God sent yet another vision to Amos. This time it was of a basket of ripe fruit. God was sending a message that Israel was ripe for his judgment. He would no longer spare them because of their sin. The rich had done away with justice and trampled the poor. Justice and righteousness were gone from Israel. So, God would punish them. Their songs of supposed worship would turn to wailing, and there would be many dead bodies. God hates injustice and the trampling of the needy.

The judgment of the Lord would be more than physical and material. The judgement would also bring spiritual suffering as well. God would turn their religious festivals into mourning and their singing into weeping. He would bring about a famine of hearing God’s word. At this time people will realize they need the word of God for survival. They will hunt for it as a dehydrated person searches for water. But they will not find it. At some point, God abandons the unrepentant sinner. But God is our life. We must stay in his word.
Application: Father, our sin cuts us off from you. I know I cannot survive without your word. Keep me in your word each day.
One Word: Stay in God’s word