No Exceptions

 Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so? ~ Amos 3:3

I’d like to share some common agreed upon thoughts about this statement.

Persons do not walk together unless they have agreed to meet; lions do not roar unless they have captured some prey; birds do not fall to the ground for no reason; alarms don’t sound without causing fear. (Indeed, our natural disasters come not from happenstance, but from God’s governance of the world,)

Now for you and I, and anyone else, to walk together -
 We need to have a strong mutual agreement (a healthy understanding)
 We need a shared vision, a common purpose (common ground)
 We need to have compatible goals, and a mutual respect (a realistic path)
 Does this sound like you and God?

 Amos’s question is for us to consider...
 Can two walk together unless they’re agreed?

 (*Keep this in mind when you go to choose a spouse, 
 a friend, a business partner, or even a church.)

So ignore God’s warnings if you like, 
 think the rules don’t apply to you if you’re foolish enough,
 but (Amos 3 makes it quite clear that) in the end 
 you’re going to find out the hard way,
 that God makes no exceptions.

Pray on...

Song: It’s A Cold War (Album: Trio)