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“Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah: “I was no prophet, Nor was I a son of a prophet, But I was a sheepbreeder And a tender of sycamore fruit. Then the LORD took me as I followed the flock, And the LORD said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’” Amos 7:14-15 NKJV http://bible.com/114/amo.7.14-15.nkjv There is a popular idiom that says “He who pays the piper calls the tune”. Literally, the people’s perception of the risk of conflicts of interest influences compromises in the call to adhere to righteous practices at home, workplace, and the society at large. For Amaziah the priest in Israel, loyalty to king Jeroboam forbids sincerity to the publishing of divine prophecy. What shall the righteous do when he is caught in a conflict of interest between obeying God and following man’s instructions? Everyone knows that the right answer is always difficult to embrace, especially when the grave consequences of a call to righteous actions stare us in the face. However, Amo...