Amos

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Amos 5:4-27, Jeremiah 22:3, Philippians 4:8-9

This Is the Old Testament is part of a twelve-week thematic overview of the entire Bible. Each day we’ll read a thematic selection from a different book or two of the Bible, along with supplemental passages that show how the theme of that day’s main reading is found throughout Scripture. We’ll also read a brief summary of each book and a reflection on how the book fits into the larger story of Scripture. This week, we’ll continue looking at the Minor Prophets. 

The Book of Amos: The book of Amos uses poetic verse, in the form of oracles and visions, to proclaim God’s justice and judgment against Israel and especially its capital city, Samaria.

How Amos Fits Into the Story: By proclaiming justice against Israel and its capital city of Samaria, the book of Amos reminds us of the sovereignty of God and His involvement with His people. Amos emphasizes the coming Day of the Lord, a day when all people will be held accountable, while also boasting in the hope and glory of Christ’s return.

Reflection Questions: 
1. Reflect on what today’s three passages say about the difference between good and evil. What is God’s reaction to what He hates? How does your own reaction to sin compare with His? 
2. How does today’s reading shape your understanding of the story of redemption?

Take time to reflect on your responses and share what you are learning with others in the community in the comments.

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  1. Ellie Hines says:

    Question 1: Reflect on what today’s three passages say about the difference between good and evil. What is God’s reaction to what He hates? How does your own reaction to sin compare with His?
    – Justice being severed is the final against sinners. Does not matter how much wailing or crying you do the Lord Jesus will be enacting on His justice alone against those who are trespassing against Him.

    How does your own reaction to sin compare with His?
    – I think when I react to my sin I want to make sure that I am owing up to my own sin and not play victim. With bringing a humble heart along with good amount of humanity we like to ask for justice against the people who have done wrong to us. When it’s not our job to bring justice the Lord will get justice for us.

    Question 2: How does today’s reading shape your understanding of the story of redemption?
    – The Lord is our Father and He loves us so much, but He will also discipline us when we do wrong to hold us accountable.

  2. Adrianne says:

    Reflection Questions:
    1. Reflect on what today’s three passages say about the difference between good and evil.
    What is God’s reaction to what He hates?
    That justice is final against sinners. That no matter how much you wail or cry the Lord will enact His justice against those who trespass against Him.
    How does your own reaction to sin compare with His?
    I think that this is any victim or survivors dream. Along with a good portion of humanity we ask for justice against those who do awful things to us. The Lord will get justice for us.
    2. How does today’s reading shape your understanding of the story of redemption?
    Our Lord is our father and even if He loves us, He will still discipline us when we do bad things.

  3. Erica Chiarelli says:

    Wow, does my reaction to my sin match His?? I wish I could be as appalled…He died for my sins, He took them that serious. Holy Spirit, help me to die daily, to my sin and self.

