Famine
The famine most destructive is the one we cannot see
The one that has the power to effect our destiny
That can determine where we'll be eternity to come
And what will be the source of where our knowledge does come from
For many think their most important knowledge is supplied
By people blessed with wisdom who for eons past have died
And many who still with us think themselves in great demand
When of a truth the simplest things they do not understand
Like where did knowledge come from that created you and me
How did nothing make something that today we feel and see
And how did our emotions that we all display today
Find root within our psyche if we're simply made of clay
And why is our tomorrow so important to our plan
If there's no given future for the hope and love of man
To have a full existence for the universe to see
The perfect restoration of God's life in you and me
For truly there's a famine that's been going on for years
That is revealed in so much pain and death and endless tears
As more and more we've wandered from the Source of Living Springs
To dryness in a desert that depends on lifeless things
That only bring us pleasure for a little space in time
Then saps from us the life force for the mountains we must climb
To reach that mighty summit where God's glory we can see
Through times of deep devotion with His Word upon our knee
For therein is the answer to survival here today
Survival from that famine that is soon to wipe away
The souls of those in turmoil who refuse to seek the Light
Who choose not to rely on faith but only walk by sight
For that destructive famine that the scriptures tell us of
Is famine for the Word of God that mighty work of love
That has for us each morning draughts of grace to face our day
That overflowing source of life for all who stop to pray
And study most intently God's provision for us there
Those words of grace and promise that we gain through fervent prayer
That clings to His dear Presence through the trials we must face
Full knowing soon we'll be with Him in His abiding place
Amos 8:1-12; John 6:63; 14:1-3
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