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Monday 6 July 2020

The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 9 of 9 (To update)


The Book of Small Prophets


Amos 


Chapter  


9



¹  I saw the LORD standing beside the altar, and he said: Strike the capitals until the thresholds shake, and shatter them on the heads of all the people, and those who are left I will kill with the sword; not one of them shall flee away, not one of them shall escape.


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 9 verse 1)


Oh God my Father You have the power of making all our dreams come true and also the power of making them dissolve into oblivion and never to be again. My life is in Your God good hands Amen. May Your will be done and not mine Amen.

Tuesday 10 March 2020

The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 8 of 9


The Book of Small Prophets


Amos 


Chapter  


8



¹ This is what the Lord GOD showed me-a basket of summer fruit. ² He said "Amos what do you see?" And I said, "A basket of summer fruit." Then the LORD said to me. "The end has come upon my people Israel; I will never again pass them by.



(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 8 verses 1 to 2)


Oh, brothers and Sisters repent from our sins, for the Lord God our Father can easily make such a declaration regarding us, even though He loves us with unimaginable love. However, our attitudes aand relationship towards each other and towards God can easily have a negative impact on us. For although God loves us He is also a just and righteous God who cannot turn a blind eye on our evil ways Amen.


³ The songs of the temple shall become wailings in that day says the Lord GOD; "the dead bodies shall be many, cast out in every place. Be silent!"


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 8 verse 3)


Oh God my Father there is already dead silence in the temple for people are no longer attending mass due to this virus. Dead bodies are accumulating in all parts of the world. During this time of woe we need to be silent and listen to You alone Amen.


⁴ Hear this you that trample on the needy, and bring to ruin the poor of the land, ⁵ saying, "When will the new moon be over so that we may sell grain; and the sabbath so that we may offer wheat for sale? We will make the ephah small and the shekel great, and practice deceit with false balances ⁶ buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, and selling the sweepings of the wheat."


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 8 verses 4 to 6)


Oh, You who abuse the poor and middle classes in order to increase your profits bear in mind that there is a God who will avenge those of a greater need and provide for them during times of poverty. God is our avenger now and forever. On the other hand, may we be poor in this material world and rich in faith and graces Amen.


⁷ The LORD has sworn by the pride of Jacob; Surely I will never forget any of their deeds.


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 8 verse 7)


Oh God, my blessed Father please never forget any of our deeds. They are the least that we can do as humans. Moreover, without Your help, we could not do such deeds Amen.


⁸ Shall not the land tremble on this account, and everyone mourn who lives in it, and all of it rise like the Nile, and be tossed about and sink again like the Nile of Egypt?


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 8 verse 8)


Oh God, my Father right now the world is in mourning for many are dying young and old due to this virus. I pray for Your mercy on behalf of the world Amen.


⁹ On that day, says the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight.


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 8 verse 9)


On this day oh God my Father You were already telling us what was going to take place at the time of Your passion. Even though You give us proof beforehand we are so stubborn that we do not understand or else if we do we deny the facts Amen. I pray for our healing my God and Father Amen.


¹⁰ I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and baldness on every head; I will make it like the mourning for an only son and the end of it like a bitter day.


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 8 verse 10)


Oh God my Father You are the author of our lives if You think that we are still hard-hearted even during such a global pandemic may Your will be done Amen.


¹¹ The time is surely coming, says the Lord God when I will send a famine on the land; not a famine of bread, or a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD.


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 8 verse 11)


Oh God my Father You have not sent a famine for Your Word but a virus that is causing this famine. Your Churches are empty and we can receive Your Word only via Television, however, our souls are not receiving its spiritual nourishment that only You can give Amen.


¹² They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the LORD, but they shall not find it.


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 8 verse 12)


Oh God, my Father Your Word or Good News is found in different versions both soft and hard, online and offline, however, even though it is there we are as if blind to it. I thank You for making me familiar with You and Your Word Amen.


¹³ In that day the beautiful young women and the young men shall faint for thirst.


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 8 verse 13)


All who is in You my God and Father is beautiful, all who are blessed in Your Spirit and baptised by Your Holy Spirit partake of Your beauty, however, during this era we are thirsty for You. Corona Virus has helped us to realize how close to dying have come, however this has not been enough to satisfy our thirst for You. I thank You for these minutes of prayer where You give me Your life giving water that replenishes my spirit Amen.


¹⁴ Those who swear by Ashimah of Samaria, and say, "As your god lives, O Dan," and, "As the way of Beer-sheba lives"-they shall fall, and never rise again.


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 8 verse 14)


Oh God my Father during our every day lives we attribute goodness and gratitude to humans, we say "Had it not been for John, I would not have made it in time for the appointment!, and many more, such praises, which rightfully so are to be given to You, for You have control and authority over all that takes place in our lives. I thank You so much, my God and Father Amen.


Oh Father of love and life, blessed be Your Name. On this special day that we commemorate as Father's Day, I would like to end this eight chapter of the book of the Small Prophet Amos with the following prayer:-


Oh God, my Father, I praise and thank You for being my Father. On this special day, I wish You the best Father's day ever in eternity long. However, as one of Your many sons and daughters, I declare that I am a sinner and that I depend on Your love and mercy. I thank You for being there for me as a loving Father should be. I pray for my daughter and entrust her in Your love and care for You are the best Father ever. Amen










Thursday 4 July 2019

The Book of Small prophets Amos Chapter 7 of 9


The Book of Small Prophets


Amos 


Chapter  


7


¹ This is what the Lord God showed me; he was forming locusts at the time the latter growth began to sprout (it was the latter growth after the king's mowings)



(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 7 verse 1)



As the author of creation at any time God has the supreme authority to create any creature or human being that He desires. I pray that as humans we do not destroy the creatures and systems that You have created my God and Father Amen. 


² When they had finished eating the grass of the land, I said, O Lord God, forgive, I beg you! How can Jacob stand? He is so small!


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 7 verse 2)


On becoming aware of our human frailty along with its weaknesses we realize how hard it is to live without You my God and Father and rely on our own skills and resources. We realize that we cannot survive without You Amen.


³ The LORD relented concerning this; "It shall not be," said the LORD.


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 7 verse 3)


Oh God, my Father, I thank You for caring for humanity. You care for us more than we can ever care for You Amen. Thank You, Jesus.


⁴ This is what the Lord GOD showed me: the Lord GOD was calling for a shower of fire, and it devoured the great deep and was eating up the land.



(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 7 verse 4)


Oh God, my Father I am not amazed if You want to send fire to devour the land. The Amazon is already on fire as are other regions of the world. May Your will be done Amen.


⁵ Then I said, "O Lord GOD, cease, I beg you! How can Jacob stand? He is so small! ⁶ The LORD relented concerni8ng this; "This also shall not be," said the Lord GOD.


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 7 verses 5 to 6)


Oh God my Father, thank You for Your loving mercy. Thanks for giving attention to our prayers even though we do not deserve to be heard Amen. I also wish to thank You for Your humility in submitting Your will in order to cater for our needs Amen.


⁷ This is what he showed me; the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. ⁸ And the LORD said to me, "Amos what do you see?" And I said, "A plumb line." Then the Lord said, "See, I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel; I will never again pass them by; ⁹ the high places of Isaac shall be made desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste, and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword."


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 7 verses 7 to 9)



Oh God my Father, how can we ever survive if even You turn against us? We would have no hope and no reason to live for. I beg of You to restrain Your anger even though we have given You more than one reason to be angry with us Amen.


¹⁰ Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, saying, "Amos has conspired against you in the very center of the house of Israel; the land is not able to bear all his words.


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 7 verse 10)


Oh God my Father, the forces of evil will stop at nothing from falsely accusing us in front of others, however, You are our vindicator Amen.



¹¹ For thus Amos has said, 'Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel must go into exile away from his land."


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 7 verse 11)


Oh God, my Father may what You declare as being Your will take place both in heaven and on earth. May Your will be done now and forever Amen, even if we do not always agree with the outcome of our lives, because only You know what is really of supreme good for us Amen.


¹² And Amaziah said to Amos, "O seer, go, flee away to the land of Judah, earn your bread there and prophesy there; ¹³ but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom."



(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 7 verse 12)


Oh God, many times the world places us in a stressful situation putting pressure on us not to do Your will, however, I pray that we be strong during this turbulent time and remain faithful to our calling Amen.



¹⁴ Then Amos answered Amaziah, "I am no prophet, nor a prophet's son; but I am a herdsman, and a dresser of sycamore trees, ¹⁵ and the LORD took me from following the flock, and the LORD said to me, "Go, prophesy to my people Israel.'


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 7 verses 14 to 15)



Oh brothers and sisters, as in the case of Amos the prophet, I am neither a theologian or a philosopher, I am a Social Worker by profession and a sinner according to human nature. However, even though I am the least among many intelligent people from the people of God, God gave me the idea of creating this blog in the year 2003 as my prayer time on the Bible and to this day, God is assisting me in compiling and updating this blog Amen. I  thank You, Jesus, for this opportunity of using me to accomplish this positive act Amen.


