The city was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine in the city had become so severe that there was no food for the people to eat. 2 Kings 25:2-3

For two years Nebuchadnezzar had encamped outside Jerusalem. They waited and waited until the people inside Jerusalem were starving to death. Literally.

We in the West have it easy. For the most part (and there are exceptions), we don’t go hungry. And for this we need to be thankful.

For much of the world, that’s not the case. The problem of hunger in the world today is complicated. Some say the root of the problem is political in nature. In other words, the food is resting in warehouses, but in order for leaders to control the people, they want the privilege of diistributing the food at their discretion (I know for a fact that this is the case in some lands). Others argue that we just don’t produce enough for the world.

Rather than debate the issue, we need to pray and ask God what YOUR role should be in this crisis. It may mean volunteering at the local Food Warehouse. It may mean going to help those less fortunate. And there are a ton of opportunities between the two.