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The Power of Agreement

Day 232

Reading: Amos 1:1 - Amos 4:13

Welcome to the Book of Amos. Amos was a farmer whom God called to be a prophet. He prophesied in during the reign of Uzziah, the king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the king of Israel. Another prophet who was also in this timeline is Hosea who prophesied to the Kingdom of Israel. The Book of Amos begins with a startling fact. It was written two years before the earthquake. Amos begins prophesying and declares that it is two years before an earthquake.

Amos in prophesying to the nations declares to Israel that God was weighed down by the disobediece of His children. God questions the deeds of the children of Israel. Their disobedience defied His covenant. The children of Israel were committing idolatry and thus not walking with God. God desires that we walk with Him. The earth is looking for people who are walking with God to manifest His glory in all realms of life. We can only walk with God when we are in agreement with Him.  What is walking with God in agreement?

  • Obedience signifies to God that you are in agreement with His standards. When we obey the commandments of God we are telling God that I agree with everything He requests. 
  • Prayer is the route to manifesting God's agreement on earth. When we seek God's face we are saying to God that we need Him and desire to see His power manifested. 
  • A lifestyle of praise and thanksgiving magnifies God revealing your desire to walk with Him. Praise brings God into the scene. Praise enables God to build a throne on His children. 
What is the blessing of walking in agreement with God?
  • God has secrets which can only be revealed through relationship Deuteronomy 29:29; Psalms 25:14. Your pursuit of God will open the doors for you to receive His secrets. 
  • Protection from the coming judgement. The earth will experience God's judgement and only those who are walking in agreement with Him will escape. Remember Elijah crying to God about the terror of Jezebel and Ahab against the prophets of God. God told Elijah that there were 7000 hidden by God, not just him. God desires to hide us in this tumultuous times we are living in.
  • Our hearts remain tender. One of the challenges of the day is that many peoples' hearts are calloused. God desires we maintain tender hearts. Walking with God helps us maintain a pure contrite and broken heart before God.
Prepare to meet God child of God! Prepare to meet Him in your daily affairs. Walk with God in agreement and you will see Him.

Memory Verse: Amos 3:7

Decree: 


Amos 3:3
Can two walk together, unless they are agreed? (italics mine)
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