Amos 3:3-7
New Living Translation (NLT)
Witnesses against Guilty Israel
3 Can two people walk together
without agreeing on the direction?
4 Does a lion ever roar in a thicket
without first finding a victim?
Does a young lion growl in its den
without first catching its prey?
5 Does a bird ever get caught in a trap
that has no bait?
Does a trap spring shut
when there’s nothing to catch?
6 When the ram’s horn blows a warning,
shouldn’t the people be alarmed?
Does disaster come to a city
unless the Lord has planned it?
without agreeing on the direction?
4 Does a lion ever roar in a thicket
without first finding a victim?
Does a young lion growl in its den
without first catching its prey?
5 Does a bird ever get caught in a trap
that has no bait?
Does a trap spring shut
when there’s nothing to catch?
6 When the ram’s horn blows a warning,
shouldn’t the people be alarmed?
Does disaster come to a city
unless the Lord has planned it?
7 Indeed, the Sovereign Lord never does anything
until he reveals his plans to his servants the prophets.
until he reveals his plans to his servants the prophets.
Today, I was with couple members of my life group, and we just spent some time reading the Word together and these verses really stuck out to me. It was really eye-opening, and I felt that I needed to hear this. As verse 3 mentions, how can two people walk if they can't agree what the destination. When we are walking with God, how can we ever expect to walk together, side by side, if our goals are so very different. Its just not possible if we have different expectations.
Although many times, we struggle and complain that God is not leading me in the direction or He is not guiding me, or He has abandoned me. However, it is so NOT true. As verse 7 mentions, God always reveals his plans to us. He wants us to know what he has in store for our future so that we may be on the same page. Sometimes, we feel like He isn't telling us anything, but maybe its because we are so loud and we just scream out to God asking for what we want. We just scream and shout and cry out to God to give us what we want, but maybe what we need to do is just sit and listen to God talking to us. Many times, I feel that my own voice is covering up the voice of God. I'm so consumed in my own desires that it seems like God has abandoned me. In fact, God is trying to communicate with us so that we may walk in the same direction as him.
The best thing maybe is not to cry out, but to sit down and just listen to what God has to say.
