SPIRITUAL FAMINE 

SPIRITUAL FAMINE: ARE YOU IN DROUGHT TO THE HEARING OF THE WORD! 

“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: 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. 13 In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst” Amos 8:11-13. 

“Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do ERR (MISTAKEN, ERROR), not KNOWING THE SCRIPTURES, nor the POWER of God” Matthew 22:29. 

Dear friend, are you living in a spiritual drought? Are you desiring the Word of the Lord that leads to daily salvation and deliverance [Romans 10:8-13] but it seems all you see around to feed from are fables, dogmas, sectarianism, traditions, methods, creeds, shows and self-created, denominationalised doctrines? [Matthew 15:1-6; 1 Peter 1:17-18] 

And worse, when you cannot find the principles of the Word and the process, instead you see craft, fraud and scams to extort you in the name of grace? [Philippians 1:15-18] 

It is time to do something about the drought of the hearing of God’s Word, for your own good, as an antidote to restore healthy spiritual sensitivity in the grace [Galatians 1:6-9; Jude 1:3-4; 1 Timothy 1:18-20]. 

And you need to know that you cannot blame people or anyone for your spiritual drought when there are opportunities to be informed — as you are now reading — to safeguard against error and being mistaken in the faith. It is also to make you do something about your spiritual wellbeing in the grace, as you desire to do life and live godly by the WORD, in Christ Jesus. 

Your becoming for today and tomorrow is within your decision — and you need to make it happen in the grace, without blaming anyone. You have been given the opportunity in the grace to stop every form and signal of spiritual drought about you. 

Don’t live in SPIRITUAL DROUGHT, I beg you — it will short-circuit your path in DOING life and LIVING godly in God’s BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus. 

There is nothing as dangerous and deadly as FAMINE — be it physical or spiritual. FAMINE is the extreme — scarcity, shortage, drought, unavailability, lack, insufficiency, undersupply, deficiency, impoverishment, shortfall and such like, of the basic necessity(ies) of life — e.g. FOOD — resulting in HUNGER, whose consequences are unprecedented fatalities. 

“MY PEOPLE ARE DESTROYED for LACK OF KNOWLEDGE: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children” Hosea 4:6. 

“Therefore MY PEOPLE ARE GONE INTO CAPTIVITY, BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. 14 Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it. 15 And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled” Isaiah 5:13-15. 

In life we know how people suffer and die in horrible conditions when there is physical famine. We don’t have to look far to see the dire physical hunger and needs in our NEIGHBOURHOOD, COMMUNITIES, SOCIETY, NATION and WORLD today. Hunger because of FAMINE is a severe and terrible condition for anyone to experience. Yet, many in our WORLDS are suffering and dying daily as a result of this monster called — FAMINE. 

Unfortunately today, many do not fully know and realise that SPIRITUAL FAMINE does exist. And there are implications of its existence in one’s life and in our society and world. It could even be the DE FACTO cause of the physical condition we experience today as — INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, SOCIETY and NATION. 

A SPIRITUAL FAMINE indicates NO SPIRITUAL FOOD, or insufficient and inadequate provision, resulting in severe hunger — leading to spiritual suffering and or death. NO FOOD means NO WORD, which is the FOOD of the SPIRITUAL man — the spirit being. 

Man in HUMAN [Hu-Man] is a being, that is, a spirit being [subconscious place], has a soul [conscious mind, reasoning faculty, will] and lives in a body [physique, physical structure]. 

NO WORD for the human well-being means NO FAITH. And NO FAITH is consequential; for FAITH comes by the HEARING of the WORD of God [Romans 10:17], and with NO FAITH, none can PLEASE God [Hebrews 11:6], and not pleasing God makes one vulnerable to the enemy and cohorts against our faith in the grace [Proverbs 16:7]. 

And to live a life wherein God is not PLEASED with you, and rather, you cannot PLEASE God for lack of faith by the Word is sinful and has consequences [Romans 14:23]. And such consequences can be dire and result in fatalities just as physical hunger does [Amos 8:11-14; Genesis 41-47]. SELAH — PAUSE AND THINK ABOUT IT! 

One of such consequences is to have no MEANINGFUL nourishment and fulfilment in LIFE and GODLY LIVING with God, as a result of NO FELLOWSHIP to enhance one’s RELATIONSHIP with GOD. It takes FAITH to FELLOWSHIP with God. For we are CALLED to FELLOWSHIP with God in order to ENHANCE our RELATIONSHIP with Him, for therein is the PATH of LIFE [1 Corinthians 1:9; Psalms 16:11; Romans 8:28-30; Ephesians 1:11]. 

