Topic: Stay Where God Has Put You [Monday April 11, 2016]
Text: Amos 1:1-9
Key Verse: “The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake” (Amos 1:1).
Very often, people trivialize their stations in life. They do not value who and what they are. Some even think that it is an act of spirituality to belittle themselves. Others simply user this as an excuse to avoid getting involved in activities that would otherwise glorify God.
But whatever your condition in life, God has put you there for a purpose. The clearest example of this was the Prophet Amos. He was one of the shepherds and peasant farmers in the region of Tekoa in Judah. By all considerations, he did not meet the high standards and qualifications that recommended prophets in Israel. He probably was satisfied with living the very simple life that fate had conferred on him. How surprised he must have been that of all people, God sought him out for enlistment as a prophet. Recognizing the hand of God upon his life, however, Amos took up the assignment and prophesied about the imminent punishment of God upon the heathen nations that were neighbors to Israel. Their hatred, wicked and heartless action against Israel could no longer be condoned by God.
Amos warned them that because of their repeated sins, God’s judgment was hanging over them. They would be conquered by enemy nations and carried into captivity. The imposing palaces of their kings would be destroyed by fire, and their land left desolate. It was a tough message from a man least expected to be ordained a prophet. Whatever our professional calling, level of education or lack of it, God knows about it.
Our condition in life cannot therefore, be an excuse for us not to render service to Him. Whether we feel spiritually or physically successful or inadequate, God expects us to do His will, get involved in the task of winning souls. We must stay where God has placed us. For in so doing, He would work through us to accomplish extraordinary results.
Thought for the day: God is a specialist in using ordinary people to achieve extraordinary things.
Bible Reading in one Year: Acts 9-10
DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.
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