He was just a herdsman tending to the livestock, who also raised figs. He wasn’t a prophet, nor was he even related to a prophet, yet God called him to bring a word of warning to Israel, to call them to account:
“Then Amos replied to Amaziah, ‘I am not a prophet, nor am I the son of a prophet; for I am a herdsman and a grower of sycamore figs. But the LORD took me from following the flock and the LORD said to me, “Go prophesy to My people Israel (Amos 7:14-15, NASB).”’”
God calls the great and the small to serve him, to carry His message, whether a prophetic warning or the good news of a savior. Just as he chose Amos, a sheepherder from the small town of Tekoa (Amos 1:1), he also chose shepherds to share the good news about the birth of Jesus: “In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night (Luke 2:8, NASB).”
After an angel of the Lord appeared to them with the good news, “for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord (2:11), and a multitude of angels joined the angel praising God, they did not hesitate to answer God’s call: “Let us go straight to Bethlehem then, and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us (Luke 2:15).” After seeing Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus, they didn’t hesitate to share this good news. “And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds (18).”
Like Amos and the shepherds, you might think that you are just a lowly person doing menial, insignificant tasks. But in God’s eyes, you are significant and the tasks he calls you to are vital to His kingdom. All he asks is your obedience to go to the people he calls you to bring His word. What is God calling you to do today, and will you answer His call? May you immediately respond as the shepherds did to the Word from God.
The shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them. – Luke 2:20
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What a welcome reminder this is, that God is not partial toward people because of their pedigree. Amos was a farmer and sheep keeper, but God had a job for him—one based on his heart’s condition and availability. It’s also interesting that few of the first disciples of Jesus were learned men.
It’s reassuring to me who God calls to serve Him. Thanks for the comment. Blessings.
“God calls the great and the small to serve him, to carry His message, whether a prophetic warning or the good news of a savior” Amen.
Awesome share
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Praise God! Thanks for the comment. Blessings.