Amos 5:5 But do not seek Bethel, Nor enter Gilgal, Nor pass over to Beersheba; For Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, And Bethel shall come to nothing.

What things in life do you set your goals toward? What are the desires of your heart?

God has warned mankind throughout time that we must not hanker after earthly goods and ways; yet we still do!

Everything on this corrupt earth will come to an end and if that is all we have been seeking after, we will have nothing left to seek.

God wants us to follow Him and all He can give us, now and in the future. Seek God. Seek Life. Have Hope!

Isaiah 5:12 The harp and the strings, The tambourine and flute, And wine are in their feasts; But they do not regard the work of the Lord, Nor consider the operation of His hands.

Some people in our lives will spend all of their time trying to find earthly pleasures; trying to find more money to spend on more earthly pleasures…

They are allowing everything God has built up to pass them by just so they can find another earthly fix for the moment they live in.

God wants us all to live for Him; taking time to look at all of creation, including the people around us. He wants us to love and cherish all we have been given.

Only that way can we take in the full extent of His love toward us!

Psalm 28:5 Because they do not regard the works of the Lord, Nor the operation of His hands, He shall destroy them And not build them up.

There are those around us who will say all the right things for us to believe them but never support us when we need help; all they wish for is disruption and chaos.

To those, the Psalmist is asking God for protection from and even just and final punishment.

These sorts of people are working against God’s wishes and against God’s ways. They are destroying what God is trying to build up.

Don’t wish bad things on people just because you don’t agree with them; give them up to God and allow our righteous and just Father to deal with them!