Judgement

“Away with your noisy hymns of praise! I will not listen to the music of your harps. Instead, I want to see a mighty flood of justice, an endless river of righteous living.”Amos‬ ‭5‬:‭23‬-‭24‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Amos is prophesying against Israel. They practised injustice and robbed to poor of justice and expected God to accept their worship. He was not impressed. This was written around 760BC.

How do we Christians regard this? Is a time of judgement coming for us also? Jesu spoke several times about coming judgement. We would be wise to heed Him. What is she seeking?

““But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered in his presence, and he will separate the people as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep at his right hand and the goats at his left. “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’ “Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ “And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’”Matthew‬ ‭25‬:‭31‬-‭40‬ ‭

Jesus then went on to the judgement of the goats. They did the opposite. They were cast into eternal punishment (v45). 

In this time of great worship services and concerts what is a Jesus looking for? A people who practice justice and mercy. Let this be a sober reminder to us all. Amen!