What must Amos have thought? Here he was just an ordinary shepherd minding his flocks in the rugged sheep country in Judah. And God calls him to prophesy against the nations. What do they think of him when he rebukes Israel and Judah for the meaninglessness of their worship? He is, after all, just a lowly shepherd. What does he know about worship?

Isn’t that just like God, He calls ordinary people to do extraordinary things!

“Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.”
God doesn’t pull a “sneak attack” if people are watching and listening.

In today's reading, God warns the people about bringing offerings to the altar and then bragging about it.

Since God calls us ordinary people to do extraordinary things, what things has He asked each of us to do?