Woe unto Them that are at Ease in Zion!

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[Amos 6:1‭-‬7 KJV] “Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! [2] Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?

[3] Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; [4] That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; [5] That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; [6] That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

[7] Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed”.

Woe to them that are at ease in Zion and put their hope in the mountains of Samaria!

Woe to them that think they have more time and put the evil day far away! Woe to them that think the evil day is far away! Indeed, evil is much closer than you can imagine. Hell will not walk out and away from the room because you stood up. You must drive out Hell and darkness.

Woe to them that eat and drink and sleep and relax and care less about the affliction of Joseph.

There are many so at ease in Zion, who chant and dance to the sound of music and drink wine. Though they are in the church, they are so at ease and partying as celebrities. We are so enthused by the prosperity and increase that the church has seen, and have soon forgotten that there is so much work to be done. So many are so at ease in Zion.

God is calling us back to awake! It is time to rise again and to care about the affliction of Joseph.

Let us discuss four generations that are at ease in Zion:

The generation of Samson:

These are those who trust so much in their giftings and calling. Sometimes when you have so much confidence of your giftings, callings, and endowment, you throw away caution. Our brother Samson missed it big because he trusted too much in his abilities instead of trusting in God.

The generation of Jonah:

These are those who have so much faith in God’s mercy that they throw away caution. Jonah trusted that God will forgive Ninevah if they repent and for that matter refused to go. This made him too assured of God’s forgiveness for refusing to go to Nineveh.

The generation of the favoured farmer:

The Bible tells us of a man who had a bumper harvest and told his soul to eat and be at ease, because he had so much to eat. There are many of us who all of a sudden have become at ease in all spiritual things because we have seen profit and increase. Woe to the generation of men who are at ease because they have so much to eat and to spend cheaply.

The generation of Job’s sons:

These are people with a mighty father. Sometimes we are at ease because we have a mighty father. It is however important to build your own faith and have your own devotion to God. When you don’t develop your own faith, you become a booty for the devil, like Job’s sons.

May the Lord awaken us to prayer and to holiness once more.

Stay blessed, I love you.

Noah Simpe

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