What this study of famine has overall taught me and what God is saying to me. The words straight forward about this situation is, ‘What is the value, the worth of a soul?’ Is it worth our prayers, our attention? How great is this need? Is there really any reason to become involved and spend time towards it?
Upon looking at this, here is what I have found:
150,000 people die on an average each day around the world; That is 1 million souls a week.
We know the reality of this is that 140,00 to 145,000 of these die without Christ. The only hope in the numbers is that many are probably children before the age of accountability, which would increase the number of redeemed. Praise God for His mercy on that.
In studying the value of death through times of disasters I have learned this:
Not counting historical death but more recent situations that put this all in perspective for me.
--Dec, 2004 ‘Christmas’ tsunami in Indonesia; 230,000 dead
--August, 1945, nuclear bombs on Japan; 200,000 dead
--Haiti earthquake, 2010 316,000 dead
--Japan, March, 2011 20,000 dead
--US tornadoes, 2011 record number 1,692 546 dead
--Ethiopia famine, 1984-85 1 million
--Spanish flue, 1918-1920 over 50 million
--Asian flu, 1956-58 4 million
--china famine, 1958-61 15 - 43 million
--soviet famine, 1932-34 7 - 10 million
There are other stats of course, that I have pondered and considered. In this famine, there are 12 million involved. What is the value of these, mostly Muslim souls? What is their eternity?
What does God see when He sees these 150,000 die each day with out Christ? He sees eternity; He sees justice. What does God see when 12 million are facing eternity in the next few days, weeks, months? May we have eyes to see as He sees; that the value of the human soul is everything to God and to His church.
Let us respond with diligence, the prayer of faith, and see our God do great things for His glory Names’ sake.
Thank you.
Until,
Dan Biser
Rdbiser@live.com
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