“But the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’” – Amos 7:15
The message of Amos was deeply unpopular. He’d drawn the anger of the king of Israel for delivering God’s word of coming judgment for their sins. When told to be quiet and go home, his answer was simple. Amos explained that he wasn’t a professional prophet. This wasn’t what he expected to be doing with his life. Instead, he was a business man who’d been given a message and a command by God. God told Amos to go and he went. God told Amos what to say and he said it. He could do nothing else and still be faithful to His God. Despite the unpopularity of the message and the opposition that would arise, Amos simply had to go and speak. Would you? Would you go? Would you speak?
Regardless of your career field or employer, God has given you a message and a command as well. After His resurrection, Jesus proclaimed that He’d been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Flowing out of His absolute authority was a command for all His followers to go and tell people about Him. Win people to the faith and teach them how to follow and obey Jesus. “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations…”
The command you’ve been given by King Jesus doesn’t necessarily mean you need to leave your career behind. But it does mean that you need to be talking about Jesus as you go about your daily life. It means that you need to be prayerful in understanding what God is asking and expecting about how you do your job. It means that your top priority in your career shouldn’t be success or promotions but instead should be proclaiming Jesus faithfully. The message will be unpopular, especially in our present-day society. Embrace God the way Amos did and let His commission become your mission so that, like Amos, you simply feel you must go and speak freely. #FollowJesus