  4. Mercy says:

    Reflection Questions:
    1. Reflect on what today’s three passages say about the difference between good and evil. What is God’s reaction to what He hates? How does your own reaction to sin compare with His?
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    This is a 3-part question :)
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    Par 1: What is the difference between good and evil? In Amos 5:4-27, Evil as Systemic Oppression vs. Good as Public Justice. Evil is exploiting the vulnerable. Evil is defined as turning justice into “wormwood” (something bitter) and casting righteousness to the ground ( we see this now around us). Amos notes that trying to cover this up with beautiful religious festivals, singing, and sacrifices is meaningless. Good is active, societal justice, “But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream”, to choose good means to establish justice in the public courts and protect the poor from exploitation. Now, if anybody ever questions why Christian should involve in politics? These verses have answered. To uphold justice in society, we need Christians who understand God’s laws to implement them into the laws of the land, the nation, and to have the people of the land practice them openly. In Jeremiah 22:3, Evil as doing darm vs. Good as Protecting the Powerless. In Philippians 4:8-9, Evil as toxic thinking vs. Good as virtuous excellence, Paul takes a more internal psychological behavioral approach to good and evil. Evil is what is false, dishonorable, and broken, and Paul says to completely avoid dwelling on those things that tear down the soul (as a man thinks, so is he). If one dwells on evil thoughts, rehearses in their mind, one will eventually do evil deeds. Input= thoughts, images that enter through the eyes, ears, with time to meditate will become a stronghold. Output= actions/ lifestyle. Good is a disciplined mind and an active lifestyle of virtue. Paul provides a checklist of what is good (whatever is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, commendable, excellent, and worthy of praise), he then tells the believers two things: think about these things (meditate on them), and practice them (follow the living example they saw in him).
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    Part 2. What is God’s reaction to what He hates? Righteous indignation, then deep grief and sorrow, separation and distancing, a call to repentance and transformation
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    Part 3. How does your own reaction to sin compare with His? I have been practicing to express these stages of reaction like GOD. But boy, culture has influenced me and I have to be mindful. What culture can program us to do: the rebranding of personal sin (re-invention of self, self-compassion, self-love, you do you, “your truth”), progressive living with modern virtues (greed is reframed as hustle culture, lust is self-expression, abortion is planned parenthood, my body my choice, my freedom to kill the child/ embryo/ a lump of cell). Authority is moved away from an external standard (God, Scripture, or biological nature) and given entirely to the individual’s internal desires and feelings. The highest moral duty is no longer to obey God’s laws, but to be true to yourself. How does culture really react to sin? Gossip, rumor, shunning, and public cancellation, driven by crowd psychology, based on flawed collective, societal norms. How God reacts? With patience, long suffering, inward motive seeking to see the underlying brokenness and the intent of the heart, grounded on absolute purity and perfect justice, open to reconciliation, waiting for repentance with the end-goal of restoration/ redemption, the outcast will be brought back to the fold, grace is extended with unearned forgiveness, absorbing the cost of that restoration. Human culture uses judgment to draw lines that divide people, isolating the offender to keep the community clean. God uses judgment to reveal the gap, then offers a bridge to close it. Modern culture fluctuates between total tolerance (excusability) and merciless condemnation (cancellation). God offers a radical third way: absolute truth about the weight of our sin, combined with absolute grace to forgive it.
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    RHONDA- praying for Savannah, her whole family, and positive progress. These dry bones will live.
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    Be blessed dear sisters.

    1. Cee Gee says:

      Great points, Mercy! Thank you for taking time to share this! ❤

  5. Teresa Cooper Donley says:

    Praying for each request as I read them. Also praying for Rhonda and her family. ❤️

    I loved the comments today. How important it is for us to live for God and seek Him. All the songs and festivals and outward shows of religion don’t impress God – it’s our heart reaching for Him that brings us closer to Him.

    Sending love to all of you today.

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  6. Margaret W. says:

    Update on my children: the daughter who just moved back in with me found a job as a dental assistant with a dentist who was at our church’s summer festival. IDK if the dentist is a believer or not, but I’m hoping it will be a good fit for Becca, as the new boss is a woman and a pediatric dentist. There was a great deal of misogyny in the other practices she worked in before, and unspoken rules that my daughter didn’t understand. My college daughter has a summer job to keep her busy, and my son who lives in Texas has gotten 2 job offers in the last week. One he decided to turn down but the other looks like it has good potential for him, and he needs to move on. My daughter in NYC put an offer on an apartment and hopes to move by the time her current lease is up. So only my oldest, disabled son is really challenging me at the moment, calling me frequently (which I have learned when not to answer) and lying to me about what is happening in the care home he lives in. I know some of this is developmentally normal for him, but he never lied when he lived with me, so it’s driving me crazy. I need wisdom in how to deal with it lovingly. Thank you SHEs for your faithful support. ❤️

    1. Cee Gee says:

      Thank you for these updates, Margaret! Is your son hoping you will invite him to live with you again? ❤

      1. Margaret W. says:

        Probably. But not only do I not have room (one of my daughters just moved back home and into his old room, and I think he is having trouble adjusting to that), but I really need him to be in this situation. I’m 60, dealing with a great deal of my own trauma from an abusive marriage, and he and I just constantly talk about the things that trigger us both. We are both autistic, and too much togetherness is not good for either of us. Plus, I can’t leave him at home alone for any amount of time, partly because he is very vulnerable to abuse from strangers or his own poor judgment, and partly because he has intractable epilepsy. His seizures are well controlled for the most part, but we never know when there will be a breakthrough seizure. So he has to live with a caregiver. And he is with a wonderful young man close to his age—a situation he could possibly remain in for the rest of his life, and it’s almost impossible to find a young person so dedicated in this field. I don’t want him to be in a place where he has to transition living situations when I am completely incapacitated, and I don’t want his siblings bearing the full weight of the responsibility for him unless they so choose. So I know that I am doing the right thing by him, and deep down, I think he knows it, too, but the guilt trip is real. (The guilt is false, though. I know that.)

