#soap # Amos 02 ## Title: God Knows What’s Up ## Scripture: (Amos 2:10) “I brought you up from the land of Egypt; I led you through the wilderness for 40 years so you could take the Amorites’ land as your own.” (NET) ## Observation: It is possible to tell people just enough information about a situation that they can be completely confused about the outcome. For example, imagine I came home at the end of the day and complained to my wife that I had received a ticket. I tell her I was minding my own business and the police officer pulled me over. He did not care that I was on my way home. He wrote the ticket and went on his way. If my wife did not ask any further questions, she may conclude that officer had a problem and we should fight the validity of that ticket in court! What I neglected to tell her, which only the police officer and I knew, was that there was a good reason for the ticket. I did not lie to my wife, but I neglected to tell the fact that I was speeding. A couple of extra details changes the whole story. In this passage, God is saying that we cannot hide from the Lord. Others may see our difficulty and sympathize, but God knows the whole story. He knows all the other details. He has been with us since the beginning. This is another reason why His mercy is so great. He knows how much we do not deserve it, yet He forgives anyway. ## Application: Don’t try to hide anything from the Lord. Come to Him with everything. He already knows. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for knowing us and still loving us.