Week 50: God's Word: Feast or Famine?

This week's Bible reading plan is as follows:

• Sunday: Joel 1:1-3:21, Revelation 1:1-20, Psalm 128:1-6, Proverbs 29:18
• Monday: Amos 1:1-3:15, Revelation 2:1-17, Psalm 129:1-8, Proverbs 29:19-20
• Tuesday: Amos 4:1-6:14, Revelation 2:18-3:6, Psalm 130:1-8, Proverbs 29:21-22
• Wednesday: Amos 7:1-9:15, Revelation 3:7-22, Psalm 131:1-3, Proverbs 29:23
• Thursday: Obadiah 1:1-21, Revelation 4:1-11, Psalm 132:1-18, Proverbs 29:24-25
• Friday: Jonah 1:1-4-11, Revelation 5:1-14, Psalm 133:1-3, Proverbs 29:26-27
• Saturday: Micah 1:1-4:13, Revelation 6:1-17, Psalm 134:1-3, Proverbs 30:1-4

Our S.O.A.P. this week is from the book of Amos:

 

Scripture: Amos 8:11

    "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.

Observation:
Through the prophet Amos, the God was warning the people of Israel that there would come a time when the 'words of the LORD' would be scarce. This will be a time when it will be difficult to find a place where you can hear God's word.

Application:
We are fortunate that we can still here the words of the LORD on a weekly basis in church, and on a daily basis by reading the Bible. Even today there are places where Christians are persecuted and/or have to read God's word in secret. There may come a day where the hearing of God's word will be difficult for Christ-followers as well. The book of Revelation that you will start reading this week, talks about that. Let's take advantage of the bounty of God's word we have today!

Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for your word, and the bounty of it we have today. Help us to read it regularly, understand it, and apply it to our lives. In Jesus Name. Amen.

Have a great week feasting on God's word!

In Christ,

Dick