Passage Read: Amos 7 - Obadiah 1
Meditation Verses: Amos 9:8-12
Thought
This is the promise of the coming kingdom. God will bring Israel to judgment. He will destroy Israel, but not all of it. He will destroy the sinners from within it. He will shake it and cast out the rebellious, the unrepentant, but He will save the faithful remnant. He will not just save them, but exalt them and give them to possess all the nations that bear His name! Not only is God able to sort the faithful from the rebellious, but He is able to multiple and bless the faithful, though perhaps few in number, to possess and rule over all the nations!
Application
If God can do this with Israel, how much more can He do it with the Church. The Church may be filled with false believers, but that does not mean God will reward the wicked with the righteous! He can destroy the Church, but not all of it. He can destroy the wicked from within her and retain, protect and preserve the faithful. He will not be mocked. He will not be fooled. He will save those who fear and worship Him in word and deed. Though men set their own standard of righteousness, that does not mean God adjusts His standard to align with theirs. Those who in truth seek to know and walk in His ways will be rewarded. They will be the nations who bear God's name, and they will follow and serve the true Israel, with Jesus as our head. This is the hope that I have in Christ. This is also the challenge, and I need to conform my ways to Christ's, not to whatever is promoted and approved by men.