Daily Bread

1. Your feasting and lounging will end (1-7)

In the time of prosperity, the people of both Israel and Judah became complacent. No one was concerned about the rampant immorality and injustice in the land. Instead, the people congratulated themselves on their successful conquests. They were lazy and self- indulgent; they lounged around eating rich food and strumming their harps.

2. The Lord abhors Israel's pride (8-14)

God abhors pride. In Israel, people were so proud that even if all but ten men in one family died, the remnant would not repent. And even one survivor would not turn to God. Justice and righteousness had once been the hallmarks of God's people, but they had turned justice into poison. They boasted about empty conquests as though they had overcome their enemies by their own strength. God would break their pride with the rod of Assyria (14).


Prayer: Lord, save our nation from complacency and empty pride. Lord, I repent of my own pride and complacency and that of my country.

One Word: Don't be proud and complacent