Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Amos 8:11

This photo shows the result of famine and drought on the physical level.
Our spirit man is in this shape and form as a result of spiritual famine.

Amos 8:11
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
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Period of starvation for large portions of a population. Famine often results from a sharp downturn in food supply, such as two consecutive years of drought
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Steps to Famine of the hearing of the Word of the Lord
Malachi 2:2-4, 7-10
Refuse to hear
Refuse to believe
Refuse to worship
God curses you
God curses your blessings
Your generations are undone
Your solemn feasts, your holy days, are offensive
God makes you contemptible and base before all people, because you have not followed His ways fully.
Dissention and treachery are among you, because you have broken the covenant God ordained.
Micah 3:6
No vision
No understanding
Dark days
Shame
Confusion
God does not answer