I was a guest minister at the Fulfilling Word Assembly, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria on June 8, 2025. I was asked to speak on LIVE IN THE WORD. At the end of my teaching, I led the people to pray for themselves and the congregation that we would not suffer a famine of the word. Experiencing a famine of the word keeps one in a blind spot and general confusion. It is by far worse than a famine of food and water.
A famine of the word will not only leave us scratching for survival, but also confused…Laughing during famine, as Job 5:22 says, is reserved for those who can access the voice of God.
From different Bible accounts, we notice that the famine of bread is not a new phenomenon. There was a famine in the days of Abraham. Both Isaac and Jacob had famine in their days as well. Access to the word of God became their compass at such times and helped them to survive. Elijah was instructed to go to Cherith where he was fed by ravens and drank water from the brook. When the brook dried up, the word of the Lord came to him again to go to Zarephath. In his new location, a widow sustained him all through the famine. Connecting with the word of God will invariably lead to the place of abundance amid scarcity. One of the greatest prayers we can make is to ask God not to afflict us with the famine of the word. A famine of the word will not only leave us scratching for survival, but also confused. Saul suffered a famine of the word; and ended up going to the witch at Endor. It was one of the reasons he ended miserably. Laughing during famine, as Job 5:22 says, is reserved for those who can access the voice of God.