God Sees Us
The Lord said to me,‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’
Amos 7:15
Unlike most people, God always notices the ordinary. He cares about the what and whom that others overlook. God sent a common man named Amos to Israel during the reign of King Jeroboam. Amos exhorted his people to turn from evil and seek justice but was ostracized and told to be quiet. “Go, you seer!” they said with scorn. “Go back to the land of Judah . . . and there prophesy” (Amos 7:12). Amos responded, “nor was I the son of a prophet, but I was a shepherd, and a tender of the sycamore-fig trees. Then the Lord took me from tending the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel’ ” (v 14-15).
God knew and noticed Amos when he was just a common shepherd, tending to flocks and trees. Hundreds of years later, the Lord Jesus noticed and called out the ordinary Nathanael (John 1:48) and Zacchaeus (Luke 19:4-5) near the fig and sycamore trees. No matter how obscure we feel, He sees us, loves us, and uses us for His purposes.
Bible Reading
Amos 7:10-17.
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for loving me, even when I feel overlooked. I praise, and bless You. In the name of my Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.
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