperate to hear from the Lord but won't. Considering their spiritual state at the time, you would think people wouldn't care for God's word, but God knew them better. He knew that when punishment would be upon them, they would cry out to Him. However, the prophecy about the famine of God's word suggests that it would be too late for many of them to hear from God.
It can happen to us too at times- not hearing from God, but I pray that it dos not turn into a famine. God has put this team of Bible readers together to encourage us to read His word and hear Him speak to us through it daily and I'm thankful for it! Wherever we are at in our walk with God, He speaks to each one of us through the Bible text.
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