The messages no one wants to hear

It is sadly ironic that the messages people need to hear are not the messages people want to hear.  My pastor is going through Amos (a small book of the Old Testament) and it isn't a happy, rosy section of scripture.  Yet, it is exactly what people need to know these days.  If you haven't noticed, we are not living in the most spiritual time.  Our nation does not seem to be especially warm toward the Lord.  The truth is they need to hear that God is just and He will punish sin.  He loves us enough to warn us though and these messages of warnings are exactly the ones people should be aware of so they can have a change of heart.