One Verse Devotional

The Christian life is much more than not doing bad things. We are supposed to be a force for good in this world. We have been talking openly and honestly about the fear that has been gripping our country, and the tragedies that have caused it. I found this little verse in Amos I wanted to share with you. Seek good, not evil. If you grew up in the church, when you hear phrases like this, you think of all the rules Christians are supposed to have. Do this. Don’t do that. Say this. Don’t say that. Drink this. Don’t drink that. But I think this verse is going a layer deeper. The verse before it ends with “the days are evil.” These are evil days we are living in. When someone goes into a school, a nightclub, or a protest and starts shooting multiple victims, the days are evil! But the Bible gives us a mission. Seek good. In other words, you don’t have to give into the evil. Be a force for good in this world. As Christians, we must lead this charge and spread good and love in this world. This is the example of Chri