EXPERIENCING SPIRITUAL FAMINE IN THE GRACE

EXPERIENCING SPIRITUAL FAMINE IN THE GRACE: HAVE FAITH IN GOD’S WORD TO OVERCOME!  

One major effect and resultant of spiritual famine is physical famine. 
And if you leave it unchecked, the dire effects are unpredictable and unimaginable. 

So, do not give room or wait to learn from experience — especially when you know you are not in faith, meaning, not in fellowship by the Holy Spirit and not being governed by the word of grace in the faith. 

Do not learn from experience. Build up your faith by THE WORD, so that by the process, you can BECOME what you want to be in the grace in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

SELAH – Pause And Think. 

SCRIPTURAL FOOD FOR THOUGHTS: 

“For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not BURDENSOME [GRIEVOUS, TASKMASTER, IRKSOME]. For whatever is born of God OVERCOMES the world. And this is the victory that has OVERCOME the world—our FAITH. Who is he who OVERCOMES the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?” 1 John 5:3-5/NKJV/Emphasis Mine. 

“Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy, 19 To DELIVER their soul from death, And TO KEEP THEM ALIVE IN FAMINE” Psalms NKJV. 

“The Lord knows the days of the upright, And their inheritance shall be forever. 19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, And in the days of FAMINE they shall be SATISFIED” Psalms 37:18-19/NKJV. 

“And they OVERCAME him by THE BLOOD of the Lamb, and by THE WORD of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death” Revelation 12:11. 

“But [as surely as] God is faithful and means what He says, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No” [at the same time]. 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, by me, Silvanus, and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but has proved to be “Yes” in Him [true and faithful, the divine “Yes” affirming God’s promises]. 20 For as many as are the promises of God, in Christ they are [all answered] “YES.” So through Him we say our “AMEN” to the glory of God. 21 Now it is God who establishes and confirms us [in joint fellowship] with you in Christ, and who has anointed us [empowering us with the gifts of the Spirit]; 22 it is He who has also put His seal on us [that is, He has appropriated us and certified us as His] and has given us the [Holy] Spirit in our hearts as a pledge [like a security deposit to guarantee the fulfillment of His promise of eternal life]” 2 Corinthians 1:18-22/Amplified. 
 
SUMMARY 
The message is a warning against SPIRITUAL FAMINE and a call to overcome it by FAITH IN GOD’S WORD. It teaches that unchecked spiritual famine leads to physical famine, but God DELIVERS, SATISFIES and KEEPS ALIVE those who hope in Him. The victory over famine and the world is through FAITH, THE WORD, and THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB, established in Christ Jesus’ stead.

Key Points: 

1. SPIRITUAL FAMINE LEADS TO PHYSICAL FAMINE 
   “One major effect and resultant of spiritual famine is physical famine. And if you leave it unchecked, the dire effects are unpredictable and unimaginable.” 
   Being out of faith means: not in fellowship by the Holy Spirit and not being governed by the word of grace in the faith.
2. DO NOT LEARN FROM EXPERIENCE, BUILD BY THE WORD 
   “Do not give room or wait to learn from experience… Do not learn from experience. Build up your faith by THE WORD, so that by the process, you can BECOME what you want to be in the grace in Christ Jesus’ stead.” 
   Faith is built intentionally, not through painful trial and error.
3. FAITH IN GOD’S WORD BRINGS VICTORY AND OVERCOMING 
   “For whatever is born of God OVERCOMES the world. And this is the victory that has OVERCOME the world—our FAITH” 1 John 5:4-5. 
   “And they OVERCAME him by THE BLOOD of the Lamb, and by THE WORD of their testimony” Revelation 12:11.
4. GOD’S PROMISE IN TIMES OF FAMINE 
   DELIVERANCE: “To DELIVER their soul from death, And TO KEEP THEM ALIVE IN FAMINE” Psalms 33:18-19. 
   SATISFACTION: “And in the days of FAMINE they shall be SATISFIED” Psalms 37:18-19. 
   God watches over those who fear Him and hope in His mercy. 
   GOD IS FAITHFUL TO HIS WORD 
   “For as many as are the promises of God, in Christ they are [all answered] “YES.” So through Him we say our “AMEN” to the glory of God” 2 Corinthians 1:20 Amplified. 
   God establishes, anoints, seals and gives the Holy Spirit as a pledge. His commandments are not BURDENSOME 1 John 5:3.  

Call to Action: 

1. RECOGNISE AND REJECT SPIRITUAL FAMINE: Do not stay in a place of no fellowship, no Holy Spirit governance, and no word of grace. Address it before it produces physical effects.
2. BUILD YOUR FAITH BY THE WORD: Intentionally feed on THE WORD daily. Let it govern you so you BECOME what you are meant to be in grace. 
3. PLACE YOUR HOPE IN GOD’S MERCY: Fear the Lord and hope in His mercy. He will DELIVER from death and SATISFY you even in famine. 
4. OVERCOME BY FAITH, BLOOD AND TESTIMONY: Stand on the promises of God — all are “YES” in Christ. Overcome the world and the enemy by faith and by the Word of your testimony. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI