"How horrible it will be ... " (Amos
6:1,3-6,13) - This is a prophecy concerning God's judgment. Such words
need to be heard, if people are to be turned back into walking in the
ways of the Lord. If we don't hear of God's judgment, we are likely to
keep on walking in our own ways. There needs to be "an alarm to the
unconverted" (Joseph Alleine). There needs to be an alarm to the
converted. The danger of remaining apathetic and unconverted is not the
only danger. There is also the danger that, after being converted, we
become apathetic and backslidden. God is calling us to turn to Him. He's
calling us to keep on being turned towards Him.
We read about Elijah in his high-points of strength - the triumph over the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:36-39) - and his low-points of weakness - he is ready to give up: “I’ve had enough now, Lord” (1 Kings 19:4). How did Elijah get into such a mess? He forgot this: “The Lord’s power was on Elijah” (1 Kings 18:46). In all life’s ups and downs, we must hold on to this: The Lord has sent His Spirit of power to live in us (2 Timothy 1:7). How are we to live in the power of the Spirit? We need to feed on the Word of God and drink in the Word of God (1 Kings 17:4). We need to pray that the Lord will send His showers of blessing (1 Kings 17:14). We are to live our life “according to the Word of the Lord” (1 Kings 17:16). For our life of faith to be strong in the Lord, we need to listen attentively to the preaching of God’s Word (1 Kings 17:24).
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