June 29, 2009 Meet Your Maker
Today’s Bible Reading: Amos 4,5,6; Psalms 86; Titus 1
Scripture Focus:
Amos 4:12–13 Prepare to meet your God, O Israel!”
For behold,
He who forms mountains,
And creates the wind,
Who declares to man what his thought is,
And makes the morning darkness,
Who treads the high places of the earth—
The LORD God of hosts is His name.
Psalm 86:5 For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.
Observation:
The book of Amos is about the judgment of God on nations who worshipped false gods and oppressed the poor and needy while lounging in luxury. Those who do such things need to know that the day of judgment will eventually arrive, when God has had enough.
The phrase, “Prepare to meet your God!” is a fearful phrase to someone who has lived a life of sin and utter selfishness.
However, God’s heart is not for judgment, but for mercy and forgiveness as we read in today’s other passage, Psalm 86:5 For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.
Application:
I’m so grateful for God’s mercy and forgiveness! Even so, the phrase, “Prepare to meet your God!” makes me realize that I may not be entirely ready to meet my Maker at this moment. Living in God’s mercy and forgiveness is not a one time event, but a daily, ongoing, way of life.
Prayer:
Father God, You have my permission to be God in my life today. I am the steward of the life and gifts you’ve given me. I want to be ready at any moment to stand before you and give an account for how I’ve lived my life.
