There is a terrible famine raging in the land today. Not a famine of food but of human need. Multitudes are starving for love and affection; for peace and contentment; for purpose and fulfillment. The word famine actually means “extreme scarcity, unfulfilled hunger, starvation of any kind.” That pretty well sums up the emptiness so many are experiencing today.
A simple and biblical way out of despair and spiritual famine is found in a single word — hope. Hope is a growing inner faith that what you need is possible. “Jesus looked at them and said to them, ‘With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible’” (Matthew 19:26).
Hope is the assurance that all things will turn out for your good in God’s time. “All things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28). You may think you are doomed to despair, but God has promised to do right by you, in his time, in his way.
Hope is a confidence in the face of no visible evidence; confidence that says, “I don’t see it yet, but I am going to start thanking and praising God now. He has already made provision for me.” It is also complete trust that in spite of all the odds, God is going to work on your behalf and hold you steady. “The Lord knows the days of the upright … and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied … for the Lord upholds him with His hand” (Psalm 37:18-19, 24).
Will that famine you are experiencing keep you separated from Christ’s love? Never! “I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:38-39).
Jesus loves you so much that he will never let you down or fail you. Come to him honestly with hope in your heart and tell him, “Lord, you are going to see me through and deliver me with your power. I praise you for that.”
A Famine of the Soul - Sermon Index
My thoughts: Sometimes we need to grab that one little strand of Hope, that scarlet thread that hung out the window of Jericho as it faced destruction, and hold onto that hope, and God will protect us and carry us through. That Scarlet thread is the Blood of Christ, which was shed for you, and represents God's Love for you. Because he was willing to shed His blood, the blood of God for you, we can know he wants what is best for us... Hold onto that Hope. as someone who has lived this in times of great grief and loneliness and sorrow, Having nothing else to Hold onto but His love, now, i rejoice as He is fulfilling not only what i hoped for but what I have dreamed about. Humble yourself in the sight of the LORD and He will lift you up. He cannot lift us up, until we are broken, where we come to realize we can't, but he can, and will. You may lose some things or people you depend on in your life, in order to learn this hard lesson to depend on the providence of God. Our one and only hope.
May God be praised.
A simple and biblical way out of despair and spiritual famine is found in a single word — hope. Hope is a growing inner faith that what you need is possible. “Jesus looked at them and said to them, ‘With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible’” (Matthew 19:26).
Hope is the assurance that all things will turn out for your good in God’s time. “All things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28). You may think you are doomed to despair, but God has promised to do right by you, in his time, in his way.
Hope is a confidence in the face of no visible evidence; confidence that says, “I don’t see it yet, but I am going to start thanking and praising God now. He has already made provision for me.” It is also complete trust that in spite of all the odds, God is going to work on your behalf and hold you steady. “The Lord knows the days of the upright … and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied … for the Lord upholds him with His hand” (Psalm 37:18-19, 24).
Will that famine you are experiencing keep you separated from Christ’s love? Never! “I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:38-39).
Jesus loves you so much that he will never let you down or fail you. Come to him honestly with hope in your heart and tell him, “Lord, you are going to see me through and deliver me with your power. I praise you for that.”
A Famine of the Soul - Sermon Index
My thoughts: Sometimes we need to grab that one little strand of Hope, that scarlet thread that hung out the window of Jericho as it faced destruction, and hold onto that hope, and God will protect us and carry us through. That Scarlet thread is the Blood of Christ, which was shed for you, and represents God's Love for you. Because he was willing to shed His blood, the blood of God for you, we can know he wants what is best for us... Hold onto that Hope. as someone who has lived this in times of great grief and loneliness and sorrow, Having nothing else to Hold onto but His love, now, i rejoice as He is fulfilling not only what i hoped for but what I have dreamed about. Humble yourself in the sight of the LORD and He will lift you up. He cannot lift us up, until we are broken, where we come to realize we can't, but he can, and will. You may lose some things or people you depend on in your life, in order to learn this hard lesson to depend on the providence of God. Our one and only hope.
May God be praised.