Amos 5:14-15
Seek good and not evil,
That you may live;
So the Lord God of hosts will be with you,
As you have spoken.
Hate evil, love good;
Establish justice in the gate.
It may be that the Lord God of hosts
Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

Application: 

Seek the Lord and live (5:6). As Jesus put it, “Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness” (Matt 6:33). 

This, in fact, is the only path to blessing. Seeking God and his kingdom is not a one-day-a-week activity, though. It’s a daily effort to adopt God’s perspective on life as revealed in His Word and to live it out. But this is exactly what Israel refused to do. They hated the one who convicts the guilty and despised the one who speaks with integrity (5:10). Their social injustices against the poor were innumerable (5:11–12).

God’s promise was clear to all who would hear: Pursue good, not evil, so that you may live, and the Lord, the God of Armies, will be with you (5:14). But Israel wouldn’t listen. Instead, their future would include wailing, cries of anguish, and mourning (5:16–17).

Reference: Tony Evans, The Tony Evans Bible Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2019), 805.

To God be the glory!

Our Lord Jesus Christ created everything! By Him, For Him!

“The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-26

Disclaimer

When God inspires me, I write articles glorifying God. I invite you to view this writing as a Bible study. Like the Bereans in Acts 17:11, I encourage you to search the Scriptures to determine whether what I have written is true. Always consult with your church ministers regarding biblical matters. I am not a professional writer, so there may be some grammatical or spelling errors present. I strive to write as clearly and efficiently as possible. Your brother in Christ, Ricardo.

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