Amos 9:1-4 KJV
I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he
said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in
the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that
fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be
delivered.
Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine
hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
And though they hide themselves in the top of
Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my
sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall
bite them:
And though they go into captivity before their
enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will
set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
This
passage seems to me to be the counterpart to Psalms 139 and Davids inquisition,
"Whither shall I go from thy
presence?" Here God declares to
those who have turned from Him that there is no place they can go that will get
them from God.
I see
here a display of
God's
omniscience
Wherever
they hide He will search them out
God's
omnipresence
Wherever
they flee God will be there
God's
determination
However
long it takes God will bring His action to His desired conclusion.
I am also reminded that, though in this case these attributes
are working to the contrary of the subjects, it does not have to be so. These
very same attributes of omniscience, omnipresence
and determination may be directed toward our favor. It is a
matter of obedience to the Lord. God has ever placed before us His blessing or
His curse. We may have all of the infinite resources of God directed toward our
good, or we may experience infinity pointed toward our destruction; it is
simply a matter of whether we take the broad way or the narrow way.
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