Amos 8:11 "The days are coming, " declares the Sovereign Lord, "when I will send a famine through the land-- not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord."
When I read today's verse, a sense if dis-ease came over me. I began to think, "How frightening and overwhelming would life be without God's voice in my life." There have been, and still are, times when I allow life to drown out God's still small voice. But this verse speaks to an even more dire situation. A life lived where God simply refuses to speak, to lead, to guide, to comfort. I have placed myself in that situation also.
Blackaby discusses several reasons why God might withhold His communication from His children. Disobedience to His last instruction-- God may not give you the next "move" until you have been faithful in His most recent directive. Unconfessed sin. A damaged relationship that needs repair. Too much talking during prayers and not enough listening.
God can, but seldom, forces Himself into our lives.
James 4:8a,10 8aCome near to God and He will draw near to you. 10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up.
I am reminded of the story of the elderly man and his wife of 50 years who were driving down a back road in his old pickup. She began to lament about how he used to put his arm around her and hold her close when they were driving around. Oh, how she longed for those days. On and on she went.
After listening patiently for a while, the husband turned to his wife and said, "Well, honey, I haven't moved."
God has not moved. He has so many things He can share with us. But are our lives in a state of obedience, expectancy and quietude so that He will speak to us?
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