Hear this, you that trample on the needy, and bring to ruin the poor of the land,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,buying the poor for silver and […]
URC Daily Devotion 25th January
This is what the Lord God showed me—a basket of summer fruit. He said, “Amos, what do yousee?” 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 songs of the temple shall become wailings in that day,”says […]
URC Daily Devotion 24th January
Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent to King Jeroboam of Israel, saying, ‘Amos has conspired against you in the very centre of the house of Israel; the land is not able to bear all his words. For thus Amos has said,“Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel must go into exile away from his land.”’ […]
URC Daily Devotion 23rd January
This is what the Lord GOD showed me: he was forming locusts at the time the lattergrowth began to sprout (it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings). Whenthey 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 LORD relented concerning […]
URC Daily Devotion 22nd January
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!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 […]
URC Daily Devotion 21st January
In you I’ve taken refuge, LORD;You are my shelter in distress.O let me never be ashamed,But save me in your righteousness. LORD, turn your ear to hear my cry;Come quickly to deliver me,And be my rock and firm defence,My stronghold and security. You are my fortress and my rock;For your name’s sake be my sure […]
URC Daily Devotion 20th January
Alas for you who desire the day of the Lord! Why do you want the day of the Lord?It is darkness, not light; 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.Is not the day of the Lord […]
URC Daily Devotions 19th January
They hate the one who reproves in the gate, and they abhor the one who speaks the truth.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.For I know how many […]
URC Daily Devotion 18th January
Amos was fed up. While most of the prophets peppered redemption and restoration in their prophecies, Amos devoted only his final five verses for such consolation. He directed his criticism against privileged people, who had no love for neighbour, took advantage of others, and only looked out for their own concerns. More than almost any […]
URC Daily Devotion 17th January
Come to Bethel—and transgress; to Gilgal—and multiply transgression;bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days;bring a thank offering of leavened bread, and proclaim freewill offerings, publish them; for so you love to do, O people of Israel!says the Lord God.Israel Rejects CorrectionI gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread in all your places,yet […]