    2. Darby Byrd says:

      Thank you for giving us an update. I’m gonna be praying for all of your kids and especially wisdom for you and dealing with your son.❤️

  7. Margaret W. says:

    Logistical question for those who buy the reading guides: have you found any good pens/pencils/markers that write over the darker colored pages? I have tried yellow and white pencils and markers with some success. I borrowed a gold Sharpie, but it was barely visible on the darker pages of this current book. We have so many lovely volumes, but I love marking up the verses with my thoughts and insights, and sometimes it’s really hard to do on the darker colored pages, especially when they don’t leave a lighter panel for note-taking.

    1. Tricia C says:

      I agree Margaret. The books are beautiful, but I wish they wouldn’t use the dark background. I also like to mark them up. I have tried a yellow highlighter but it just doesn’t cut it.

    2. Heather Storie says:

      I agree! The darker pages are not ideal. Might be good feedback for the design team!

    3. Rachel B says:

      I have seen neon colored crayons….

  8. Mari V says:

    Seek good, not evil….maintain justice in the courts v14 & 15

    Jer 22:3…Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow….

    Phil 4:9…..And the God of peace will be with you.

    God is SO good! HIS loving WORD just for me this morning as I head to court, again this morning. Please pray for me.

    1. Cee Gee says:

      Praying peace for your heart, Mari, and for justice to be served. ❤

    2. Tami says:

      God’s got you Mari

  9. Louanne Provonsha says:

    Look at you motives….seek God with a pure heart, pure motives and act on his disciplines. Stop the outward show……

    1. Cee Gee says:

    2. Teresa Cooper Donley says:

      ❤️

  10. Allison Bentley says:

    Good morning ladies!! After today’s reflection I feel I am more tolerant of sin because I too am a sinner and I beg for forgiveness each day- yet I struggle to forgive deep hurts, I struggle to “live in such a way I can encourage others to live like me”(great reflection @SharonJerseyGirl), and I struggle to draw the line of condoning sin and rebuking because after all sin is sin right? Murder and white lies all nailed Jesus to the cross!! Prayers requested She’s! Sin- the thing that separates us from God- help me to seek God and live!!

    1. Cee Gee says:

      “Murder and white lies all nailed Jesus to the cross!”
      Amen, Allison! ❤

  11. Cee Gee says:

    The first part of the chorus to this song was stuck in my head this morning, but I didn’t know the title and couldn’t remember all of the chorus correctly so I had to hunt for the song. It doesn’t necessarily go with today’s reading, but sin is a trial to us all, right- avoiding it and calling it out?!
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    A young quartet sings this from time to time at church. I hope it blesses someone here today!
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    SONG SHARE:
    The Crabb Family – Through The Fire (Lyric Video/Live At Saenger Theatre, New Orleans, LA/2002)
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    Chorus:
    He never promised that the cross would not get heavy
    And the hill would not be hard to climb.
    He never offered a victory without fighting.
    He said help would always come in time.
    Just remember when you’re standing in the valley of decision
    And the advisory says give in, Just hold on.
    Our Lord will show up (Yeah)
    And He will take you through the fire again

  12. Cheryl Blow says:

    I think today’s verses are a reminder that as a believer we can not

  13. Cee Gee says:

    When we read the list of sins, we see the people had “flipped the script.” Instead of worshiping God exclusively, they worshiped others. Instead of loving others, they “treated the righteous like dirt.” (v. 7- NLT),
    What did God think of this? He abhorred their behavior!
    Does my reaction to sin align with God? I like to believe it does, but viewed from God’s perspective, I know there is room for improvement!
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    What’s the solution?
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    Excerpts of Notes from Warren Wiersbe NKJV Study Bible-

