God's Judgment

Scripture:

Amos 8:11  "'The days are coming,' declares the Lord, 'when I will send a famine through the land - not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord'".

Observation:

God had been speaking through Amos about some of the terrible punishments coming on His people for their sins and for walking away from Him to serve other gods.  He was telling them of all the terrible things that were coming on them.  In the midst of all this judgment, he tells them that He would send a famine of hearing the words of the Lord.  God considers it terrible judgement for us not to hear the words of the Lord.

Application:

Hearing the words of the Lord is a privilege we have.  It is a great honor to have the word of the Lord that we can open at any time and read.  We must be people who take this honor seriously and delve into the word of God with all our hearts.  We never want a famine of hearing the words of the Lord in our lives.  God considers it a form of awful judgment for us not to hear the word of the Lord and we should view it the same.  We need to hear God's words.  His words are life!

Prayer:

Father, I want to hear the words of the Lord.  I want to hear your written word and I want to hear Your rhema word.  I want to know Your will on all things.  I want to follow You completely.  Teach me to feast on Your word daily.

Yours,
Jeff