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Will Restore the Captivity of My People
The LORD sent Amos to the people of
Israel to warn that He would spare them no longer. He said that He was about to
put a plumb-line in the midst of them. And the religious places, practices and
people who were not in line with the plumb-line would be destroyed or removed
from the land. What was the plumb-line that the LORD expected his people to
line up with? It was the standards of the LORD revealed in His Word. At the
time that Amos prophesied, it appears that the people still had access to the
Word of God. But there would come a time when there would be a famine of the
Word, and in desperation, they would seek it, but would not find it. It would
be too late by then, to get in line with the LORD’s standard. And they would
suffer the repercussions of being out of line and would go into captivity. Yet,
the LORD would not give up on His people. God would once again restore Israel
to the land and rebuild their ruins – this time to the perfect standard of God,
never to be removed from the land again. Dear Father, may we understand how Your
message through Amos applies to us also. May we be in line with the plumb-line
of Your perfect standards revealed in Your Word. May Your words, written on our
hearts and minds, be the standard that guides us each day and keeps us always
on the path of righteousness for Your name’s sake. Praised be the name of the LORD!
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