    [Amos’s first plea urged the people to listen to the Word of God. The first step toward revival and returning to the Lord is to hear what God has to say to us from His Word. (Psalm 85:6-8).
    Amos’s second plea was for the people to return to the Lord. To seek the Lord means first of all to change our thinking and abandon the vain thoughts that are directing our wayward lives. Disobedient children of God are thinking wrongly about God, sin, and life. They think God will always be there for them to turn to, but they forget that sinners reap what they sow. To walk “in the counsel of the ungodly” is folly indeed (Ps. 1:1), for it leads to a fruitless and joyless life. When we return to the Lord, we also change directions: We turn around and start to move in the right direction. It means forsaking sin and turning to the Lord for mercy and pardon.
    Until we realize how heinous our sins are in the sight of God, we will never repent and cry out for mercy. To seek the Lord doesn’t mean simply running to God for help when our sins get us into trouble, although God will receive us if we’re sincere. It means loathing and despising the sin in our lives, turning from it, and seeking the fellowship of God and His cleansing.
    Amos’s third plea urged the people to do what is good! To seek the Lord might appear difficult for some people, an intangible experience they can’t understand. Thus Amos brought the challenge down to practical, everyday life. He spoke about justice, righteousness, and the importance of telling the truth. He named the sins the people needed to forsake: accepting bribes, charging the poor exorbitant rents, living in luxury while the poor starved, and sustaining a crooked legal system. True repentance begins with naming sins and dealing with them one by one.
    Seeking the good means rejecting the evil and not being ashamed to take our stand against what’s wrong.
    v. 24- No matter how much religious activity we participate in, if we don’t love our brothers, sisters, and neighbors, we can’t honestly worship and serve the Lord.]
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    Redemption- God continues to call sinners back to righteous living. Will we heed the call?
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    Love, hugs, and prayers! ❤

    1. Wendy B says:

      ❤️ Amen thank you sharing

      1. Cee Gee says:

        ❤❤❤

    2. Maria J says:

      This is good. Thank you for sharing Cee Gee.

      1. Cee Gee says:

        ❤❤❤

    3. Mercy says:

      So good! Thank you Cee Gee. “Disobedient children of God are thinking wrongly about God, sin, and life. They think God will always be there for them to turn to, but they forget that sinners reap what they sow. To walk “in the counsel of the ungodly” is folly indeed.”

      1. Cee Gee says:

    4. Teresa Cooper Donley says:

      Amen! ❤️

      1. Cee Gee says:

  14. Sharon Jersey Girl says:

    Seek me and live
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    Seek the Lord and live
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    Seek good and not evil, that you may live…
    Three times God calls out to Israel to repent, but yet – they do not.
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    “Therefore I will send you into exile.”

    God is merciful, He is just. Always. He gives opportunity after opportunity for one to repent and turn to Him.
    The lost world needs the Lord. He is giving them opportunity to repent – that’s why He lingers in His return. Oh that they would see, listen, and believe!

    As I read Philippians 4:8-9, I ask myself – am I able to say, “whatever you have learned or received or heard from me or seen in me — put into practice”?? Paul lived his faith daily and in such away he could encourage others to follow his example. That is my desire, that is what I strive for…all to the glory of God, yet I feel that I fail so often. But every day is a new beginning and for that I am truly thankful for!

    Song share: Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me, by CityAlight

    Praying for all your requests. Have a blessed day She sisters. ❤️

    1. Wendy B says:

      Ahhh….great song. We sang it at church yesterday:)

    2. Cee Gee says:

      Love that song! Great share! ❤

    3. B says:

      Philippians 4:8-9, “Do what you have learned and received and heard from me, and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.”
      Until I memorized Philippians 4:4-9, did I realize that that promise had a qualification.

  15. Wendy B says:

    The Lord will not tolerate evil and sin. It is darkness and destruction and we should not want this in our lives. One day last week I mentioned that I so quickly gloss over my sin and don’t take it as seriously as I should and I am reminded of that again as I read these passages today. It so greatly grieves the heart of God and it needs to do the same for me.

    Seek the Lord and live….Pursue good and not evil so that you may live, and the Lord, the God of Armies, will be with you…pursue what is honorable, right, pure, praiseworthy.
    Heavenly Father, keep me from darkness and the sin that so easily entangles. My hearts desire is to live for you, to seek you,to pursue you and abide in your presence. Show me your ways and lead my heart to you. Amen.✝️

    @Rhonda praying for your neice and family ❤️

    Sisters, my injection treatment is scheduled for today around 3:30 (MST zone) Please pray that this treatment will not only stop any further growth or progression of the tumors but also eliviate my current symptoms, how unwell I’m feeling and things would improve in my body. Please pray against side effects. There is still some tests and some results we are awaiting so also please pray that as those are completed and come in quickly so things will become clearer and not so unknown. Beginning treatment leaves my emotions all over the place so please pray for peace and calmness, that my anxiety can be managed. Thank you❤️

    1. Carol H says:

      Praying for you, Wendy B

    2. Rebecca W says:

      Praying for full healing and the peace that passes understanding! You are held in His love!

    3. Maria J says:

      Holy Spirit we ask that you cover Wendy. Bring God’s word to her heart and mind today. Help her to think on your truth and good things regardless of what is happening around her. We speak healing and strength to her body. Give the doctors wisdom, skill and compassion in treating her. Use this for your glory. In the mighty name of Jesus name we pray.

      1. Tricia C says:

        Amen

      2. Tami says:

        Amen! Praying for you to feel carried by the Lord today Wendy!

      3. Kelly (NEO) says:

        Yes and amen

      4. Adrienne says:

        Amen!

    4. Cheryl Read says:

      Praying for you Wendy, may you feel all the prayers from all of us to you and that you know that God’s got this

    5. MARTHA HIX says:

      Yes to these prayers Wendy B ❤️

    6. Shar says:

      Praying for your health situation, Wendy. May you feel peace in the wait and through the treatment.

    7. Cee Gee says:

      Praying as you requested, Wendy! Maybe God wanted me to share that song for you; it just woukdn’t let me go this morning! ❤❤❤

    8. Marina S. says:

      Praying alongside you, dear Wendy!

    9. Nicole Burke says:

      Praying for you Wendy! ❤️ Be Strong in the Lord and in His Mighty Power!!

    10. Teresa Cooper Donley says:

      Praying for you, Wendy. ❤️

    11. Mercy says:

      Praying Wendy that you enter with peace and success for the appointment today.

    12. Sharon Jersey Girl says:

      Praying right now for your injection treatment. (It’s 2:45) Praying no side effects!

    13. Wendy B says:

      Thank you so much❤️❤️❤️

  16. Tami says:

    Q1 – God desires us to be merciful to others, to take care of the poor, the orphans, and the widows. To love and show kindness to others. Amos’s message mimics so many others. I didn’t realize how often the same idea is presented throughout the Bible. I was prompted to do a quick search.
    1 Samuel 15:22 “To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.”
    Psalm 40:6–8 “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire… I delight to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.”
    Psalm 51:16–17 “You do not delight in sacrifice… The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.”
    Proverbs 21:3 “To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.”
    Isaiah 1:16–17 “Wash yourselves… Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.”
    Isaiah 58:6–7 “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice… to share your food with the hungry… and provide the poor wanderer with shelter?”
    Jeremiah 7:22–23 “I did not just give them commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices, but I gave them this command: Obey me, and I will be your God, and you will be my people.”
    Hosea 6:6 “For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.”
    Joel 2:12–13 “Return to me with all your heart… Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love.”
    Amos 5:21–24 “I hate, I despise your religious festivals… But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!”
    Micah 6:6–8 “He has shown you… what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”
    Zechariah 7:9–10 “Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor.”
    Matthew 9:13 “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.”
    Matthew 12:7 “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.”
    James 1:27 “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”

    1. Chelsea says:

      Thank you for all these

    2. Carol H says:

      Thank you, Tami. Amen!!

    3. Jamie Tufts says:

      Thank you for sharing all of these verses. Very powerful and convicting.

