A person with a message.

I was reading in the book of Amos today.  It is one of my favorite books of the Old Tesament.  I can see the common man in thi book.  Amos was a farmer, shepherd and rancher.  He was called to preach to the nation of Israel even though he was Tekoa a small town in Judah.  He combined his preaching call with a business trip to Bethel, the religious captial of Israel.  There he preached a message of judgment and hope.  Judgment if the people of Israel did not repent and hope if they did.  The duration of the message was no more than three weeks but it had a lasting and profound effect on the people.  The lesson we can learn from Amos is that God can use anyone of any profession.  It should be our desire to be ready to be used by God in every situation at anytime.  Peter says we should be ready at anytime to give the hope that lies within us.  We have a message of  hope, health and healing for those around us.  Jesus is our answer and theirs.  We must be ready as an old preacher put it, to preach, pray and die on a moment's notice.  Are you ready?