”In that day I will restore the fallen shelter of David: I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old, I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel. They will rebuild and occupy ruined cities, plant vineyards and drink their wine, make gardens and eat their produce. I will plant them on their land, and they will never again be uprooted from the land I have given them. The Lord your God has spoken.“
Amos 9:11, 14-15 CSB
The chapter starts off with God telling His people that they cannot hide from Him…not in the forest, or under the ocean or even in a busy city. God wants us to know He is always near and that we are always on His mind. He could punish them or bless them at any time…
God see us and the wreck of our lives. He knows every detail, the good, the bad, and the hideous. None of it is a surprise to Him, yet we always want to hide our garbage from Him. The beautiful thing is that, if we trust Jesus rather than ourselves, He has already dealt with any and all of the garbage we so desire to hide from Him. How much of our lives are wasted in hiding things that don’t need to be hidden!
Then to top it all off, He actually wants to bless us! These verses tell us that the blessing of God is better than we can imagine…He not only fixes our brokenness, blesses us with joy and celebration then gives us good work to do but He also promises to protect us and keep us in that place of blessing!!!
Lord, give me clarity to remember who you actually are! Not a God who is gleefully looking for the next person to squash. But the God who desires our good…
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