Amos 9:11-15: Restoration
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Worker’s tools used in the restoration of the wall at the Damascus Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem
I love reading this book by the prophet who left his work as a shepherd in Judah to denounce the empty wealth of the northern tribes. His words rankled the power structure and so he was expelled from Bethel . . . to return to his pastoral work. He brought a message of destruction . . . but a destruction which carries within the promise of restoration for the faithful. This may be a surprise to many. It is certainly the message of The Word. It is The New Order of things. It is Restoration of the Remnant. Do we have the fortitude, the perseverance, the hope, the love . . . to be remnant?
When our own fallen hut is raised up . . . do we recognize the voice of the shepherd enough to follow it?
When the breaches have been healed . . . do we allow our wounds to cure so that we might hear the new words of the shepherd?
When the plowman and the vintner overtake the reaper and the sower . . . will we know the way to the celebration with the shepherd?
When the ruined cities are rebuilt . . . will we recognize our new homes?
When we arrive to drink the new wine and eat the new fruits . . . will we possess the white garment to wear at the marriage feast? Will we recognize Christ as the groom . . . and ourselves as the Bride?
Written on October 31, 2008 and posted today as a Favorite.
To learn more about the restoration of Jerusalem’s walls, click on the image above or go to: http://www.allartnews.com/jerusalems-five-century-old-walls-restored-at-cost-of-5-million-idiosyncracies-and-all/
To learn more about Bethel, go to: http://bibleatlas.org/bethel.htm
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