The Sixth Sunday of Easter (OTA)

Amos 9:11-15

¹¹ “In that day I will raise up

the booth of David that is fallen

and repair its breaches,

and raise up its ruins

and rebuild it as in the days of old,

¹² that they may possess the remnant of Edom

and all the nations who are called by my name,”

declares the Lord who does this.

¹³ “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord,

“when the plowman shall overtake the reaper

and the treader of grapes him who sows the seed;

the mountains shall drip sweet wine,

and all the hills shall flow with it.

¹⁴ I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel,

and they shall rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them;

they shall plant vineyards and drink their wine,

and they shall make gardens and eat their fruit.

¹⁵ I will plant them on their land,

and they shall never again be uprooted

out of the land that I have given them,”

says the Lord your God.

The booth, house, or temple of David is fallen. It is in complete disrepair. Maybe there was a sinkhole. But God is going to take these ruins and restore them. If you follow the Kings of Israel and Judah, you will notice how things continue to fall apart. Things keep getting worse. Some even lose all hope as they are led away into exile.

Amos is there to give us Hope. Amos tells us about a time when the fortunes of Israel will be restored. The City will be rebuilt. The Fallen will rise again. This message is a strong message of hope to all of us who live in a fallen world. It is so easy for us to think of how other people have ruined or wrecked this world.

But it is not other people's fault. It is not even your fault that the world is corrupt. It is the fault of sin. Wait a minute! It is sins fault that everything is messed up. Sin is caused by people's actions. Sin entered the world through Adam and Eve's original sin. Sin has become a part of every human being and everything in all of creation. There is not one thing that is not broken because of sin.

But listen to the words of hope. Amos tells us about how the broken can become unbroken. The fallen can be restored. The city will be rebuilt. People will plant and will be able to reap of the harvest. God will plant them in this land and they will never be uprooted again.

Jesus Christ is the root and descendent of David. He is the one who was sacrificed, torn down, killed, and buried. He was a destroyed temple, yet he is risen. Jesus Christ was raised from the dead. He lives and reigns. When he returns he will restore all people, raising them to eternal life or eternal death. He comes to make you alive. Come Lord Jesus Come quickly.