A Famine of the Word

There is a frightening prophecy in the book of Amos:

“‘The days are coming,’ declares the Sovereign Lord, ‘when Iwill 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. Men will stagger from sea to seaand wander from north to east, searching for the word of the Lord, but theywill not find it’” (Amos 8:11-12).

I have no idea whether this prophecy was ever fulfilled in thepast. If not, it is, of necessity, still future. It certainly is not in thepresent. In this world we have places where the Word of God is very accessible.The supply is greater than the demand. There is a famine in the midst of plentybecause people are not reading the Word.

There are places where the Word of God is not available at all.People do not know it is not available. They are in a famine and do not knowthat they are in a famine. There are still other places where there is a famineand people know it. They are eager for Bibles. The demand is much greater thanthe supply.

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