The Word of the Lord

Amos 1-3; Psalms 80; 2 Timothy 4

“When a trumpet sounds in a city, do not the people tremble? When disaster comes to a city, has not the Lord caused it? Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets. The lion has roared – who will not fear? The Sovereign Lord has spoken – who can but prophesy?”

Amos 3:6-8

“For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.”

2 Timothy 4:3

When we ignore the Word of the Lord, he sometimes roars like a lion through the circumstances of our lives. There are times when the Word of the Lord comes to us with prophetic urgency.

Will we fear the Lord and obey him?

Will we humble ourselves, or harden our hearts?

Our temptation might be to turn the page, ignore the voice of the Spirit, or even look for a different church where ‘our needs are met’. ”Itching ears” can be caused by wax buildup. “Itching ears” might need to be cleaned before they can hear the Word of the Lord and respond to sound doctrine. Both Amos and Paul were concerned that the Word of the Lord was being ignored.

Are we listening to the Word and obeying him?

“Lord God, I submit to you and your Word this day, for your glory.”