It's Friday but Sunday is Coming

Amos 8:11-13, “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord God, “That I will send a famine on the land, Not a famine of bread, Nor a thirst for water, But of hearing the words of the Lord. ¹² They shall wander from sea to sea, And from north to east; They shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the Lord, But shall not find it. ¹³ “In that day the fair virgins And strong young men Shall faint from thirst.” (NKJV)

You may have heard these words spoken or you may have read them but normally they are associated with the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. I have heard the title of this blog post was attributed to a Minister who was preparing to preach a Good Friday message to a large congregation. These 6 words became his message as he repeatedly spoke them. His passion and zeal would increase each time that he would repeat the phrase, "It is Friday but Sunday is Coming!!!" I know that we are still a few weeks away from Good Friday and Easter but I am choosing to repeat those words today in light of the passage from the book of Amos.

I know that Amos was referencing more that just a Pastor's Sunday morning message. Those types of messages would not have existed in the days of the Prophet Amos. But the principle grabbed my heart as I was reading some scriptures a few minutes ago. Have you been preparing your heart to hear, receive, retain and apply the words of God that your Pastor or Guest Speaker will share on Sunday? Have you taken the time to pray for your Pastor and the freedom that he/she needs to declare the word of God? Do we take seriously our responsibility to "hear the Word of God" and then take the appropriate action in response to His Word? 

Have you ever spoken the word "Shhh" to someone when you were trying to hear what was being spoken? Have you ever asked the crowd of people in your living room to be quiet so that you could hear what was being said on the TV? Have you ever asked someone in the movie theatre to be quiet so that you could hear what was being spoken by the actor or actress in the movie you were watching?

Many of us may need to go to church on Sunday and tell the devil to quieten down in our minds (Shhh) so that we can hear what God is saying to us. Many of us may need to go to church and turn off our phones and listen to what God is saying to us. Many of us may need to tell ourselves to stop thinking about all that we need to do and focus our attention on God. We can produce the focus that is needed because we make the effort to focus at work, school, recreational activities, sporting events, during movies and television shows etc. It is time that we took authority over satan and turned our attention to God and truly HEARD WHAT HE WAS SAYING TO US!!