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Reading:

Obadiah 1-4, 10-21

“The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee” — Practically speaking, how shall I avoid (or escape) this kind of self-deception?

“For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee” — Can I identify with that kind of treatment of my brother?

“As thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee” — Does that encourage me or frighten me?

What do I know about showing compassion? Especially when judgment seems so fitting and deserved?

Who shall deliver me? Or do I not need deliverance?

How do I know whether or not my setbacks and calamities are God bringing me down?

Does anyone need deliverance from me?

Am I expected to deliver anyone? Why or why not?

Our Sunday School lesson for July 10, 2011, uses Amos 8 for the source text.

Here are some striking verses:

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God,
that I will send a famine in the land,
not a famine of bread,
nor a thirst for water,
but of hearing the words of the Lord:

And they shall wander from sea to sea,
and from the north even to the east,
they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord,
and shall not find it.

In that day
shall the fair virgins and young men
faint for thirst.

Amos 8:11-13

Why was this famine and this thirst upon God’s people then?

Do I live in such peril?

What is the disposition of my heart toward God’s Word?

Do I chafe at some of its provisions?

Do I look for loopholes in it or detours around it?