Who God is in the book of Amos...

The prophet Amos reminds people of Israel of whom they are dealing with in the covenant they made. When he was speaking this prophecy to Israel, they were pretty doing well under Jeroboabm II. Extended border of Israel up to Damascus and Hamath caused them to think themselves that they are strong. They also got richer in their society during this time.

The sad thing is that Israel wasn't really walking according to the covenant made between them and God. They were not only serving other gods and idols as well as serving God, but also totally forgetting how God asked them to live with each other, which is clearly stated in the laws. Injustice was everywhere among the rulers, the rich, and religious leaders.
Oppressing the poor, bribe, violence, and so on. Amos pronounced the word of Judgment to the people of Israel since they were just not doing things right but only evil.

For lo, the one who forms the mountains, creates the wind, reveals his thoughts to mortals, makes the morning darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth
– the Lord, the God of hosts, is his name! Amos 4:13

The one who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning, and darkens the day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth, the Lord is his name, who makes destruction flash out against the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress. Amos 5:8

The Lord, God of hosts, he who touches the earth and it melts, and all who live in it mourn, and all of it rises like the Nile, and sinks again, like the Nile of Egypt; who builds his upper chambers in the heavens, and founds his vault upon the earth; who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the surface of the earth – the Lord is his name. Amos 9:5

Amos has described who God is in a marvellous way although it was probably supposed to bring a strong warning to Israel as a reminder that they do need to remember who they have made their covenant with. And this God is calling them to repentance as Amos repeated this 4times; Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, just as you have said. Amos 5:14
As far as I have noticed through studying the books of prophets, The word of Judgment prophets pronounced was for repentance eventually that they could come back to God and live according to His standards, stated in the laws.

So there is always God's love behind all the warnings and judgment words. His love and justice shouts to our very heart strongly through the words of Amos. There is no way we could hide our inner secret thought from Him and there is no way we can pretend that we haven't heard anything or we didn't know since He just knows our inner thought and heart. He is the one who created the earth and heaven including myself… God is the most powerful and all knowing.
The book of Amos seems talking to me like this; 'Repent from your evil thought/ your evil desire/ your evil actions – not caring for the weak and the poor… not having justice… God sees all…'

Thank you, Holy Spirit, who lives in us and teach us and correct us to live right. Thank you Jesus through you there is always hope of restoration in me.

Saul rejected while David loved?

I have just finished teaching on the books of Samuel today. Good feeling to finish something. No matter of how it went. It has been taught me of what kind of heart God is seeking after though through preparation time.
I had to ask God of what was difference between Saul and David's heart. The stories in the books of Samuel imply things that I could kind of recognize that David was always quick to repent when he sinned and he depended on God so much. But It wasn't enough for me to grasph the big difference between them that would make me agree with what Saul got eventually was clearly that he deserved. When I tried to compare between Saul and David, I have noticed that Saul made many mistakes as well as David. And Saul was anointed by God just as David was anointed by Him. Saul was used by Him greatly once and so was David.
Is the true repentance the thing that God saw a difference between David and Saul? Is that enough for God to reject one while accept the other? I started wondering this in my mind and had to ask God to help me to understand in this area a bit better.
As far as I believe, God has helped me to get some persepective on this question. I have recognized that there is something more than that. I mean more explanation or persepect for that. I think that God has given both of them the same opportunity and same love.
But, Saul wasn't really receiving His love the way God expected, while David was.
Through the books of Samuel, I could recognize David's great love for God, while I couldn't see any passage or story indicating of Saul's love toward Him. God loved both, but only one loved him back. In a way, I could even say that Saul rejected God as choosing not to love Him back. So It was actually not God who rejected Saul but Saul rejected God's love.

This thought strucked my heart and made me recognize that I have been actually breaking God's heart. God loves me so much and He wants me to love Him back as choosing to do things in His heart instead of doing things out of responsibility or feeling of obilgation.
I repented for it and expressed my heart so longing for being in His presence.