The Worst Kind of Famine

Amos 8:11 “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord God,
    “when I will send a famine on the land—
not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water,
    but of hearing the words of the Lord.
12 They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east;
they shall run to and fro, to seek the word of the Lord,
    but they shall not find it.

God had sent His Word to Israel through the prophet Amos and they told him to shut up and go home. They were done listening.  God was done speaking.  The time would come when they wanted to hear - needed to hear - what God had to say, but they would not be able to.  Famine was going to be one of the judgments on Israel for their idolatry, immorality, and injustice, but it was by no means the worst one.  When we decide God has nothing to say that we want to hear; when we ignore Him, run from Him, and stop listening to Him, we will find ourselves hungering in the deepest way.  Seek the Lord while He may be found.