Day 297..."Famous Amos most quoted words...Not a peddler"

Amos is famous for a quote..."But let justice roll down like waters,and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used this often in his life. Jeremiah, chapter 35, reveals the people known as the Rechabites. One of them, Jonadeb, was so devout he instructed his sons to take a vow not to drink wine. The passage later says they kept this vow. The Rechabites were associated with ending the worship of Baal.

Just when you thought Paul would be lacking for images...he comes up with something fresh..."For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ. " Paul must have been under constant pressure to justify his actions, words, and his identity. He claimed sincerity and not being a peddler of words. Pastors can relate to such a teaching!