5-29-2016 Weekly Message

This week’s meditation: Psalms 39: 1-13

Scripture: Amos 8: 11-14

Word Title: The days of famine of not hearing the words of the LORD God

        The Lord God will send a famine in the land, in those days spoken through the mouth of the prophet Amos. The famine is not the one of no bread and waters starving men to death because of no rain at all, but the spiritual famine shall be coming without hearing the words of the LORD God.

        God had not spoken unto  the Israelites for four hundred years after spoken through the prophet Malachi because of their sins. Through the ancient prophets Moses, the LORD God spoke unto them “…. he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.” (Deut. 8:03)  To make  the children of Israel humble passing through the wilderness, God brought forth hunger unto  them. He also fed them with manna that their ancestors did not know when they cried out to God, so that they might know that physical food is not enough to satisfy their souls; and their spirit need the words of God.

         The LORD God was manifested in flesh in the name of Jesus before their eyes after they had lived without the words of God for four hundred years. Their spiritual situation was so much miserable. The spiritual famine and thirst as the result of not hearing the words of God four hundreds of years were revealed unto their flesh as well as soul. Jesus had to spent all his days for healing them without rest.

           The Pharisees and Sadducees, and the scribes, such as Satan’s servant were ruling over the Jews to steal them physically and spiritually. Due to this, wherever Jesus went, there were filled with  lepers, paralytics, blind people and men possessed by the devil.. But they did not know that the curse was come because they did not listen to the Word of God. The purpose of most of them came unto Him only to cured disease itself. Nevertheless, the Lord healed all their diseases.

               Meditating the days to come when men cannot hear the words of the LORD God,  firstly, the servants of God don’t have the words of God because God not speak unto them; secondly, men cannot hear the words of God because they have not the ears to hear the voice of God.

        God said to the prophet Isaiah:

” Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.” (Isaiah 6:10)

           God led them not to understand his word making their eyes blinded, and their ears heavy, because they  not trusted in the LORD God , but rather worshipped the gods of the Gentiles. The LORD God had been in silence not speaking unto them anymore for four hundred years. Finally, the LORD God appeared unto them in the name of Jesus, as the king of the Jews, and said unto them, but they were still worshipping the king of Roman Empire. They still couldn’t understand the word of truth spoken by their king, and ended up with crucifying him of the cross.

         Since Jesus died to take away the sin of the world, and rose again the third day; and he returned to his seat at the right hand of God. The Holy Ghost came to the word in the name of Jesus; and he has been speaking the words of God through his servants not only unto the Jews but also all nations of people for last two thousand years. Jesus spoke unto his disciples that the Holy Ghost shall reprove the world: :” Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they believe not on me;  Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.”(John 16: 7-11).

         That’s right! Although the Holy Ghost has been testifying of the sin because they not believing in Jesus through his servants for the last two thousand years, all the nations of people have been worshipping the god of the world not understanding of their famine of not hearing the words of God.  Lord Jesus met a woman in the city of Sychar in Samaria.

        He spoke unto her of the thing when the Holy Ghost is to come to build his church: ”  Woman,believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.  Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.  God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.“(John 4: 21-24).

          Jesus foretold unto the woman of the worship service of the members of the church of God to be built by the Holy Ghost after he dies once to take away the sin of the world. Jesus spoke of them that worship the Father God; they are born again of the Holy Ghost through believing in him and receive him. The father God is looking for them that worship him with true heart. True heart is holy one to love God with all the heart not loving the world and things within. The holy heart is to confess the sins to keep the heart pure; God the Father is willing to receive the worship in truth.

         Ancient Israel the priests wash their hands and feet in a basin that over the altar contained water can go through the four doors, and  eat twelve bread anointed by the golden candlesticks in the Holy Place. Then they are able to pray at the altar. And the High Priest enters into the Most High Place to hear the voice of the LORD God.

           Similarly, in this age, we hear the gospel of the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ through the books of four gospel in the scripture; and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ that died shedding  the blood at the Calvary that is the altar to be born again of the Spirit unto salvation/  And henceforth, as the priests of God, we have to preach the gospel of Christ of his eternal redemption through his death only one time. Even though we are saved by the blood of Christ purifying our conscience, we are still to confess our sins to be cleansed by the blood of Christ as well as waters flowing out of the words of God as the ancient priest washed their hands and feet with waters. Apostle Paul testified of cleansing with waters unto the saints of Ephesians church:   , ” That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.”(Ephesians 5: 26-27)

           To worship the Father God in spirit and in truth, we have to enter into the spiritual Holy Place, and receive the light of the Holy Ghost to understand the sixty six books of the words of God through the anointment of the Spirit  that were twelve breads in the Holy Place. Then, we can pray unto God as the priests went forward the altar. Since the veil between the Holy Place and the Most High Place was torn into two through tthe death of Christ Jesus, we are able to enter into the Most High Place in heaven where the Lord Jesus Christ, our High Priest spiritually. Apostle Paul wrote a letter unto the Ephesians of such a great blessing: for us :  “Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. “(Ephesians 2: 5-7).          

         The Lord God spoke through prophet Amos, “And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it. In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.“(Amos 8:12-13)

           As our body needs balance nutrition to be sound body, we have to receive the spiritual nutrition in the words of God that are for doctrine, fir reproof, for  correction and for instruction in righteousness(2Tim. 3:16) to be filled with Holy Ghost without ssspiritual famine as well as spiritual thirst.   

       People in this age hang around eagering to work to fill the lust of the flesh, to live with them while trying to get the satisfaction wandering from north to east, and  from sea to sea to try to live accumulating all riches. Even those who worship every week only ssstep on the court of the temple so that they cannot enter into the Holy Place so that they cannot hear the words of God even hearing it sitting at the pew. We can see the present situation of the churches in the end time in the words of God spoken unto the church of Laodecians: :” Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.“(Revelation 3: 17-18) Amen!