New Opportunities to Trust God

Scripture – Amos 4:7-9: ⁷“I also withheld rain from you when the harvest was still three months away. I sent rain on one town, but withheld it from another. One field had rain; another had none and dried up. ⁸People staggered from town to town for water but did not get enough to drink, yet you have not returned to me,” declares the LORD. ⁹“Many times I struck your gardens and vineyards, I struck them with blight and mildew. Locusts devoured your fig and olive trees, yet you have not returned to me,” declares the LORD.

Observation – (Write down what you see in the scripture.) God kept trying to get the attention of His people, but they would not return to Him. I wonder what they thought when the drought came along. What went through their minds when they saw it raining in one town but not the next? What did they attribute that to? God is so in control. What kept Israel from seeing that and turning to Him?

Application – (Write how you will be different today because of what you have just read.) It is so easy to get caught up in trusting my own abilities to handle problems I face. All the while, God is ready to handle them for me. Every obstacle I encounter is an opportunity to trust Christ to provide what I need. How, when or if God sends these things to me I don’t know. I do know He always sends His grace and power. I will lean on Him today and trust Him to see me through whatever comes my way.

Prayer – (Write out a brief prayer.) Lord, you have my attention. Help me keep my focus on you. Keep me moving as you direct today Keep me attentive to your word in my life. Thank you for your grace and power. In you new possibilities abound.