Amos 8:11-12
“The time is surely coming,” says the Sovereign LORD, “when I will send
a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or water, but of hearing the words
of the LORD. People will stagger
everywhere from sea to sea, searching for the word of the LORD, running here
and going there, but they will not find it.”
The time is coming when there will be a famine
on the land for hearing the Word of God.
I believe that we are moving close to a famine right now. We live in a time where the Word of God is
for the most part available to all. With
the technology now in place, one can access God’s Word quickly and easily. Yet, just because it’s available doesn’t mean
it’s being accessed. People are growing
up with very little, if any, knowledge of the Bible. Wherever you go, you will find people
ignorant regarding what the Bible says.
There are many churches today where the Bible is
not used or even welcomed. As outrageous
as it may seem, it is true. The Bible is
considered to be archaic and unreliable.
It comes under great scrutiny and is not taken seriously. Many church leaders rarely have a personal
knowledge of, or appreciation for the Word of God. When the Bible is used, it is used to promote
personal agendas. It is taken apart and
out of context. In many church circles,
the Scriptures are no longer taken literally.
There is a real famine in the church today for the Word of God as God
gave it.
People are staggering around, groping for
meaning and purpose in life. They may be
deeply involved in church life and spiritual activities, but they are starving
to death. They are not finding life
worth the living for; they have lost their way and don’t know how to find their
way back. As a result, anything and
everything seems to go in the name of Christ.
We must diligently protect God’s Word in us and
in our churches. We cannot take a lackadaisical attitude about this. We must
preach and teach only the Word of God in our churches and homes. We must insist on basing our faith on the
Word of God instead of our activities.
We must let the Word penetrate deep within our souls and captivate our
minds. We must stand unwaveringly on the
truth that the Bible IS the authoritative Word of God. Don’t starve your soul to death like so many
do. God said what He meant and means what
He said; strive to always live it.
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