Scripture Verse that Caught my attention today: Amos 6:12a Do horses run on rocks?
Does one plow the sea with oxen?
Observation: Great imagery.
Application: As a person who grew up on a farm, I can’t imagine anything more insane than plowing the sea with oxen! Same goes for trying to ride a horse over a bunch of rocky terrain. A waste of time. Impossible. Ludacris to the extreme. For the agricultural community of his day, it was perfect imagery for Amos to use in making his point.
Recently I’ve been studying communication techniques and one of the things that great communicators do is search for the language that will really make the intended point. Amos didn’t have the benefit of such study, but as a prophet he did have the benefit of speaking the word of the Lord. And apparently the Lord had a course or two in communication techniques as well. ☺
Prayer: Lord, your messages and ways are important. Help those of us entrusted with such things to find the words—which are ultimately YOUR words—to convey them. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
(Readings today included Amos 4-6, Psalm 86, and Titus 1)
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