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Seek the LordAnd You Shall Live

• Amos 56

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Background

• The problem Israels unrepentant sins will bring
  about divine judgment (Amos preaches c. 760-750
  B.C.)
• The solution seek the Lord (Amos 54-8, 14)
• The reality Israel would not return to the Lord
  yet have ye not returned unto me, saith
  Jehovah (found 5x in Amos 46-11)

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Background

• Many people seek the wrong things in the wrong
  places
• Physical things (Mt. 632 Jn. 626)
• Miracles and signs (Mk. 811)
• Glory of men (Jn. 544 Gal. 110 1 Thess. 26)
• Self-righteousness (Rom. 103)
• Earthly wisdom (1 Cor. 122)
• Selfish ambitions (1 Cor. 1024, 33 Phil. 221)

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Seek the Lord How?

• How? By seeking his goodness (Amos 514 Hos.
  35) and his righteousness (Isa. 511 Hos.
  1012)
• How? By putting our heart into it (Deut. 429
  2 Chron. 1116 1512-13) weeping
  (Jer. 504)
• How? By following his commandments (2 Chron.
  144)
• How? By separating ourselves from worldliness
  (Ezra 621)

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Seek the Lord When? Where?

• When? While he can be found (Amos 812 Isa.
  556 Hos. 56)
• Where? In nature (Acts 1727), in Jesus (Jn.
  118 146-9), and in the NT church (Acts 1517)

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Seek the Lord Why?

• Because of his omniscience
• God knows our ways (Psa. 1391-3)
• God knows our words (Psa. 1394)
• God knows all things (1 Jn. 320)

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Seek the Lord Why?

• Because of his omnipotence
• He has the power to create the universe (Gen.
  11)
• He has the power to control the universe (Job
  38-41 Psa. 10723ff)
• He has the power to do anything (Job 422)

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Seek the Lord Why?

• Because of his omnipresence
• Gods presence is known in heaven and in the
  grave (Psa. 1397-8)
• Gods presence reaches to the uttermost sea and
  even into the womb (Psa. 1399-16)
• Gods presence is manifest everywhere, in heaven
  and on earth (Jer. 2323-24)

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Seek the Lord Why?

• Because of his holiness
• He hates sin (Prov. 616-19 159, 26)
• He separates from sinners (Isa. 591-2)
• He punishes sinners (Psa. 54-6)

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Seek the Lord Why?

• Because of his love
• He loved the world by giving his son (Jn. 316)
• He loves the sinner (Rom. 56-8)
• He loved us before we loved him (1 Jn. 49-10)

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Seek the Lord Why?

• Because of his mercy
• His mercy is great (Psa. 1458-9)
• His mercy is extensive (2 Pet. 39)
• His mercy is toward sinners (Prov. 2813)

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Seek the Lord Why?

• Because of his forgiveness
• He wants to forgive iniquity (Num. 1418-19)
• He invites forgiveness (Isa. 118)
• He forgives abundantly (Psa. 10312)

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Will You Speedily Seek the Lord?

• and the inhabitants of one city shall go to
  another, saying, Let us go speedily to entreat
  the favor of Jehovah, and to seek Jehovah of
  hosts I will go also. (Zechariah 821)