Amos spoke to a prosperous nation

Amos prophesied their imminent doom. In chapter seven he intercedes for the nation of Israel against the ideas God has for how to punish them.

I am reminded of nations that have been the most prosperous in the world. England was before us, the first most wealthy nation. I enjoy reading novels from 19th century England. It is clear that all roads led to London. But they too had their poor. They too had those who would cheat in business.

This country has been the world leader since WW2. Since the fall of the USSR the undisputed leader. But like all things this too will pass. China is coming fast to dispute our economic supremacy.

Amos speaks of the businesspeople who cannot wait for the holiday to be over so that they can start making money and cheating to make money. Where is the man who will do an honest job and charge an honest fee?

It's not just the rich who cheat. We struggle to find an honest repair man. We try to use small independent guys. DW is ready to believe whatever they say. You should be able to believe them. But most of the time they will take advantage of her. Sadly everyone is trying to find an angle, trying to find a way to make a dollar without really working for it.

This kind of thing, multiplied all over, will be the downfall of our nation. It is what caused the real estate collapse. I believe God did engineer this as a warning but you can give a more natural, economic explanation for what happened. But it boils down to greed and people trying to make a dollar without actually producing any real service.

Brothers and sisters pray for our country, intercede for her, just as Amos did for Israel. But also pray for repentance. Pray that we all give a good days work for our wages. Pray for the raising up of businessmen who are honest and do not try to take advantage of innocent people.

And for those who think the answer is more redistribution of wealth, you are certainly wrong. YOU must be the answer, not your government. See how they exempt themselves and give themselves retirement and health care much better than they can give their constituents. Giving them more power will only tempt them to become more corrupt.