How dark is it?

Amos 8:9-14

I’m not sure if God is referring to a real happening in verse 9, for what is that to the Creator?  Verse 9, “And on that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight. (Amos 8:9 ESV)  But has not darkness come on we the people of this United States of America, when good is spoken of as evil and evil is spoken of as good.  It matters not the change of words, such as calling adultery an affair or changing the word lie, to spin; God has not changed and no matter what our culture does to change or lessen the meaning of a word, God still calls it sin.  Jesus tells the truth, and the truth can be found in John 3:19, that men love darkness rather than light because their deeds are evil. 

Look at this prophecy and give consideration to our Nation, and maybe to your nation, has darkness come on the hearts of your country?  Though the Bible is a best seller or has been, is it not the most non-read of all the books in most homes in America?  And when read, do we do as the Lord has commanded?  I’m fearful that the darkness that has come on our world is because those chosen have not followed the manufacturer’s instructions.  When Children do not have fathers or dads who will teach them Deuteronomy 11:1-6, who will tell them of His greatness, his mighty hand, his outstretched arm, his signs, his deeds, and His love?  Who will tell them? “You shall therefore love the LORD your God and keep his charge, his statutes, his rules, and his commandments always.”  (Deuteronomy 11:1)

Verses 11-13, “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord GOD, “when 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.  They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, to seek the word of the LORD, but they shall not find it. “In that day the lovely virgins and the young men shall faint for thirst.  Are we not experiencing this darkness in many people who think of themselves as Christian?  Are we not reaping what we have sown? 

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice