Devour God's Word!
“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.”
Amos 8: 11
G. Campbell Morgan once preached a
sermon titled “Famine for the Word of God.”
He said: “It is possible there is someone in this congregation who is living
in the midst of a famine for the Word of God. It may be even as I attempt
to deliver the message there is nothing in it for you. Words, empty words,
a meaningless occasion, an opportunity for curiosity.
You are in the midst of a great famine, famine for the Word of God….
You have become hardened to the touch of God, unconscious of the
fact of God; and though His Word is living and quick and powerful,
and sharper than a two-edged sword, it fails to affect you.”
Nutritionists tell us when we lose our appetite for food,
it may be from anemia, cancer, diabetes, medication,
depression, or a host of other causes.
When we lose our appetite for Scripture, it is because of
spiritual sickness. Ask God to give you a renewed appetite
for His Word, and learn to devour it daily.
"When you open your Bible,
God opens His mouth."
Mark Batterson
