Amos 8:11
"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."
The desire to read and obey the Word of God is totally different from the body’s physical desire for food. Physically, we become hungry when we haven't eaten. We find ourselves sometimes even reaching a point of craving for certain dishes. Spiritually, Jesus taught us in Matthew 4:4, "No! The Scriptures say, 'People need more than bread for their life; they must feed on every Word of God.” When it comes to undergoing a spiritual famine, one's weakness is amplified even further when that person doesn't reading the Bible. I remember an anonymous quote that said, “The Bible will keep you away from sin, but sin will keep you away from the Bible.” When you say “no” to God’s Word and “yes” to sin, you can be sure that a spiritual famine is on its way.
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