Job 5:20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. 21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
Job knew how to put his whole trust in God. He never wavered from his faith. There is a famine coming upon the land and God’s children are going to have to know how to maintain their faith. King David once said; Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. David knew the importance of knowing God’s word. We have people that call themselves “preppers” and they store back food, water, and whatever else they think they may need for when destruction comes upon the world, and that is good because Jesus taught us that famine would come during tribulations. Mathew 24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
But they have failed to store back the one and only thing that they truly need and that is the WORD OF GOD! The tribulations that are coming upon this world will indeed bring famine and many will die but there are many kinds of famine. God told the prophet Hosea; 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee. God let them know that knowledge was important. Knowledge of his word is what will make the difference when we are faced with tribulations. If we don’t read his word and know what the “mark of the beast” is, then we won’t know to avoid taking it at all costs! I am here this morning to tell you that there is a FAMINE COMING but it is not a famine of food or water. God’s children are going to face a famine where they hunger and thirst for the WORD OF GOD! Amos 8:11 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: The people will search from east to west, from north to south seeking someone to preach God’s word but they will not find it. My friend, let me tell you that today is the day to read your bible, today is the day to hide God’s word in your heart because the day is coming that you will wish you had! Amos 8:12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.
Our world is flip flopping upside down. Evil is called good and good is called evil. The day will come that you won’t have God’s word so readily available to you. If you want to prepare for tribulations and famine, then hide God’s word. Read it and hide it in your heart and then physically hide your bibles because there will come a day that you will wish you had. My heart is heavy with the need to proclaim to you that famine is coming. Make yourselves ready. There is nothing we can do to avoid what is coming, but we can be like King David and hide his word in our hearts! I don’t know about you, but I don’t like going hungry. I hunger for God’s word. If I miss church, I get hungry to be with God’s people. Don’t go hungry, come out to church and begin preparing for the famine that is coming!
