Morning Coffee With Renae

Amos 2:11 – 12 “I also raised up prophets from among your sons and Nazirites from among your young men. Is this not true, people of Israel? But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.” I can’t describe the feeling of joy and pride I get when one of [...]

Amos 2:9 – 10 “I destroyed the Amorite before them, though he was tall as the cedars and strong as the oaks. I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below. I brought you up out of Egypt, and I led you forty years in the desert to give you the land of the Amorites.” [...]

Happy Weekend, everyone! I don’t know about you, but I’m having a little trouble staying cool these days, what with the four-hundred-twelve degree weather and all. Well, it feels that way, anyway. So to help cool things down, I thought I’d share one of the coolest videos ever. Yes, that’s me singing, at the end. [...]

Amos 2:8 “They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. In the house of their god they drink wine taken as fines.” I can hear my mother saying it, even now. “Keep digging.” Of course, the words themselves didn’t mean much. It was her tone. Her facial expression. Her body language — [...]

Amos 2:7b “Father and son use the same girl and so profane my holy name.” Whoa! Back up the gravy train. Did I just read what I think I read? Well,  yes. I believe I did. Unbelievable. Surely Amos was mistaken. These weren’t pagans he was talking to, after all. These were God’s chosen ones. [...]

Amos 2:7a “They trample on the heads of the poor as upon the dust of the ground, and deny justice to the oppressed.” I remember it like it was yesterday. As a teenager, I was the typical, perpetual nice girl. One friend in particular always made me feel bad about myself. One day, I had [...]

Amos 2:6 “This is what the Lord says: ‘For three sins of Israel, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. They sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals.’” I rarely watch television. But every once in a while, I’ll find a show that resonates with me, [...]

I wish each of you a restful weekend filled with frothy iced coffee drinks and lazy naps in the shade. And while you’re sipping and napping, I thought you might like to listen to one of my favorite songs ever. Be blessed, and I’ll see you on Monday! Love, Renae

Amos 2:4 – 5″ Thus says the LORD, ‘For three transgressions of Judah and for four I will not revoke its punishment, because they rejected the law of the LORD and have not kept His statutes; their lies also have led them astray, those after which their fathers walked. So I will send fire upon Judah and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.” NAS Amos was from [...]

Be back tomorrow! The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace. Numbers 6: 24 – 26 Love, Renae