Joel tells us of a famine. The enemies of God's people have stripped the land of all its goods. There is a drought. The animals and people are hungry and thirsty. Things are looking bad. Will the people look to the Lord for help? We see in Romans 10 a similar situation. There is a drought, a famine, but the thing that has been missing is God's word. Who will speak the word of God to the people of Israel? Why can they not hear? Though they may disobey and reject the call of God they will certainly not believe without hearing.
I was thinking yesterday about how God creates faith in our hearts through the proclamation of the Word. Ultimately we will not have faith without hearing the Word. and we will not hear the Word of God if nobody is sent to bring it. May we be faithful ourselves also to ask the Lord for opportunity and calling to proclaim Scripture. May we be ready to hear from those who lay out the Scripture in our hearing. May we be moved by the Holy Spirit acting through the proclamation of the Word.
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