    4. MARTHA HIX says:

      Thank you Tami ❤️

    5. Tricia C says:

      Wow. Thank you for sharing Tami. Good stuff!

    6. Cee Gee says:

      I have just recently noticed that, too, Tami. Thanks so much for doing that deep dive for us- great references! ❤

    7. Teresa Cooper Donley says:

      Thank you for sharing this, Tami. ❤️

    8. Mercy says:

      So good! Thank you Tami.

  17. Susan Burley says:

    Whew the conviction with the second part of question one. I hate sin and wish I could stop, but I’m comfortable with the sins I struggle with. I tell myself they aren’t as “bad” as other sin. Yet, to God there is no hierarchy of sin! They are all equally disobedient and wrong in His eyes. May my convictions grow stronger so that when I face temptation, I am able to turn away.

    1. Karen Swanson says:

      I heard the phrase “the sin of compromise and complacency.” It has really spoken to me and helped reframe my thoughts about my own sin, no matter how small.

    2. Wendy B says:

      I can really relate to what your thoughts about being too comfortable. Thank you for your honest.

    3. Cee Gee says:

      Thank you for sharing your heart, Susan! I know too often I am tempted to feel justified in certain thoughts/attitude toward someone who has a habit of disrepect toward me. It’s a struggle, but I try to give it to God when He convicts me. Appreciate your prompt! ❤

    4. Tami says:

      Me too Susan! This is a good reminder to take a good look at myself.

  18. Tami says:

    GM ladies. Here is our list of prodigals. Add any names in the comments.
    Isaiah 43:19 Look, I am about to do something new;
    even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.
    Alice V – Brian, Rachel
    Kim Mullins – Tyler
    Tami – Chela, Quentin
    Sharon – Nicholas, Jonathan
    Rebecca W – Brett, Jake, Joey, Lindsay, Kelly, Abby, Katelyn, Katie
    Emma Rageth – Olivia, Ali
    Indiana Elaine – Kent, Shelley
    Mari V – Rick, Marta, Toby
    Tricia C – David, Allison, Christopher, Lina, Travis, Nicole
    Mia Faith – Parker, Isaiah, Alexandra, Griffin, Annalee, Bill
    Aleida – Victor
    Maddie – Michelle, Julia
    Rhonda – Michael
    Charlotte Hill – Casey, John, Emma
    Deb – Brandon, Angel
    Linda J – Matthew
    Mollie – Sam
    MMD – Ethan, Hayden, Rachel
    Carol H – Justin, Ezekiel, Elijah, Andrew
    Kari – Rachel, Josh, James, Ayano
    Mi Sherry – Kaitlyn, Aaron, Will
    Cheryl Read – Renee, Jason, Kayden, Kylee
    Wendy B – Amy, Colton, Kirk, Nick
    Anne Klinkhammer – Molly
    Sue Dalos – Chelsea, Kenny
    Bessie – Ben
    Annie Hewitt – Annie pls give me name/s:)
    Sandy Lynn – Andy
    Diane – Jon, Keith, Roger, Mike
    Jane K – Leah
    B – M, B
    Susan B – Tammy, Amy
    Carla – Cierra, Stephen
    Lisa H – Cora
    Kimberk – Megan, Randy
    Adrienne – Raelynn, Tyler, Tracy
    Brandi – Levi, Sarah, Ellen, India
    Robin Bailey – Rodney, Brian
    Erin L – Emerson, Zoe
    Janet – Ryan, Amanda, Matthew, Stephanie
    Sheryl – Adam, LaShonda
    Maria J – Benjamin, Mike, Mark, Patrick
    Maria B – Chris, Tristan, Madeline, Cristal, Shanty, Nicole, Luis
    Melani Fryer – Matthew, Dylan, Courtney, Lydia
    Therese – Ryan, Brittany, Sydney
    Traci Gendron – Kara, Andrew
    Jenny Carmichael – Katy
    Mercy – boys in social care system
    Kerry Rowley – Preston, Parker, Lindsey
    Maria S – Joshua, Katie, Zoe
    Melissa – Madison, Richard, Liam, Zac, Wesley
    Felicia – Brittin, Tyler
    Vicki – Ben, Sian
    TC – Randi, Michael, Callie
    Elizabeth – Trae, Xavier, Reya
    Adie – Monica, Shawn, Stephanie
    Susan B – Emma
    Penni – Les, Jonah, Emily, Garret, Domi, Connor, Grace
    Nat – Marissa, Melody
    Martha Hix – Claire, Ralph, Tyler, Whitney, Trey
    Phobie – Phobie, Greg, Steve, Jessie
    Laura – Jordan, Taliah
    April L – Molly, Becca
    Karen Breaux – Brittany, Justin, Erin, Jordyn
    Heather – Jack, Hudson
    Cheryl Blow – Sara
    Dianne – Ian
    Leap – Liz, Teg, Taylor, Alison
    Tara B – Clara Paige, Anna
    Debra K – Stephen, Meagan, Daniel, Creg
    Margaret W. —David, Matthew, Missy, Becca, Marianna
    Melzie K- Jake, Cece & Elijah
    Shar – K
    Leala – Ryan, AJ, Sam
    Jennifer – Matthew, Lauren and families
    Cat-tee – A & A, K & T
    K-Ann – G, T, S
    Cathy McVey – Jeremiah, Brayden, Nolan, Ashlyn
    Keri – Finley, Rudy, Scout, Nellie, Polly, Dottie, Goldie
    Lena- Andrea,Lanie, Eiley, Everly, Schaefer
    LaRae-Levi
    Julie G – Matt, Katherine, Ray
    AML – Jonathan, Jake, Emma, Becca
    Kristin G – Brandon, Melissa
    Allegra – Lydia, Nick, Micah, Jonah
    Karen- Nathan, Bailey
    Jazz – Blake, Zoie, Greg, Elizabeth
    Gina – Carolyn, Steven
    Cindy – Toby, Clarissa, Katie, Samantha
    TS Woodruff – Danielle
    Tammy H.- Alyssa
    Danielle B-Joelle, Adam
    Myra – Mitchell
    Debby – Kristen
    Jenn F – B&E, J&T
    K – Alizabeth
    Stephanie – Greg
    Melanie C – Casey, Corey, Celeste, Kat
    Mollie – Haley, Jeff, Rhonda
    Margo – Lindsey,Drew,Lauren,Spencer
    Meghan – Maddie, Brianne
    Susan – Natassia
    Donna – Kathy
    Lena- Andrea,Lanie, Eiley, Everly, Schaefer
    Donna – Linda
    Melanie – Jeff, Gary, Drake, Logan, Ryan
    KMC – Rachelle, Karah, Joshua

