"The prudent man keeps quiet in such times, for the times are evil. Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then The Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say He is." Amos 5:13-14 (NIV)
After he told the people that they had turned away from God, and sited several examples of this, the prophet Amos told them to repent, turn away from evil, and seek God.
Based upon how well or how poorly we follow The Word of God, our actions suggest that we have also turned away from God. If not turned away, we do not take Him seriously. We give Him "lip service" for a limited time on Sundays and ritualistic habitual prayers before we eat and sleep. However, the rest of the time we are not much different from the lost souls as we imitate their worldly behaviors. Our problem is that we are seeking everything but Him. We need to ask God for forgiveness and repent from our sinful worldly ways. "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you." (Matthew 6:33) We need to pray more, thank Him more, praise Him more, read His Word more, and actively seek to be more Christ-like, and we need to do these things daily.
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