(Hubble telescope photo)
Look to God’s instructions and teachings!
People who contradict his word are completely in the dark.
They will go from one place to another, weary and hungry.
And because they are hungry,
they will rage and curse their king and their God
They will look up to heaven and down at the earth,
but wherever they look,
there will be trouble and anguish and dark despair.
(Vik, Iceland)
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.
When there is moral rot within a nation,
its government topples easily.
But wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability.
“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.
…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.
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.
This is what the LORD says:
“At just the right time, I will respond to you.
…I will help you.
I will protect you…
