KJV ORIGINAL
Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Amos shot back at Amaziah, 'Listen, I wasn't born into this prophet life, and my dad wasn't a prophet either. I was just a shepherd who picked figs for a living.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God can use anyone — you don't need a religious resume to speak his truth.
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