Wednesday 4th July 2007 Amos chapter 1 and 2

From St Luke's Daily Bible reading plan.
My notes:
I find Amos to be very plain speaking and quite easy to understand. I also find his message very sobering. What might Amos say if he were to visit Australia in 2007? That is a sobering thought. I remember reading an article entitled "Amos Visits America". It was true. I then later saw a drama entitled "Amos Visits Australia". That also was true. Some may not agree with me but we in the western world have much to repent of. Repentance is not a popular word today. However it is relevant and required. May God forgive us as we repent.
That's as much as I put in the St Luke's forum. I did not include the link below. It contains the text of Amos Visits America.
http://www.ecapc.org/articles/EdigerP_AmosVisits.asp
It could have been written for Australia and Brittan and I believe for any of the nations involved in the Coalition Of The Willing. Yes, I will nail my colours on the mast. I was/am totally against the invasion of Iraq. There was/is no justification for it and we have much to fear the wrath of God over this issue. In fact I will go so far as to say that the recent drought and now flood in Australia is God calling this nation to repentance and confession. Yes, skeptics call it coincidence if you will. But I ask you to have a look at what the cost of this war has been. The only gain is that one evil man has died. The cost to the Iraqi people has been enormous and the cost goes on. The cost to the USA is also huge and that isn't going to reduce anytime soon. All because one man hated another. Yes, you heard me correct. Oh, how I wish I had recorded the words spoken. But the guts of the words were "I hate that man and will not rest until he is dead". Don't believe me? Then go to ABC Australia and try to obtain a transcript of their news recordings prior to and during the lead up to the invasion.
We need to repent of our domination of smaller and more vulnerable nations and peoples of this world. We need to see the evil we are inflicting on nations and peoples. People who are unable to defend themselves. It is dreadful and we ought to repent and sack cloth and ashes and ask forgiveness from a Holy God for what we have done and continue to do.