Amos 5:9-15

Choose good instead of evil -- Amos 5:9-15 Life is a matter of the choices that we make. Israel chose to have fair judges and honest witnesses. Israel did not want to be reminded of her sins so she desired teachers that would give the message that suited her. They had abused the poor and demand heavy taxes from them. They had built expensive houses and had planted vineyards. They would lose both because of wickedness. These rebukes were largely for the leaders of the people.

God felt that their sins were terrible because they had cheated honest people. They had taken bribes and robbed the poor of justice. We must remember that God knows the things that we do in our bodies. It was an evil time in that the good and prudent people just kept silent. The only way that God could be on their side was for them to stop doing wrong and start doing right. If they refused they would die. Amos said, "Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph."