My title for this devotion is Feast vs Famine.

“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. 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.” Amos 8:11-12

I read those verses this morning during my Quiet Time. Then I read this:

Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a lion or a gazelle; when the sun comes up, you’d better be running. Herbert Caen in San Francisco Chronicle

Charles Spurgeon once said, “If you are not seeking the Lord, the devil is seeking you.” I believe I’d go on record as saying whether I am or not, the enemy is seeking me.

I am most vulnerable to the enemy when I am not seeking God, when I am being hit-or-miss in my approach, and especially when there is a famine in my heart for the Word. For me, this early morning time is vital. It keeps the famine away; it keeps the lion at bay; and helps to start my day with a quick step, energy for the battle ahead, and a desire to seek God.

“Father, no matter what goes on in my life, may this early morning time never lose it mystique, never lose it luster, never lose its draw for me to seek You.”