¹⁶ "Now, therefore, hear the word of the LORD. You say,'Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not preach against the house of Isaac.'



(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 7 verse 16)



Oh God, many times I had been told by my ex-wife to stop this blog, however, I chose to obey You and continue over the voices of the world Amen.



¹⁷ Therefore thus says the LORD; 'Your wife shall become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be parcelled out by line; you yourself shall die in an unclean land, and Israel shall surely go into exile away from its land,'



(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 7 verse 17)



Oh God my Father, You know my present, past and even my future. May Your will be done, for I am completely in Your hands. I only live the day and even those hours I give to You my God and Father.



I would like to end this seventh chapter of the book of the small prophet Amos with the following prayer:-


Oh God my Father I pray for mercy on the world at this point in time, for I feel that the green horse that brings sickness as referred in the book of Revelations to St. John is already set loose on the earth and is leaving a lot of serious illness such as this Corona Virus. I pray that we turn to You our source of healing and strength Amen.












Thursday 25 October 2018

The Book of the Small Prophet Amos Chapter 6

 

Book of Small Prophets


Amos 


Chapter  


6

 

 

 

¹ Alas for those who are at ease in Zion, and for those who feel secure on Mount Samaria the notables of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel resorts.

 

 

 

(The Book of Small Prophets Chapter 6 verse 1) 

 

 

 

 Alas to those of us, even at times myself, who may feel that they are walking according to God's way and may be under the impression that their faith is complete and that their place in heaven is secure because we are familiar with God and His Word and maybe because we pray every day and attend to this or that particular prayer group.



Alas for us, even though we may feel in our comfort zones, You my God and Father are asking us to make leaps of faith in our life, to continue to grow in our faith, for because even if we may be of an age we are still infants where it concerns our faith. I pray that we become more aware of the need to grow in our life holistically including our faith and spiritual life Amen.



² Cross over to Calneh, and see: from there go to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Or is your territory greater than their territory?




(The Book of Small Prophets Chapter 6 verse 2) 




Oh God, my Father in a spirit of prayer I ask myself the same question. What have I given You more than others that I may live in Malta, where I can feel safe and secure and happy, even though the opportunities it offers cannot be compared to those of the USA, however I am still happy and grateful to live in Malta and to be called a Christian and a Catholic Amen.



³ O you that put far away the evil day, and bring near a reign of violence?




(The Book of Small Prophets Chapter 6 verse 3) 




Oh God my loving Father You are the only one who can press the reset button and bring an end to all the injustice taking place in the world and that will take place in the future. You have control over all things and over all situations. I pray that You bring an end to all suffering according to Your will so that we will be freed from the bondage of sin and evil will be no longer. Oh, what a day this would be my God and Father Amen.


⁴ Alas for those who lie on beds of ivory, and lounge on their couches, and eat lambs from the flock, and calves from the stall; ⁵ who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp, and like David improvise on instruments of music; ⁶ who drink wine from bowls, and anoint themselves with the finest oils, but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!




(The Book of Small Prophets Chapter 6 verses 4 to 6) 




Oh God, my Father, we can also end up being alienated from the realities and needs of those in our inner circles and even those who do not pertain to such circles. I pray for those in power so that they use it well in a sensible and sensitive way in order to achieve the best for their subjects Amen.



⁷ Therefore they shall now be the first to go into exile, and the revelry of the loungers shall pass away.



(The Book of Small Prophets Chapter 6 verse 7) 



Alas for alienation it is our ruin all things of the world will pass by but Your promises shall never remain passive Amen.



⁸ The Lord GOD has sworn by himself (says the LORD, the God of hosts): I abhor the pride of Jacob and hate his strongholds, and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.



(The Book of Small Prophets Chapter 6 verse 8) 


Oh God my Father, You can swear as much as You want to but I cannot use Your name in vain, I love You so much. There have only been a few moments when I was pushed to the edge of my sanity and I ended up swearing by Your Holy Name, and for such moments I plead for Your forgiveness Amen.


⁹ If ten people remain in one house, they shall die. ¹⁰ And if a relative, one who burns the dead, shall take up the body to bring it out of the house, and shall say to someone in the innermost parts of the house. "Is anyone else with you?" the answer will come, "No." Then the relative shall say, "Hush! We must not mention the name of the LORD."




(The Book of Small Prophets Chapter 6 verses 9 to 10) 



Oh God, my Father You are a jealous God who never accepts to occupy the second place in our lives. You do not accept the ways of the world such as cremation for this goes against Your will Amen. I pray that You help me overcome the trials of life in order to obey You Amen.



