Amos 5:14-15 -- On Seeking Good

"Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.
Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph."
Amos 5:14-15


I like this because it seems like a simple thing, but it can mean a lot. Too often in our lives I think we forget to think about what is good and what is evil and instead we think about what is easy and what is hard, or what is immediately pleasing and what is immediately displeasing. If we think harder about overall, long-term good then we'll be more in tune with the Spirit, having God with us to help us to be better and better people, granting us power to assist others and even to improve the world around us.

I also think that we get trapped in the idea that the world is falling apart and that there isn't anything that we can do to make it better--but even the smallest things can help, like looking for the good, and when we find it, showing it to others. So much of the world is looking for the bad and dwelling on it, a change in perspective can help others as well as ourselves.

Today, let's seek good, that we may live more happily, in tune with God, be powerful forces for good in the world, and be good examples in the world around us.