In Amos 3 and 4 God declares the He doesn’t do anything without warning. God continues to warn the people of Israel that if they don’t change their ways they will be punished.

God is dumbfounded that even after He has fulfilled his past promises of punishment, the people continue in their sin. They do not seem to get the message. God is preparing to judge the people.

We should not be surprised when we experience correction from God. Before we attempt to do the wrong things God warns us, we just need to listen. As we do wrong things, God warns us, we just need to listen. God gives us opportunity after opportunity to make things right, we just need to respond. We need to see the consequences of our actions as part of God’s pleading for us to turn away from our bad behavior and to seek the Lord.

Psalm 140 is a plea for protection against the enemies that would harm us.

Psalm 141 contains some beautiful imagery as a prayer of faith. We ask that our prayers and worship are pleasing to the Lord. We ask that God watches what we say before we utter the words. We ask that God keep us from doing harm. We ask that God allow us to accept correction. We seek refuge in the Lord.