Jo’s Place

​ The Lord’s Reply Then the Lord said to me,  “Write my answer plainly on tablets, so that a runner can carry the correct message to others.  This vision is for a future time.  It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled.  If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place.  It will not be delayed.  “Look at the proud!  They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked.  But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.  Wealth is treacherous, and the arrogant are never at rest.  They open their mouths as wide as the grave, and like death, they are never satisfied.  In their greed they have gathered up many nations and swallowed many peoples.  “But soon their captives will taunt them.  They will mock them, saying,  ‘What sorrow awaits you thieves!  Now you will get what you deserve!  You’ve become rich by extortion,  but how much longer  can this go on?’  ...

I will praise the Lord at all times. This is a psalm of David, regarding the time he pretended to be insane in front of Abimelech, who sent him away.  I will praise the Lord at all times.  I will constantly speak His praises.  I will boast only in the Lord; let all who are helpless take heart.  Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness; let us exalt His name together.  I prayed to the Lord, and He answered me.  He freed me from all my fears.  Those who look to Him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces.  In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened; He saved me from all my troubles.  For the angel of the Lord is a guard; He surrounds and defends all who fear Him.  Taste and see that the Lord is good.  Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in Him!  Fear the Lord, you His godly people, for those who fear Him will have all they need.  Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but...