The LORD has given me a strong warning

not to think like everyone else does. He said,

“Don’t call everything a conspiracy, like they do,

and don’t live in dread of what frightens them.

Isaiah 9:11-12

When there is moral rot within a nation,

its government topples easily.

But wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability. 

Proverbs 28:2

…there is joy in the presence of God’s angels

when even one sinner repents.”

Luke 15:10

“Come now, let’s settle this,”

says the LORD.

“Though your sins are like scarlet,

I will make them as white as snow.

Though they are red like crimson,

I will make them as white as wool.

Isaiah 1:18

…his master said,

“Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges

and urge anyone you find to come,

so that the house will be full.

Luke 14:23

Fear God and obey his commands,

for this is everyone’s duty.

God will judge us for everything we do,

including every secret thing, whether good or bad.

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14