Today's Journal
THE FRUIT BASKET IIIII
This is the final Journal entry on the Amos 8 vision of the Fruit Basket. I have covered the vision as it relates to the social, cultural, business, religious, economic corruption and spiritual collapse. This caused a “famine for the hearing of the Word of the Lord” (Amos 8:11) The judgement on the people is to be taken very seriously, because what appears to be ‘life and church as normal’ turns into: “I will turn your celebrations into times of mourning and your singing into weeping. You will wear funeral clothes and shave your heads to show your sorrow—as if your only son had died. How very bitter that day will be!” (Amos 8:10).And we remember how Jesus often said, "He that has an ear to hear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying." As He addressed himself to the seven churches in the book of Revelation, to each church there was that repeated exhortation as he gave His message, "He who has an ear to hear, let him hear what the Spirit says." But the truth is, there are many who do not have an ear to hear what God is saying. We just don't hear the Word of God. It isn't that God isn't speaking; it's just that we can't hear the Word of God. It's just a jumble of words; it just doesn't make sense. We don't have an ear to hear... Our lifestyles have made it inconsistent for us to hear the Word of the Lord… to hear God speak to us. It’s like religious jambalaya, or is it gumbo?
So, back to the beginning: If there is a famine for the hearing of the Word of the Lord… then the Kingdom way is to break the famine by provision. We open our ears by opening our hearts. This usually begins with repentance.
Lord, remove anything that is causing me not to hear you clearly, and to obey you completely.
“If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” Jesus