God, you’ve walked out on your family Jacob
because their world is full of hokey religion,
Philistine witchcraft, and pagan hocus-pocus,
a world rolling in wealth,
Stuffed with things,
no end to its machines and gadgets,
And gods—gods of all sorts and sizes.
These people make their own gods and worship what they make.
A degenerate race, facedown in the gutter.
Don’t bother with them! They’re not worth forgiving!
Holy bananas! Was this written a couple of thousand years ago.....or was it written yesterday?! Are we really still dealing with EXACTLY the same things? All the wealth, all the gadgets.....that is us!
I completely agree that we are "worth forgiving." Fortunately, my forgiveness isn't based on my performance. Its based on my acknowledgment that I need it!
tp out
ReplyDelete12 The Lord Almighty has a day in store
for all the proud and lofty,
for all that is exalted
(and they will be humbled),
It is crazy how applicable and still right on the money these words written 2000 years ago are yet today. Reading it today is a reminder to me to be very careful where I am placing my value and trust? Is it in stuff I acquire and my ability to provide for myself based on what we have saved up? if so get ready to be humbled. This is a real problem living in the US today, most all of us have a great plenty and its easy to fall into the trap of being proud--or feeling self reliant. that can all end in an instant--a single breath and all can change.
22 Stop trusting in mere humans,
who have but a breath in their nostrils.
Why hold them in esteem?
thank you God for all you have provided us--I know it is all yours, not mine or due to my abilities.
knut