Amos had no intentions of being a prophet. He was minding his flocks and tending his figs when the Lord called him to confront he high priest at Bethel with a message for the nation and the king.
Central Reflections: Who Does God Use?
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Amos had no intentions of being a prophet. He was minding his flocks and tending his figs when the Lord called him to confront he high priest at Bethel with a message for the nation and the king.
David’s charge to Israel and his son Solomon reveal some important aspects of what it truly means to serve God.
1 Chronicles 28-29.mp3 (Barry Atwell)

The ordinary becomes something extraordinary when God is involved. The work of the Holy Spirit does not have to look supernatural. He works through our work, using earthly materials and very human capabilities.

Moses had been raising sheep in the wilderness for 40 years when God appeared to him in a burning bush at Mt. Horeb. It was time to go back to Egypt and bring Israel out.