“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord GOD, “when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD.”
Psalms 74:9 We do not see our signs; there is no longer any prophet, and there is none among us who knows how long. How long, O God, is the foe to scoff? Is the enemy to revile your name forever? Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Take it from the fold of your garment and destroy them! Yet God my King is from of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
Exodus 12:13 The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt.
Judges 6:17 And he said to him, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, then show me a sign that it is you who speak with me.
Ezekiel 20:12 Moreover, I gave them my Sabbaths, as a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
Hebrews 2:4 while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
1 Samuel 3:1 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD in the presence of Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.
Micah 3:6 Therefore it shall be night to you, without vision, and darkness to you, without divination. The sun shall go down on the prophets, and the day shall be black over them;
Can you imagine what it would be like if there was a famine of hearing God’s word? A time where He pulled back and gave no signs, visions, or spoke with His children. It is hard to imagine in a time when His word is so readily available. I wonder if we intentionally choose to act as though His word is not there. It is available but we seem to see no need to spend time in it. We easily lose sight of our purpose this side of eternity in exchange for carefree living now. His word is a light unto our feet, a refuge for our heart and soul, and a guide to know and understand His purpose for our lives. Do not neglect the gift of His word or seeking to have no other purpose than to humbly serve, honor, follow and obey Him. Now is the day of commitment, now is the day of redemption, now is the day of turning away from that which is not pleasing to God, now is the day.