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Amos CBR Tweets

#HarborCBR Amos starts tomorrow! God roars thru His prophet, bringing judgment. The more you examine¦ https://t.co/VaKXs9TsF9

AM1-God's judges extortion, treating people as property, lies, murder, harboring grudges, killing women and life in their wombs. #HarborCBR

AM1,2-Israel's enemies are judged. Israel/Judah hears and cheers, looking for vindication. But their turn comes in chapter 2. #HarborCBR

AM2-Israel delighted in the judgment of 7 others, but then it was their turn to face the music. #HarborCBR

AM2,2-Why do we forget God's goodness?Israel's sins are worse because they betray the God who rescued them and provided for them. #HarborCBR

AM3-False worship is spiritual adultery. So is luxury that forgets the poor. Life can pull us far away from God. #HarborCBR

AM4-Oppression and disregarding the needy make worship worse than meaningless. Ignoring God's discipline for these brings judgment. #HarborCBR

AM4,2-v7 Today no one thinks a drought could be God's discipline. But weather can reflect the dryness of God-ignoring hearts God. #HarborCBR

AM5-Seeking God = seeking Justice. Lose the 1st and there's no power. Lose the 2nd & there's no renewing direction. #HarborCBR

AM5,2-Judgment means God is acting to renew the city/nation by removing the people who refuse to be renewed. #HarborCBR

AM5,3-Judgment comes for abusing the poor, accepting bribes, afflicting the righteous. EVERYONE agrees these should be judged. #HarborCBR

AM6-Secret: Life is meant to be lived for God (to honor Him) and from God (dependent on His strength). Our arrogance denies both. #HarborCBR

AM6,2-When we live as though we don't need God, our lives begin to lose blessings that come from Him: peace, authority, justice. #HarborCBR

AM7-Amos intercedes for Judah and God relents! Amos is a great picture of Jesus interceding for us! #HarborCBR

AM7,2-When Israel is called to return to God, instead of returning, they kick Amos (the caller) out. Their judgment is deserved. #HarborCBR

AM7,3-v12 "Never again tell me what God says here! Not here where I meet with God!" Huh? Judgment deservedly comes. #HarborCBR

AM8-God condemns Israel for idolizing the economy to the abuse of the poor and refusing to live within the limits of the Sabbath. #HarborCBR

AM9-Israel's(north) judgment is sealed, no escape. BUT thru judgment God will restore! There is hope for those who return to Him. #HarborCBR

Posted by Steven Cooper with
Tags: amos

Joel CBR Tweets

JOEL--https://t.co/HUMP5zw4zC A locust swarm is center to this book. See this video to get a taste of what they experienced. #HarborCBR

JOEL1-The nation is decimated by locusts. Calls for lament and fasting because there's no food for people or sacrifices for God. #HarborCBR

JOEL2-Locust plague terror is swallowed up by the HOPE of God's renewal IF people will turn back to Him. This is for today too. #HarborCBR

JOEL2,2-http://t.co/OLqFXNSIsy: an account of the destruction by locust plagues in (mistakenly identified as grasshoppers). #HarborCBR

JOEL2,3-Do you see that in the midst of judgment, God is willing to relent? Judgment is a wake up call, an invitation to return! #HarborCBR

JOEL2,4-v25 Jesus fulfills the promise to restore what sin destroys. For me, He has restored meaning, satisfaction, and joy! #HarborCBR

JOEL3-Redemptive judgment is God vindicating His people and judging their (and His) enemies. This came true in Acts 2:17-41. #HarborCBR

Posted by Steven Cooper with
Tags: joel

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