God calls us heifers

Today we read from Amos 4:1-6:14 in the One Year Bible. God literally calls the women He's talking to "fat cows." He basically says, "Listen up, you heifers!"

It's always amusing when the prophets use strong language to get our attention. But we'd better listen to what they say, because it's very serious. And God USES this strong language to get our attention, because He doesn't want us to receive the punishment that the prophets are warning us about. He wants us to repent and come back to Him and be blessed instead.

So listen up, heifers. Repent of your sins (you know what they are) and come back to Him. That's what we all want.

God, thanks for using strong language to get our attention because You love us.