When one is IMPOVERISHED and MALNOURISHED within one’s being, there is no amount of WEALTH and PHYSICAL POSSESSION that can FULFIL such emptiness within [Luke 12:15]. 

And there is no scientific or medical act such as SCAN, X-RAY, STETHOSCOPE, CHEMOTHERAPY and such like that can and will be able to detect the essence of the human spirit that makes man a being. For God has put a default of ETERNITY in the human spirit, with which in His infinite nature only He can relate to every being [Ecclesiastes 3:11 Amplified; Proverbs 20:27; Job 32:8; Job 33:4]. 

Therefore, SPIRITUAL FAMINE, as with PHYSICAL FAMINE, has consequences. And with RESOLUTION for an ANSWER to SPIRITUAL FAMINE, PHYSICAL FAMINE can be RESOLVED effortlessly in grace [2 Chronicles 7:12-15]. For GOD will ensure that FAMINE of ALL SORTS is RESOLVED for the good of all [Psalms 33:18-20; Psalms 37:18-19; Genesis 26:1-14; Psalms 105:16-24/Genesis 41-47]. 

It is time to RESOLVE to give yourself to FEED HEALTHILY on the WORD of God; firstly on a PERSONAL level and from other platforms and ONLINE opportunities, in order to avoid FAMINE. More so, to triumphantly thrive and be meaningfully fulfilled over any form of FAMINE that may tend to affect you in LIFE, GRACE and GODLY LIVING [Job 23:12; 2 Timothy 2:15; 2 Timothy 3:14-17; Matthew 22:29; Jeremiah 15:16; Psalms 1:1-3]. 

Don’t live in SPIRITUAL DROUGHT — it will short-circuit your PATH IN LIFE and GODLY LIVING in the grace. 

THE SPIRITUAL IMPACT OF THE FAMINE OF HEARING THE WORD IS ENORMOUS AND INDESCRIBABLE. 

Therefore, with many facing ENORMOUS life challenges and circumstances, which are as a result of THE FAMINE OF THE HEARING OF THE WORD, there is the need to be built up in FAITH. And the need to kick-start your own avenue on a personal level is now — TO THE HEARING OF THE WORD — in order to STEADFASTLY RESIST IN THE FAITH the FEAR of the monster that has befallen or is intending, long before it gets to your vicinity [Amos 8:11-14]. 

It is time to feed HEALTHILY your spirit and wellbeing with the living WORD in order to STEADFASTLY RESIST IN FAITH the fear of the monster that has gripped and crippled the world’s health and economy to a standstill and downward curve for a while now [1 Peter 5:8-11]. 

And when you feed healthily, our God of all wisdom, speed and love will make you perfect, establish, strengthen and settle you in life and grace in Christ Jesus stead. Amen. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK! 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“And I will GIVE you pastors according to mine heart, which shall FEED you with KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING” Jeremiah 3:15. 

“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: 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. 13 In that day shall the fair virgins and young men FAINT FOR THIRST. 14 They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beer-sheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again” Amos 8:11-14. 

“So then FAITH cometh by HEARING, and HEARING by the WORD of God” Romans 10:17. 

“Neither have I gone back from the COMMANDMENT of his lips; I have ESTEEMED THE WORDS OF HIS MOUTH more than my NECESSARY FOOD” Job 23:12. 

“Wherewithal shall a young man CLEANSE his way? by taking heed thereto ACCORDING to THY WORD . . . 105 Thy Word is a LAMP unto my FEET, and a LIGHT unto my PATH . . .130 The ENTRANCE of THY WORDS giveth LIGHT; it giveth UNDERSTANDING unto the SIMPLE” Psalms 119:9, 105, 130. 

“STUDY TO SHEW THYSELF APPROVED unto God, a WORKMAN that needeth not to be ashamed, RIGHTLY DIVIDING [APPLYING] the word of truth” 2 Timothy 2:15/Emphasis Mine. 

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 whom RESIST STEDFAST IN THE FAITH, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, MAKE YOU PERFECT, STABLISH, STRENGTHEN, SETTLE YOU. 11 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen” 1 Peter 5:8-11. 

“But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; 15 and that from a child thou hast KNOWN the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is PROFITABLE for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 that the man of God may be PERFECT [COMPLETE, WHOLE, MATURED], throughly furnished unto all good works” 2 Timothy 3:14-17/Emphasis mine. 

“Thy WORDS WERE FOUND, and I did EAT them; and thy WORD was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts” Jeremiah 15:16. 

