Amos 2:14-16
Flight shall perish from the swift,
and the strong shall not retain his strength,
nor shall the mighty save his life;
he who handles the bow shall not stand,
and he who is swift of foot shall not save himself,
nor shall he who rides the horse save his life;
and he who is stout of heart among the mighty
shall flee away naked in that day,”
declares the Lord.
Truth: No matter your resources you can't escape God's judgement.
The insurance industry has done a pretty good job of making us feel safe and secure, even with certain particular disaster facing us. As long as we have insurance we feel safe and comfortable. That thought tends to creep into our spiritual life, as well. People think if they worship just enough they will have a "fire insurance" policy from hell. They think if they are good enough they are insured some protection from God. They ignore Him every day ... but, when a disaster strikes the cry out, "Where was God?" The same was true in the day Amos prophesied. The "swift" thought, "If disaster comes I can miss it." The "strong" said, "By our strength we can fight it." The archer says, "We can shoot it." The horsemen said, "We can out ride it." But, NO ONE can "outrun, outshoot, pay, speak, or use any talent or resource" to avoid God's wrath. God gives us an out by taking hold of His Word by faith. That is where the nation of Israel failed. God gave them His Word and they ignored it. That put them in the place of His wrath, rather than His mercy and blessing. It is that simple. Obey God's Word through faith and we have blessings. Disobey God's Word and we have cursing (that was the message to them early in their national formation - Deuteronomy 28-32). People think they can escape God's judgment. Ignoring God's Word and pretending that God does not exists or is not interested in us, is not a solution to God's wrath. It only delays the inevitable.
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