7/11/2025

Our scripture today is Amos 5:24 (ESV).

But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

It may be an oversimplification, but it seems virtually every human problem we face stems from our lack of love for God and one another, and our failure to treat them as we want to be treated. That’s what Jesus taught us when He said “On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets” (Matthew 22:40).

Amos speaks of justice, not the go to court legal kind, but God’s universal justice of treating each other with love and care. If we do the right things out of our love for God and encourage others to do so as well, we can become part of that “ever-flowing stream” of righteousness. Micah spoke similarly, saying “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” (Micah 6:8).

It’s that last part about “walking humbly with God” that the people of Amos’ time (and us, if we’re honest) have trouble following. We wish evil on one another and say things about each other. We need to pray for ourselves and the world before we can see “justice roll down like waters.”

Loving Lord, help us to be every day Christians, honoring You with our actions as well as our worship. May we be part of what You are doing in the world. Amen.

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