In this sermon, we looked at the book of Amos and explored how God's justice and kindness ultimately meet in the person of Jesus. Through Amos, we saw that God refuses to ignore injustice and rejects worship that overlooks sin or harm. The book of Amos exposes a tension we all live with: we long for justice when wrong is done around us, yet we struggle when that same standard of justice is applied to our own hearts. We studied how Amos makes it clear that God's justice must be satisfied, but he does not provide the solution. The Gospel reveals the answer. At the cross, God pours out His justice fully on Jesus. Christ bears our sin, satisfies God's righteous judgment, and removes our condemnation. Because God's justice has been satisfied, we are reminded that God now meets our sin, wounds, and regrets with mercy, forgiveness, healing, and restoration.
