Wednesday July 2nd Focus

Amos 7:7-17
"So now hear the Word of the Lord..." (Amos 7:16)

Research what a "plumb line" is.
What is the Christian's plumb line for living right?
Today's lesson deals with the dreams/visions of Amos. In 7:1-3 what did God show Amos? What did Amos do after he was the vision? What did God do?
Read Amos 7:4-6. What did Amos do after he saw this vision? What did God do?
Read Amos 7:7-9. What was the dream? What did Amos do this time? What was the purpose of the string (the plumb line) God said He was going to use? Amos may have remained silent because he knew that Israel had not obeyed God. He knew the people would not measure up to God's test. God said, "I will not change My mind again about punishing them" (v. 8).
Read Amos 7:10-17. Look at what Amaziah said & compare it with what Amos said. Amaziah was the priest at Bethel. Bethel was a city with a temple built by Jeroboam I. King Jeroboam II had appointed Amaziah to the job of priest. Because he had received his job from the king, it is possible that Amaziah was more loyal to the king than he was to God. Amos was loyal to God.
Imagine what Amaziah would have said in his messages if he had believed what Amos was saying. How might Amos have spoken to Amaziah if Amos had been afraid and not sure that he was speaking for God?
Listen to what God is saying to you this week and measure your life by what God wants and not what others say.