¹¹ See, the LORD commands, and the great house shall be shattered to bits and the little house to pieces.




(The Book of Small Prophets Chapter 6 verse 11) 


Oh God, my Father as I have always believed and as found written in the Bible, all is under Your control and You control everything. Therefore I place my will under Your command and may Your will be done in all the circumstances of my life and not mine Amen.



¹³ Do horses run on rocks? Does one plough the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood-¹³ you who rejoice in Lo-debar," who say, "Have we not by our own strength taken Karnaim for ourselves?" ¹⁴ Indeed, I am raising up against you a nation. O house of Israel, says the LORD, the God of hosts, and they shall oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Wadi Arabah. 




(The Book of Small Prophets Chapter 6 verses 13 to 14) 


Oh, brothers and sisters, we have removed God from the core of our lives and we are trying to take full control. We have become foolish enough to claim ourselves almost to be God of our lives. We are depending more on ourselves and our means than on You my God and Father. In doing so we are making a mess of our lives and those of others. I pray that You take control, my God and Father Amen.



Oh God, my Father, I would like to end this sixth chapter of the book of the small prophet Amos with the following prayer:-


Oh God my Father shake us out of our state of alienation. Show us the holy road to our salvation. Turn us away from our sinful ways. Give us your light for we are blind. Amen. Thank You Jesus.


 




 

Tuesday 19 September 2017

The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 5

 

Book of Small Prophets


Amos 


Chapter  


5

 

 

¹ Hear this word that I take up over you in lamentation, O house of Israel; ² Fallen, no more to rise, is maiden Israel; forsaken on her land with no one to raise her up.



(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 5 verses 1 to 2)



Oh God my Father Your instructions are clear. They are for us to hear and listen attentively. We no longer can take You and Your Word for granted. It is a must that we pay attention, for as a world we have already went donw the scale from sons and daughters of God to maidens as in the case of Israel. We have also fallen due to the weight of our sins. We would like to wake up and be responsible and carry our weight on our two feet, but we are happy living in an alienated life of virtual reality with the mouse in our hand and the impression that we are in control of our lives. Wake up! Brothers and Sisters! This is an ilusion! the opium of the people that Karl Marx had predicted so long ago. Somebody forgot the valve of the opium flowing and today we are still under its drowsy effect. We think that we are seeing reality but we are not help us oh Jesus, for we need Your help urgently!


³ For thus says the Lord God: The city that marched out a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which marched out a hundred shall have ten left."


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 5 verse 3)



Oh God my beloved Father, had we paid heed to Your prophecies life on earth would have been much better, however we all made plans of our own and put aside the plans that You had made for us ever since the beginning of time. However I still believe that You are in control and that Your will be done. Amen.


⁴ For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel Seek me and live; ⁵ but do not seek Bethel, and do not enter into Gilgal or cross over to Beer-sheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into exile, and Bethel shall come to nothing.


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 5 verses 4 to 5)


Oh God my Father, the choice has always been the same and will always will remain so, this is You. All life finds its meaning in You, and in You only can I  find true and everlasting life. I pray that I will not be tempted to seek the corrupted ways of the world, but only the paths that lead to You Amen.


⁶ Seek the Lord and live, or he will break out against the house of Joseph like fire, and it will devour Bethel, with no one to quench it.


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 5 verse 6)



Oh God my Father I am trying to seek You but I  am dying instead of living, Your hand has rested on me in a way that my life is not even worth living. My life is being devoured by Your fire and the fire of my sins. It is not worth living any more all is becoming ashes. Amen.



⁷ Ah you that turn justice to wormwood and bring righteousness to the ground!


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 5 verse 7)



Oh God my Father this is a word or message or admonition for all of us for we are all sinners, who in a way are selfish in our ways and if given the opportunity we turn a situation into our favour. I pray oh God my Father, that You free me and the rest of humanity from this circle of selfishness Amen.


⁸ The one who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning;, and darkens the day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth, the LORD is his name, ⁹ who makes destruction flash out against the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress.



(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 5 verses 8 to 9)



Jesus, Jesus that is his name, If I could oh God my Father, I would personally go throughout the world and spread the wonders of Your name Amen love You Jesus my God and Father.



¹⁰ They hate the one who reproves in the gate, and they abhor the one who speaks the truth


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 5 verse 10)



Oh God my Father, those who do not like the truth abhor it from the bottom of their hearts, I thank You for giving me such love, that thirsts for You even though at times I feel sad and discouraged, however, every time You lift me up and empower me. Amen.


