Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord. - Amos 8:11

As it is written in the law of Moses, all of this evil is come upon us; yet made we not our prayer before the Lord, our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth. - Daniel 9:13

Truth has the inherent power to produce the promised effects. In other words, Truth has a built-in force that, when properly applied with continuity, will achieve the results which have been promised by the Inspired Prophets of Israel. Truth is sovereign. It is omnipotent. It can transform the vulnerable to invulnerable, and the prey to impregnable. It has encapsulated within it, the ability to restore paradise on earth; open the prison gates of the captives. Truth is dominant and infinite in might. Under its influence everything becomes possible.

What is Truth? Truth consists of those words, doctrines, outlooks and visions which keep man in harmony with the processes that sustain life. Truth-centered social development could not destroy the ozone, neither could it cause global warming as a result of flooding the atmosphere with carbon dioxide. It could not allow the manufacture of cigarettes nor promote a national diet known to cause illness in those who adhere to it. Truth provides the essential energy for performing the will of God. No man can experience true life and living without it.

Most of us residing on planet earth have become all too familiar with the term “famine” and its effects upon those stricken. Your ability to reflect upon the scenario created by a famine of bread will greatly assist you in understanding the aftermath of the famine of hearing the word (truth) of God. The brain (mind) has to be nourished by the ingestion of words of truth. Without this critical intake of the word of God (truth), severe malnutrition is inevitable, leaving man’s brain (mind) dysfunctional, not able to carry out even menial tasks in harmony with the will of God. Even very simple truths are now very hard for the stricken human family to understand. My mention of famine is simply to remind you of the devastation it wreaks upon both man and environment.

Why is the Bible, of all of the millions, even billions of books on the planet, so revered and held in such high esteem by all nations? It is the oldest, most sacred and respected book worldwide. That, in itself, is the proof of its power. The attention and respect it is given is born out of the fear of the Truth it contains. Possibly, most of the interest is in preventing the power therein from being manifest. A fundamental point of reference that can never be forgotten is that a master of deception must first know the Truth. For if his intention is to mislead, he must know well the original path.

Consider the summoning of seventy Greek-speaking Hebrew scholars to translate the Hebrew scriptures into Greek (the Septuagint). History bears witness to the fact that the ancient Greeks had no intention of converting or becoming worshipers of Yah (the God of the Hebrews). Then, what was their motive? It was to place those sacred writings into the hands of their own great scholars for intensive study of Yah’s nature, character and relationship with the House of Israel. Thereafter, they would formulate a masterful plan to prevent Israel’s sins – and the curses which were the consequence of those sins – from being remedied. Implementing such a plan would prolong Israel’s demise and prevent their rise.