Read Amos 8:11-12
Key Verse:Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: (verse 11)
A famine is defined as a severe shortage of food resulting in hunger, death and starvation. In this current day of age, some countries suffer from this. Factors that are attributed to famine are environmental issues and even man made ones like wars and local insurrection. Many lives are lost as a result of this.
In the last days, we will suffer from widespread famine. As the world will now be in chaos due to wars and destruction, may people will die from the resulting famine of it. But there is a different kind of hunger that the prophet Amos predicted in the olden times. Though these verses tell of the Kingdoms of Judah and Israel, this passage rings to us today.
Chapter 8 Verse 11 tells of a famine "not of bread, nor a thirst of water, but of hearing the words of the Lord". We may think that this is impossible, but at these times we are now experiencing it. The famine that I speak about is the inability of some church leaders to actually give the necessary words of the Lord to the people. They have "itching ears", only hearing what they want to hear. They only preach what is good, and not the consequences of sin which is eternal damnation when our Lord Jesus Christ comes. Most Christians are more concerned about the things of this world more that what god can give. Their rivers of Living Waters are being dried up, thus the word of God leaves them. As our Spirits are not nourished, it dies and in sin. As a result, they now turn back to the world.
Amos also said that they will seek the word of the Lord and not find it. Where do we get the word of God? THE BIBLE. There will be days when we will look for the bible but will find it not. Also, the only true bible of our time, THE KING JAMES BIBLE (KJV) will be phased out in the future, to give way to modern bibles with missing verses. This will also cause malnourishment of the soul as the modern day bibles water down the teachings of Jesus Christ.
In closing, brothers and sisters of the faith, please, I urge you, before this famine comes that you study the words of our Lord Jesus Christ with fellow believers. Read and nourish it's words so that when this famine comes your souls and spirits are full. Indeed, write the words of the bible in your hearts. Paul's second letter to Timothy just tells us that:
https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/2-Timothy-4-1_4-4/
MAY JESUS BLESS YOU!!!
BRIAN LUCIANO
JUNE 9,2017
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