The Law Abused, The Culture Dehumanized

God’s law was never meant to be a tool for advantage over the weak. When authority is abused, it becomes a weapon instead of a shelter. Amos exposes a culture that had stopped seeing people as people — the poor were “trampled,” the afflicted were “pushed out of the way.”

This is what happens whenever a society, or a heart, allows power to override compassion. God still requires the same three things of us today: justice, kindness, and humility before Him.

Is there someone over whom you hold some measure of authority — at home, at work, or in a relationship — whom you are called to serve rather than use?

Prayer:
Father, forgive me for the times I have used influence to benefit myself rather than to bless others. Give me eyes to see people the way You see them — made in Your image, worthy of dignity. In Jesus’ Name… Amen.