God Despises Human Trafficking
God Despises Human Trafficking
Wednesday
"Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they carried into exile a whole people to deliver them up to Edom. So I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour her strongholds.'"
— Amos 1:6-7 (ESV)
— Amos 1:6-7 (ESV)
Among the eight oracles of Amos 1, the one directed at Gaza strikes with particular relevance for our world. Gaza was in the business of large-scale human trafficking. They seized entire communities — gālût shəlēmāh, whole exiles — and sold them to Edom. God named this sin. He remembered it. And He judged it specifically. This is not a passage we can read with detachment. According to the United Nations, over forty million people are currently trapped in some form of modern slavery — in forced labor, forced marriage, and commercial sexual exploitation. The God who roared against Gaza has not changed His position. He is still outraged by the commodification of human beings.
How do we respond? With prayer. With advocacy. With financial support for organizations doing rescue and restoration work. With awareness so that we are not inadvertently consuming products built on slave labor. And above all, with the conviction that every person trapped in this system bears the image of God and is deeply loved by Him. Consider looking into an organization in your area or globally that works to combat human trafficking, and ask God how He might call you to respond.
How do we respond? With prayer. With advocacy. With financial support for organizations doing rescue and restoration work. With awareness so that we are not inadvertently consuming products built on slave labor. And above all, with the conviction that every person trapped in this system bears the image of God and is deeply loved by Him. Consider looking into an organization in your area or globally that works to combat human trafficking, and ask God how He might call you to respond.
Prayer Focus:
Intercession for those currently enslaved. Ask God to direct your compassion into action.
Intercession for those currently enslaved. Ask God to direct your compassion into action.
Posted in When God Roars - Amos 1
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