    1. Tricia C says:

      Lord, You do not want any to perish. It says that in 2 Peter 3:9. Please allow me to be a vessel to bring prodigals to you. But Lord, through me or in spite of me, soften their hearts that they might seek you and find you, and give their lives to you. In Your Unmatchless Name, Amen.

      1. Cee Gee says:

        Amen, Tricia! ❤

      2. Adrienne says:

        Amen!

    2. Donna Parks says:

      Donna-Sherry

    3. Kelly Ciara says:

      Kelly Ciara- Kyla and Brendan

  19. Searching says:

    Q1
    “Seek Me and live
    Seek good and not evil, That you may live;
    So the Lord God of hosts will be with you,
    .
    Hate evil, love good;
    Establish justice in the gate.”
    .
    Sincerity vs lip service, God’s rejection and ultimate destruction of sin and double mindedness.
    For those who have rejected the Lord, either outright or in their attempts to ‘fool’ God with their insincere ‘worship’ –
    Amos 5:20
    Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light?
Is it not very dark, with no brightness in it?
    .
    God always sees the heart.
    Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
    .
    Q2 The story of redemption is God’s Rescue Plan for humanity and the Bible recounts His love, discipline and end game for the unrepentant over and over. It’s a ‘heads up’ for mankind like no other.
    .
    MERCY ❤️praying for Rhonda’s niece Savannah and family, and God’s mercy in the needed miracle!
    B ❤️ praying
    .
    Prayers for a local family’s shattered hearts who tragically lost their 23 year old son this weekend.
    Prayers for cousin’s wife in the hospital, med team is searching for answers to puzzling symptoms.

    1. Karen Swanson says:

      What we just learned in James, yes? James 1:22.

      1. Cee Gee says:

        I was going to mention that; you beat me to it! ☺❤

    2. Wendy B says:

      Amen to Psalm 51:10 ❤️

      Have prayed.

      1. Cee Gee says:

        Yes! ❤

    3. B says:

      Thanks so much❤️

    4. MARTHA HIX says:

      Thank you for your insights. ..”fool God”.
      Praying for your requests. ❤️

    5. Cee Gee says:

      Great shares, SEARCHING! Praying for those requests! ❤

    6. Mercy says:

      Amen sister. Joining you in prayers.

  20. Kelly (NEO) says:

    What is God’s reaction to what He hates?
    .
    God brings judgment to bear on evil in His world. Yet He shows mercy to those who turn from evil and follow His righteousness.
    .
    How does your own reaction to sin compare with His?
    .
    I, on the other hand, can be quick to join in with the evil around me. Like the Israelites who Amos was speaking to, I might do all the correct “Christian” things, but if my heart is not orientated toward God, then I am not honoring God, but annoying Him (5:21-23)!
    .
    Praying my heart will align with His more and more and “let justice flow like water, and righteousness, like an unfailing stream.”

    1. Wendy B says:

      Amen ❤️

    2. Mercy says:

      So good.

  21. Alana Anderson says:

    Amen❤️

  22. Tina says:

    ❤️

    1. Tina says:

      This heart was for you Hannah C..X

  23. Hannah Carmel says:

    Amen! Seek the Lord and live! Thank you to our sisters who are digging deep into the daily Scripture reading! When I searched the word “seeking” it suggested the words “depth” and “frequency”. How often are we seeking Him and how deeply? This verse is an incredible and welcome challenge for me today! ❤️Hannah C

    1. Karen Swanson says:

      Right? Go deep and go often.

    2. Cee Gee says:

  24. Donna Mitchell says:

    Seek the Lord and live. If our eyes were focused on the Lord then we would be able to focus on sharing the Word with others. And not focus, on all these man made troubles of the world.

    1. Tina says:

      ❤️

    2. Cee Gee says:

  25. Tina says:

    I love Phillipians, 4 especially! And these verses are just what the doctor ordered this morning!
    .
    ’tis true, there is no other way to be, these verses truly bring you back to a place of kindness and love, GOD’S love!
    GOD, truly and with falter loves us, and His desire is that we live in love with each other, to the best of our ability, we will not always get it right..
    .
    BUT GOD..
    .
    HE gives us new days to get it right..
    .
    Whatever is true.. Speak truth, be true, know truth, one, a great start..
    .
    Whatever is honourable.. Be honest, live worthy of high respect, have strong moral principles..
    .
    Whatever is just.. do what is right and proper, behave well..
    .
    Whatever is pure.. live life undiluted, don’t water down the morals, and for sure stay clean and wholesome in the LORD.
    .
    Whatever is lovely.. Be a delight, bring warmth to any situation and be generous, no necessarily monetary, but your time and love.. I agree, may not be easy, sometimes.. BUT GOD, never stops..right?
    .
    Whatever is commendable.. Be that person, deserving of praise, not for you but for His Glory.. may your behaviour and actions always show a strong moral, GOD lead character..
    .
    Live like this, even if you slip from time to time, the peace of GOD, will be with you..
    .
    AMEN..
    .
    Happiest of Mondays, dear hearts. Praying it is well with you and praying GODS best over each of you in your circumstances..
    Much love, as always covered in prayers as requested or otherwise..
    .
    Tina x❤️

    1. Searching says:

      ❤️

    2. Wendy B says:

      Amen ❤️

    3. Cee Gee says:

      Thank you; much love, Tina!

    4. MARTHA HIX says:

      ❤️

    5. Tricia C says:

    6. Catherine McVey says:

      Amen Tina! Thank you!❤️

    7. Adrienne says:

      Or if we slip more than from time-to-time, right?!?! (I am speaking for myself, for sure!)

  26. Onyekachi Mavis-Claire Ekeh says:

    ❤️❤️

  27. Kerry Rowley says:

    ❤️