And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
It's interesting to read the varying opinions of men about the Word of God. The Bible says two things in this passage:
- The Spirit of God said there would be a dearth throughout all the world.
- That the dearth came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
Varying commentaries claim that "all the world" means all of Rome or that "all the world" means all of Judea. I just want to ask, "What's wrong with believing the Bible?" It may be that the only portion of the world we have a record of for that time was Rome or Judea. That we have no human record has no bearing on what record God has. "All the world" in my estimation means "all the world."
Consider, all the world was in a dearth. There was famine, scarcity of food throughout the world. People were destitute everywhere! And what was the response? The disciples, the believers, the Christians (as they will soon come to be called) chose to give what they could to help brethren whose destitution was worse than their own.
Our world today is spiritually destitute. This is no time to huddle among ourselves and keep what we have to ourselves. This is a time to share what God has given us with those who have less. We who have learned the Word of God must be about the business of giving what God has given to us to those whose understanding of the Word of God may be less than our own.
There is division among the disciples. There is a growing tendency to believe what we want to believe about God, about sin, and about salvation rather than what God says about these things. The need of the day is not that we hide these truths for the sake of unity - that only prolongs the dearth. The need today is for those who have some understanding of the Word of God, according to their ability, to send relief to others.
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The Universal Famine: A Call to Action
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