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Seeking Good
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[July 07, 2010]
--"Seek good and not
evil, that you may live; and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be
with you, just as you have said. Hate evil and love good, and
establish justice int he gate; it may be that the Lord, the God of
hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph."-Amos 5: 14-15
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What are you doing right now, at this very moment? Alright,
obviously you are reading this, but what else? Are you at work?
Are you at home? Are you bored? In need of a break? Are you
procrastinating? Are you seeking a moment of God-life in the middle
of your day? Well, whatever you are doing, think about this, it
probably is not what God wants you to be doing right now. The Book
of Amos would seem to indicate that we have work to do. The Book is
brief but to the point, as followers of God we must
1) Stop building our wealth off the backs of the poor and the
disenfranchised and
2) Seek justice in this world.
Okay, so that's kind of a lot. We often think of faith as something
to build us up and God as something that will carry us through our
days. And these are true. But they are companions of our own
duties; to seek justice and righteousness in this world; to seek
good over evil. There is purpose in these words above, from the
Book of Amos. They remind us that there is more to faith than
simply feeling better about life or ourselves. There is the need to
effect change in this world, and while none of us has the power to
shape the world, we all touch hundreds of lives. We all have the
ability to, starting small and growing bigger, reap goodness in this
world. We can do that. We can treat people with decency and
respect; we can shape the world for good. Whatever you are doing
right now, think for a minute about how you can spend the rest of
the day doing God's work.
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Prayer: Holy God, help me to do good in this world. Help
me to choose good over evil, and give me eyes that I may see the
difference between the two. Help me to start right now. I pray in
Jesus' name. Amen.
[text from file received from Phil Blackburn, First Presbyterian
Church]
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