The Drought

Southeastern North Carolina has found itself in a drought situation for the past several years.  Even though we live on the Atlantic coast there is not enough water.  New Hanover County is listed as being in a severe drought condition.  Leland is listed as being in an extreme drought condition with mandatory water restrictions.

But this is not the worst situation in which we find ourselves.  There is another drought which has spread across the globe.  We find ourselves today in a spiritual drought due to the lack of knowledge of the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY’s Word.

“Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord God, when I will send a famine on the land, not a famine for bread or a thirst for water, but rather for hearing the words of the Lord.” Amos 8:11

Oh, we have Bibles, commentaries, devotionals and all kinds of literature.  We have Facebook, YouTube, podcasts, movies and all kinds of social media.  We are inundated with people sharing about GOD and JESUS.  And yet most people are scripturally ignorant about who JESUS is and how He tells us to live.  We do not know nor understand Him.

“People will stagger from sea to sea and from the north even to the east; they will go to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, but they will not find it.”        Amos 8:12

There are a lot of people who claim to be teaching about JESUS, who don’t even know Him.  It is a rare thing to find a true spokesperson for the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY.

“Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli. And word from the Lord was rare in those days, visions were infrequent.” 1 Samuel 3:1

Aids in understanding the Word of GOD are good and can be helpful.  But if we are to know what is true about the LORD JESUS the CHRIST and to understand His ways and His thoughts then we must read the Bible ourselves and not just what someone else has to say about Him.

“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15

A lot of people say that they cannot understand the Word of GOD.  JESUS tells us in the Gospel of John that it is for this reason that He has given each believer His HOLY SPIRIT.  His work is to instruct us, admonish us, challenge us, encourage us, and convict us of what we should believe and how we should live.

“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.”    John 14:26

Let us read the Bible for ourselves and ask the HOLY SPIRIT to help us to understand our awesome LORD GOD ALMIGHTY.  Let Him do His work of sanctifying our soul, He will instruct us in righteousness and all wisdom.

Because Jesus loves us,

Bro. Hugh Folds

Matthew 6:33