20-Dec: Amos 6-8; 1 Peter 4-2 Peter 1
Amos 6: Woe to the complacent – apathy: you feel secure in success: the Lord hates the pride of Israel – Woe to the complacent, the Lord abhors the pride of Israel.
Amos 7: Locusts, fire: How can Jacob survive: plumbline: high places destroyed: sanctuaries: sword: Amos and Amaziah: prostitution & death by sword – Locusts, fir and a plumb line, Amos and Amaziah
Amos 8: The days of famine “of the Word of the Lord” – A basket of ripe fruit.
1 Peter 4 – Living for God, If you are willing to suffer with Christ you have decided to stop sinning, the end of the world is coming soon so be earnest and disciplined in your prayers, show deep love, suffering for being a Christian, fiery trials, judgment begins with the house of God, keep on doing what is right,
1 Peter 5 – To elders and young men, resist the devil,
2 Peter 1: Greetings from Peter, Growing in knowledge of God, paying attention to scripture. Grace & peace through the knowledge and person of Christ, virtues that produce a well rounded fruitful life, faith, goodness, knowledge, self – control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, love, they will make you effective and productive, if not you are too self – concerned, make your calling obvious, so you won’t fall, and receive a rich welcome into eternity, prophecy and man’s interpretation,
2Pet. 1:21or because they wanted to prophesy. It was the Holy Spirit who moved the prophets to speak from God.