¹¹ Therefore because you trample on the poor and take from them levies of grain you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not live in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine.


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 5 verse 11)


Oh God, my blessed Father, I pray that You give me the wisdom, love, and strength to cater to the needs of vulnerable people and even help to preserve their rights. I pray that You help me in assisting a person who is really and truly vulnerable, I pray that You help me in advocating for him Amen.


¹² For I know how many are your transgressions, and how great are your sins- you who afflict the righteous, who take a bribe, and push aside the needy in the gate.



(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 5 verse 12)


Oh God my beloved Father, You know me even more than I know myself. You know my strengths and You know my weaknesses. You know how much I try to do my best and how much I try to overcome myself and place my trust in You. Amen.


¹³ Therefore the prudent will keep silent in such a time; for it is an evil time.


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 5 verse 13)


Oh God my beloved Father, You have taught me that there is a time to speak and a time to hold my silence. I pray that You help me in achieving this state of control over myself so that I will discern more when to keep silent Amen.


¹⁴ Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts will be with you, just as you have said.


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 5 verse 14)


Oh God my Father, this is the best of instructions that if we remain on Your side You will always be with us. However, we can only do this by means of the grace of Your Holy Spirit for as humans we are we are prone and subject to sin.

I would like all to join me in the following song and prayer called 'Standing on the Lord's Side' credit to allun2him


Leaning on the Lord's side

¹⁵ Hate evil and love good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 5 verse 15)


Oh God my Father, I pray that today You will enable be to be just as in other days of my life and seek the balance between what is right and what the emotions dictate as to be the truth. I pray that You make me have an objective attitude that leads me to arrive at the truth Amen.


¹⁶ Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord; In all the squares there shall be wailing; and in all the streets they shall say "Alas! alas!" They shall call the farmers to mourning, and those skilled in lamentation, to wailing; ¹⁷ in all the vineyards there shall be wailing, for I will pass through the midst of you, says the LORD.


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 5 verses 16 to 17)


Oh God my beloved Father, what a heartbreak it would be if You were to pass among us and we would not be aware of Your Holy and mighty presence. I pray that I am always ready to welcome You in my heart and that I am always receptive to You my God and Father Amen.


¹⁸ Alas for you who desire the day of the LORD! Why do you want the day of the LORD? It is darkness, not light; ¹⁹ as if someone fled from a lion, and was met by a bear; or went into the house and rested a hand against the wall, and was bitten by a snake.


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 5 verses 18 to 19) 



Oh God my Father, for those who do not have Your fear, the day of the LORD is going to be great trauma, for they will realize that the God that they did not believe in really exists. When one realizes the illusion that one was living, there will be more than gnashing of teeth. God my Father have mercy on us Amen. 


²⁰ Is not the day of the LORD darkness, not light, and gloom with no brightness in it?


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 5 verse 20) 


Oh God my blessed Father, if one is deep in mortal sin and has vowed to never live according to Your ways, the day of God, will be a terror, however I still believe that in that darkness You my God and Father will manifest Your light and give us the opportunity to repent Amen. 


²¹ I hate, I despise your festivals, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.


(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 5 verse 21) 


Oh God my Father, I understand the reason for hating our festivals, because many times certain festivals are not focused  on giving You praise and worship but a good opportunity for meeting friends and maybe having a drink.


²² Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; and the offerings of well-being of your fatted animals I will not look upon. ²³ Take away from me the noise of your songs; I will not listen to the melody of your harps. ²⁴ But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever flowing stream.



(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 5 verses 22 to 24)  



Oh God my blessed Father, I pray that You purify the Roman Catholic Church and even other churches. May we fully convinced in our faith, especially when we take part in celebrations such as that of the Holy Eucharist. Amen


²⁵  Did you bring to me sacrifices and offerings the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? ²⁶ You shall take up Sakkuth your king, and kaiwan your star god, your images, which you made for yourselves; ²⁷ therefore I will take you into exile beyond Damascus, says the LORD whose name is the God of hosts.



(The Book of Small Prophets Amos Chapter 5 verses 25 to 27)  



Oh God my Father, I totally agree with You. When the going is good we refer to our own idols and even ourselves however when the going gets tough we offer You our prayers. This is use and abuse of Your love, mercy and justice Amen

Oh God my beloved Father, I wish to end this meditation on the fifth chapter of the book of the small prophet Amos with the following prayer:


May we remain faithful to You my God and Father. May You always be the most important person in our lives. Forgive us when we used You and even abused You by referring to worldly idols and practices. Amen.