We have experienced a new thing here in our culture as a result of the most recent “disease” or as many all it, the “Pandemic.” We have discovered shortages that have cause our government and suppliers to limit the amount that people can purchase. One of the first to cause concern was the lack of toilet paper in the stores. Who would believe that such a common and cheap commodity was suddenly missing and producing such a cause of alarm? We then discovered that chicken wings were also in short supply along with the rest of the chicken, meat in general, hand sanitizer, paper plates, napkins and other similar items were also scarce. My Mom and Dad lived through the depression and in my Mother's later years, she had a small freezer and a small shelved pantry which were completely stocked to the top every day. It was perhaps, due to shortages in their day and they never wanted to run out again. If Mom saw a can of peas on sale at a local grocery store, she would buy it and put it carefully into the loaded pantry even though she didn't particularly like to eat peas. After World War II, a little German girl would accompany here mother at 3:00 AM to a line for bread at a local bread store, standing in line for hours in hope of finding one loaf of bread. Often, there was none left to purchase. Revelation 6:6 says, “And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.”
The Scriptures remind us of conditions that will arise that suddenly cause shortages in many basic necessities of life. Food will be high on the list and as the passage for today states, it will take almost a days wages to get a small amount of food. We can get along with many shortages such as a shortage of luxury cars, or a shortage of baseball caps but it is hard to deal with a shortage of food and water. The recent occurrences in America have shown us how easy it can happen and how fast it can happen. Second Timothy 3:1-5 also describes the condition of mankind in the latter days. It is easy for us to look at the morning Paper, or turn on the TV to hear the news and mark off the conditions that are mentioned in this particular passage of Scripture. It is the choice of many people to live according to the outline of the Second Timothy passage. The final thought for us in all of this is to make sure that our focus is totally upon the Lord Jesus Christ. This is not just the grace before meals type of focus. It is all the day long. Every action and every thought has to be run through the grid of the Word of God. Answers to life's problems need to be sought in the Word of God and not on the debate floor of any congress in the world today. Answers are not found in the daily news, both printed and spoken. Answers are not found in politicians who are skilled in a lot of words that say nothing. Answers are always found in the Bible. Answers were found in the past and answers are found for today. The Word of God always gives us a firm foundation on which to stand. When you hear someone say, “What is this world coming to?” You can remind them of what the Word of God says. Psalm 46:1 says, “ God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Who isn't in some sort of trouble in these days? Praise God today that He is our help and all that we need for each and every situation in our lives.
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