SUMMARY: 
The message is a prophetic alarm titled SPIRITUAL FAMINE: ARE YOU IN DROUGHT TO THE HEARING OF THE WORD! 
It contrasts physical famine with spiritual famine and warns that the greatest famine of our day is “not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of HEARING THE WORDS OF THE LORD” Amos 8:11. The message teaches that a lack of the Word produces a lack of faith, which leads to spiritual death, captivity, vulnerability to the enemy, and even manifests as physical lack in individuals, families, and nations. The antidote is to personally and deliberately feed on the Word, build faith, and restore fellowship with God so that both spiritual and physical famine can be resolved in Christ Jesus. 

KEY POINTS 

1. THE PROPHECY OF SPIRITUAL FAMINE IS FULFILLED TODAY

• God warned of a day when there would be a famine “of HEARING THE WORDS OF THE LORD”. People will run to and fro seeking the Word and not find it. Amos 8:11-13 

• Error and spiritual destruction come from “not KNOWING THE SCRIPTURES, nor the POWER of God” Matthew 22:29 

• “MY PEOPLE ARE DESTROYED for LACK OF KNOWLEDGE” Hosea 4:6 “…GONE INTO CAPTIVITY, BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE” Isaiah 5:13 
   

2. SIGNS OF SPIRITUAL DROUGHT IN OUR TIME

• Feeding on fables, dogmas, sectarianism, traditions, creeds, shows and self-created, denominationalised doctrines instead of the Word. Matthew 15:1-6; 1 Peter 1:17-18 

• Craft, fraud and scams extorting people in the name of grace. Philippians 1:15-18 

• The result: loss of healthy spiritual sensitivity. Galatians 1:6-9; Jude 1:3-4; 1 Timothy 1:18-20 
   

3. WHAT SPIRITUAL FAMINE DOES TO MAN

• Man is tripartite: spirit, soul and body. NO WORD = NO FOOD for the spirit. 

• NO WORD = NO FAITH, NO FAITH = CANNOT PLEASE GOD [Hebrews 11:6]. CANNOT PLEASE GOD = VULNERABLE TO THE ENEMY [Proverbs 16:7]. This is sin and has consequences [Romans 14:23]. 

• Consequences can be dire — spiritual suffering, death, captivity — just as physical hunger causes fatalities [Amos 8:11-14; Genesis 41-47]. 

• No meaningful nourishment or fulfilment. Wealth and possessions cannot fill the emptiness [Luke 12:15]. 

• No fellowship with God, and therefore no enhancement of relationship with Him. Yet we are CALLED to fellowship, for therein is the PATH OF LIFE [1 Corinthians 1:9; Psalms 16:11]. 
   

4. SPIRITUAL FAMINE AFFECTS THE PHYSICAL

• Spiritual famine can be the DE FACTO cause of the physical conditions we face as INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, SOCIETY and NATION. 

• With resolution to spiritual famine, physical famine can be resolved effortlessly in grace [2 Chronicles 7:12-15]. God will resolve famine of all sorts [Psalms 33:18-20; Genesis 26:1-14]. 
   

5. THE WORD IS OUR FOOD, LIGHT AND DEFENCE

• The Word is necessary food [Job 23:12], a lamp and light [Psalms 119:105, 130], and gives understanding to the simple. 

• Faith comes by HEARING the Word [Romans 10:17]. We must study to show ourselves approved, rightly applying the Word [2 Timothy 2:15]. 

• All Scripture is profitable to make the man of God PERFECT, complete, matured [2 Timothy 3:14-17]. 

CALL TO ACTION 

1. RESOLVE TO FEED HEALTHILY ON THE WORD 
   “It is time to RESOLVE to give yourself to FEED HEALTHILY on the WORD of God; firstly on a PERSONAL level and from other platforms and ONLINE opportunities, in order to avoid FAMINE.” 
   Esteem the Word more than necessary food [Job 23:12]. Eat it like Jeremiah [Jeremiah 15:16].
2. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY — STOP BLAMING 
   “You cannot blame people or anyone for your spiritual drought when there are opportunities to be informed — as you are now reading.” 
   Your becoming for today and tomorrow is within your decision. Use the grace and opportunity given to stop every signal of spiritual drought.
3. BUILD FAITH TO RESIST THE ENEMY 
   “Kick-start your own avenue on a personal level is now — TO THE HEARING OF THE WORD — in order to STEADFASTLY RESIST IN THE FAITH the FEAR of the monster…” [1 Peter 5:8-11] 
   Be sober, be vigilant. God of all grace will then make you perfect, establish, strengthen and settle you in life and grace in Christ Jesus. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI