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Isaiah 21, What HE has said will come to pass!

Isa 21:1-2, THE BURDEN AGAINST THE WILDERNESS OF THE SEA. As whirlwinds in the South pass through, SO IT COMES FROM THE DESERT, FROM A TERRIBLE LAND. A DISTRESSING VISION IS DECLARED TO ME; The treacherous dealer deals treacherously, And the plunderer plunders. Go up, O ELAM! Besiege, O MEDIA! All its sighing I have made to cease.

Babylon is called the wilderness of the sea because the great plains of the land! Also Elam and Media are ancient names for modern day IRAN! 

Isa 21:9, … “BABYLON IS FALLEN, IS FALLEN! AND ALL THE CARVED IMAGES OF HER GODS HE HAS BROKEN TO THE GROUND.

Babylon did fall to the Medes, but in the near future will fall again! Rev 14:8, 18:2

Isa 21:10, Oh, my threshing and the grain of my floor! THAT WHICH I HAVE HEARD FROM THE LORD OF HOSTS, THE GOD OF ISRAEL, I HAVE DECLARED TO YOU. 

Isaiah tells Israel what the LORD has declared to him, GOD gave him a vision of the future. SOMEONE ONCE TOLD ME THAT GOD DOESN’T KNOW THE FUTURE; OBVIOUSLY THAT PERSON NEVER READ SCRIPTURE!

Isa 46:9-10, … FOR I AM GOD, AND THERE IS NO OTHER; I AM GOD, AND THERE IS NONE LIKE ME, DECLARING THE END FROM THE BEGINNING, AND FROM ANCIENT TIMES THINGS THAT ARE NOT YET DONE, SAYING, ‘MY COUNSEL SHALL STAND, AND I WILL DO ALL MY PLEASURE,’ 

Isa 21:13-14, The burden against Arabia. IN THE FOREST IN ARABIA YOU WILL LODGE, O YOU TRAVELING COMPANIES OF DEDANITES. O INHABITANTS OF THE LAND OF TEMA, BRING WATER TO HIM WHO IS THIRSTY; WITH THEIR BREAD THEY MET HIM WHO FLED.

Isaiah sees refugees fleeing Arabia thirsty and hungry hiding in the forest.

Isa 21:16-17, FOR THUS THE LORD HAS SAID TO ME: “WITHIN A YEAR, …, all the glory of Kedar will fail; and the remainder of the number of archers, the mighty men of the people of Kedar, will be diminished; FOR THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL HAS SPOKEN IT.”

Remember, GOD is not a man that HE should lie; if HE said it then it shall come to pass!

Eze 12:25, FOR I AM THE LORD. I SPEAK, AND THE WORD WHICH I SPEAK WILL COME TO PASS; IT WILL NO MORE BE POSTPONED; FOR IN YOUR DAYS, O REBELLIOUS HOUSE, I WILL SAY THE WORD AND PERFORM IT,” SAYS THE LORD GOD.’ ” 

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Proverbs 27, Iron sharpens Iron with the word of GOD!

Pro 27:1, Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth. 

It’s human nature to think, “there always tomorrow”? But life isn’t guaranteed to any of us, and according to scripture it’s but a vapor!

Jas 4:13-15, Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; WHEREAS YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN TOMORROW. FOR WHAT IS YOUR LIFE? IT IS EVEN A VAPOR THAT APPEARS FOR A LITTLE TIME AND THEN VANISHES AWAY. Instead you ought to say, “IF THE LORD WILLS, WE SHALL LIVE AND DO THIS OR THAT.”

Pro 27:6, Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. 

A true friend will always tell you the truth even if it hurts. But it takes a wise man to except that truth! Be careful, for the kisses of an enemy conceals hatred!

Mat 26:48-50, Now HIS betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “WHOMEVER I KISS, HE IS THE ONE; SEIZE HIM.” Immediately he went up to JESUS and said, “GREETINGS, RABBI!” AND KISSED HIM. But JESUS said to him, “FRIEND, WHY HAVE YOU COME?” Then they came and laid hands on JESUS and took HIM.

Pro 27:11, My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him who reproaches me. 

It’s always a beautiful thing to see our children walk in the way of wisdom, but a foolish son makes his parents look bad!

3Jn 1:4, I HAVE NO GREATER JOY THAN TO HEAR THAT MY CHILDREN WALK IN TRUTH. 

Pro 27:17, AS IRON SHARPENS IRON, SO A MAN SHARPENS THE COUNTENANCE OF HIS FRIEND. 

Iron is sharpened with another piece of iron; when we stand together as the men of the church. We sharpen each other with the word of GOD, the sword!

1Sa 23:16, Then Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and WENT TO DAVID IN THE WOODS AND STRENGTHENED HIS HAND IN GOD. 

Heb 4:12, FOR THE WORD OF GOD IS LIVING AND POWERFUL, AND SHARPER THAN ANY TWO-EDGED SWORD…

Wisdom, knowledge, understanding comes from the LORD! Seek HIM always!

Pro 2:6, FOR THE LORD GIVES WISDOM; FROM HIS MOUTH COME KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING; 

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Proverbs 13, Are your friends wise or fools?

Pro 13:1, A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. 

A wise son/daughter listens to the instruction from their parents, but a scoffer is driven by his foolishness and will not listen to rebuke!

Pro 14:6, A SCOFFER SEEKS WISDOM AND DOES NOT FIND IT, BUT KNOWLEDGE IS EASY TO HIM WHO UNDERSTANDS. 

Pro 13:7a, THERE IS ONE WHO MAKES HIMSELF RICH, YET HAS NOTHING;

What good are earthly riches and material gain if you die without knowing GOD? At the end you end up with less than nothing and in torment!

Mar 8:36, For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? 

Pro 13:7b, AND ONE WHO MAKES HIMSELF POOR, YET HAS GREAT RICHES. 

And, there are those willing to help others by giving what they have to those in need! These people have great wealth and GOD will never allow them to go hungry! We can never outgive GOD!

Pro 11:24, THERE IS ONE WHO SCATTERS, YET INCREASES MORE; And there is one who withholds more than is right, But it leads to poverty. 

YET JESUS fits this scripture so much more! For HE gave up everything including HIS life to make others rich in HIM!

2Co 8:9, FOR YOU KNOW THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THAT THOUGH HE WAS RICH, YET FOR YOUR SAKES HE BECAME POOR, THAT YOU THROUGH HIS POVERTY MIGHT BECOME RICH. 

Pro 13:20, HE WHO WALKS WITH WISE MEN WILL BE WISE, BUT THE COMPANION OF FOOLS WILL BE DESTROYED. 

Who are your friends? Do you influence them or do they influence you? It has been said, “SHOW ME YOUR FRIENDS AND I WILL SHOW YOU YOUR FUTURE”! 

1Co 15:33, DO NOT BE DECEIVED: “EVIL COMPANY CORRUPTS GOOD HABITS.” 

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Proverbs 8:22-36, By wisdom JESUS created everything!

Pro 8:22, “The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old

By wisdom the LORD created the heavens and the earth, but keep in mind, in the text Solomon humanizes wisdom which may confuse some!

Pro 3:19, THE LORD BY WISDOM FOUNDED THE EARTH; BY UNDERSTANDING HE ESTABLISHED THE HEAVENS; 

Pro 8:23-24, I HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FROM EVERLASTING, FROM THE BEGINNING, before there was ever an earth. When there were no depths I WAS BROUGHT FORTH, When there were no fountains abounding with water.

Again, “I” here is wisdom speaking as a person, but it is also true that JESUS is the wisdom of GOD!

1Co 1:24, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, CHRIST THE POWER OF GOD AND THE WISDOM OF GOD. 

Pro 8:25-27, Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills, I WAS BROUGHT FORTH; WHILE AS YET HE HAD NOT MADE THE EARTH or the fields, Or the primal dust of the world. WHEN HE PREPARED THE HEAVENS, I was there, When He drew a circle on the face of the deep,

Wisdom was with JESUS when HE created the heavens and earth; for by JESUS all things were created

Col 1:16, FOR BY HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED THAT ARE IN HEAVEN AND THAT ARE ON EARTH, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. ALL THINGS WERE CREATED THROUGH HIM AND FOR HIM.

Pro 8:30-31, Then I was beside HIM as a master craftsman; And I was daily HIS delight, REJOICING ALWAYS BEFORE HIM, REJOICING IN HIS INHABITED WORLD, AND MY DELIGHT WAS WITH THE SONS OF MEN.

Wisdom rejoiced at what HE, JESUS had created, but wisdom rejoiced even more when JESUS created the human race!

Pro 8:34-35, Blessed is the man who listens to ME, WATCHING DAILY AT MY GATES, Waiting at the posts of my doors. For whoever finds ME finds life, And obtains favor from the LORD;

There are 66 gates in the bible in which we can find the LORD! Each book is designed by HIM to lead you to the creator of heaven and earth; and if you find HIM you will also find eternal life in HIM! 

1Ch 16:10-11, GLORY IN HIS HOLY NAME; LET THE HEARTS OF THOSE REJOICE WHO SEEK THE LORD! SEEK THE LORD AND HIS STRENGTH; SEEK HIS FACE EVERMORE!

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Proverbs 8:12-19, HE is wisdom, HE is understanding!

Pro 8:12, “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, And find out knowledge and discretion. 

Wisdom dwells with self-control which gains knowledge to judge rightly, but a life given to impulse and extremes isn’t wisdom! HIS word teaches wisdom to whomever seeks HIM!

Pro 19:20, LISTEN TO COUNSEL AND RECEIVE INSTRUCTION, That you may be wise in your latter days. 

Pro 8:13, THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS TO HATE EVIL; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate.

The wisdom that comes from the reverence of GOD teaches us to hate what HE hates! Pride, Arrogance, evil, and a perverse mouth are all an abomination to HIM! Keep it far from you!

1Th 5:21-22, … HOLD FAST WHAT IS GOOD. ABSTAIN FROM EVERY FORM OF EVIL.

Pro 8:14-16, COUNSEL IS MINE, AND SOUND WISDOM; I AM UNDERSTANDING, I HAVE STRENGTH. By me kings reign, And rulers decree justice. By me princes rule, and nobles, All the judges of the earth.

Those that seek the LORD gain wisdom and understanding to rule righteously; yet we clearly see that there is no wisdom to be found in our current leaders!

Pro 29:2, WHEN THE RIGHTEOUS ARE IN AUTHORITY, THE PEOPLE REJOICE; But when a wicked man rules, THE PEOPLE GROAN. 

Pro 8:17, I LOVE THOSE WHO LOVE ME, AND THOSE WHO SEEK ME DILIGENTLY WILL FIND ME. 

Pro 9:10, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 

Those that seek wisdom will find the LORD, for HE is wisdom, and HE is understanding!

Joh 14:21, HE WHO HAS MY COMMANDMENTS AND KEEPS THEM, IT IS HE WHO LOVES ME. AND HE WHO LOVES ME WILL BE LOVED BY MY FATHER, AND I WILL LOVE HIM AND MANIFEST MYSELF TO HIM.” 

Pro 8:18-19, Riches and honor are with me, Enduring riches and righteousness. My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold, And my revenue than choice silver.

Those that find the LORD finds greater riches that one can imagine! For the riches of this world will perish, but HIS riches will never fade away! SEEK THE LORD FOR HE IS NEAR!

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Proverbs 3:13-35, Finding the Wisdom of GOD, JESUS!

Pro 3:13-15, HAPPY IS THE MAN WHO FINDS WISDOM, AND THE MAN WHO GAINS UNDERSTANDING; FOR HER PROCEEDS ARE BETTER THAN THE PROFITS OF SILVER, AND HER GAIN THAN FINE GOLD. SHE IS MORE PRECIOUS THAN RUBIES, AND ALL THE THINGS YOU MAY DESIRE CANNOT COMPARE WITH HER.

Wisdom and understanding, profits much in this world, YET true wisdom is found only in CHRIST JESUS

1Co 1:24, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, CHRIST THE POWER OF GOD AND THE WISDOM OF GOD.

The wisdom of this world will one day pass away but those that find GOD’s wisdom, that is HIS SON JESUS, will live forever!

Pro 8:35, FOR WHOEVER FINDS ME FINDS LIFE, AND OBTAINS FAVOR FROM THE LORD; 

Pro 3:19-20, THE LORD BY WISDOM FOUNDED THE EARTH; BY UNDERSTANDING HE ESTABLISHED THE HEAVENS; BY HIS KNOWLEDGE …

By Wisdom, JESUS, HE created the heavens and the earth; all things came to being because of HIS SON!

Col 1:16, FOR BY HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED THAT ARE IN HEAVEN AND THAT ARE ON EARTH, VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE, WHETHER THRONES OR DOMINIONS OR PRINCIPALITIES OR POWERS. ALL THINGS WERE CREATED THROUGH HIM AND FOR HIM.

Pro 3:28-31, DO NOT say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it,” When you have it with you. DO NOT devise evil against your neighbor, … DO NOT strive with a man without cause, … DO NOT envy the oppressor, And choose none of his ways;

Wisdom will keep you from foolish things that people do! So as much as depends on you pursue peace with everyone

Rom 12:18, If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. 

Heb 12:14, Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: 

Pro 3:35, THE WISE SHALL INHERIT GLORY, But shame shall be the legacy of fools. 

It’s a choice, pursue wisdom or foolishness! One leads to life and the other death!

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Proverbs 3:1-12, Trusting in the LORD!

Pro 3:1-2, My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commands; FOR LENGTH OF DAYS AND LONG LIFE AND PEACE THEY WILL ADD TO YOU.

Wisdom will preserve your life; it will keep you from an evil path or having fools for friends! Following the foot steps of a fool will lead to death, but wisdom will add to your life!

Pro 28:26, HE WHO TRUSTS IN HIS OWN HEART IS A FOOL, BUT WHOEVER WALKS WISELY WILL BE DELIVERED. 

Pro 3:5-6, Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

It’s easy to trust in GOD when everything is going well, but when trials come then your faith is tested! It’s not easy and doubt will come but much like fine gold is purged of impurities by fire so is your faith being purged by trials!

Mal 3:3, HE WILL SIT AS A REFINER AND A PURIFIER OF SILVER; HE WILL PURIFY THE SONS OF LEVI, AND PURGE THEM AS GOLD AND SILVER, THAT THEY MAY OFFER TO THE LORD AN OFFERING IN RIGHTEOUSNESS.

Leaning on our understanding is our default, but the LORD is saying TRUST IN ME, LET THAT BE YOUR NEW DEFAULT REACTION TO ANY CIRCUMSTANCE!

Mar 9:23-24, Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”  Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “LORD, I BELIEVE; HELP MY UNBELIEF!” 

Pro 3:11-12, My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, Nor detest His correction; For whom the LORD loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights.

As a loving father corrects his child, and not his neighbor’s child, so does the LORD correct HIS children! Are you HIS?

Heb 12:7-8, If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? BUT IF YOU ARE WITHOUT CHASTENING, of which all have become partakers, THEN YOU ARE ILLEGITIMATE AND NOT SONS.

Trusting in the work of the unseen FATHER is foolish to non-believers, but for Christians we clearly see HIS provisions in life! REMEMBER HE IS FAITHFUL AND MERCIFUL! TRUST IN THE LORD AND HE SHALL DIRECT YOUR PATH!

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Psalm 145, Great is our GOD!

Psa 145:1-2, … I will extol YOU, MY GOD, O KING; And I will bless YOUR name forever and ever. Every day I will bless YOU, And I will praise YOUR name forever and ever.

This is the last Psalm attributed to king David, a Psalm of praise and adoration of HIM who is worthy to be praised! David, being an earthly king, knew that GOD, his GOD, is the true KING of kings! He will bless and praise daily without end!

Rev 19:16, And HE has on HIS robe and on HIS thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

Psa 145:3, GREAT IS THE LORD, AND GREATLY TO BE PRAISED; AND HIS GREATNESS IS UNSEARCHABLE. 

When we consider HIS creation all around us, the stars and galaxies, the mighty sea, our own bodies etc; we are left in awe of HIS greatness! YET, this is only a glimpse of HIS power for we only see the mere edges of it!

Job 26:12-14, HE stirs up the sea with HIS power, And by HIS understanding HE breaks up the storm. By HIS Spirit HE adorned the heavens; HIS hand pierced the fleeing serpent. INDEED THESE ARE THE MERE EDGES OF HIS WAYS, AND HOW SMALL A WHISPER WE HEAR OF HIM! BUT THE THUNDER OF HIS POWER WHO CAN UNDERSTAND?”

Psa 145:8-9, The LORD IS GRACIOUS AND FULL OF COMPASSION, SLOW TO ANGER AND GREAT IN MERCY. The LORD IS GOOD TO ALL, AND HIS TENDER MERCIES ARE OVER ALL HIS WORKS.

Even though, for us, sometimes it’s hard to see, and impossible to understand the trials that happen in our lives? why did I lose my job, why this why that, why a precious life was taken? YET, KNOW THE LORD IS GOOD TO ALL AND WHAT HE DOES, EVEN THOUGH WE DON’T UNDERSTAND, WAS FOR THE BEST!

Rom 8:28, AND WE KNOW THAT ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD TO THOSE WHO LOVE GOD, TO THOSE WHO ARE THE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE.

Psa 147:5, Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; HIS UNDERSTANDING IS INFINITE. 

Psa 145:18, THE LORD IS NEAR TO ALL WHO CALL UPON HIM, TO ALL WHO CALL UPON HIM IN TRUTH. 

HE is like the air that surrounds us, always present for HE has said, “I SHALL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU”! HE hears are prayers, and knows the sadness in our hearts!

Psa 145:21, MY MOUTH SHALL SPEAK THE PRAISE OF THE LORD, AND ALL FLESH SHALL BLESS HIS HOLY NAME FOREVER AND EVER. 

Happen what may, David made his choice to follow the LORD, Have you?

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Psalm 139, HE knows you more than you know yourself!

Psa 139:1-4, … O LORD, YOU HAVE SEARCHED ME AND KNOWN ME. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.

GOD knows everything about you for HE has searched you heart and all your thoughts are before HIM! YOU CAN’T HIDE ANYTHING FROM HIM FOR HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT YOU AND ME!

Psa 139:6, SUCH KNOWLEDGE IS TOO WONDERFUL FOR ME; IT IS HIGH, I CANNOT ATTAIN IT.

Such knowledge is far beyond human abilities; for HE knows us, and everyone else in the world, more than we know about ourselves. There are trillions of stars in the universe, Yet HE knows each one by name!

Psa 147:4, HE COUNTS THE NUMBER OF THE STARS; HE CALLS THEM ALL BY NAME. 

Psa 139:7-10, WHERE CAN I GO FROM YOUR SPIRIT? OR WHERE CAN I FLEE FROM YOUR PRESENCE? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, EVEN THERE YOUR HAND SHALL LEAD ME, AND YOUR RIGHT HAND SHALL HOLD ME.

GOD is like the air that surrounds us constantly giving breath to our bodies. Yet, we don’t perceive the air before us nor even think of it, but we know it’s there! HE is like that, always before yet we don’t perceive HIM!

Job 9:11, If He goes by me, I do not see Him; If He moves past, I DO NOT PERCEIVE HIM; 

Psa 139:17-18, HOW PRECIOUS ALSO ARE YOUR THOUGHTS TO ME, O God! HOW GREAT IS THE SUM OF THEM! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You.

HE loves us so much that HE can’t take HIS eyes off of us! HE is constantly thinking of us, and even though we don’t perceive HIM know that HE is there!

Zep 3:17, THE LORD YOUR GOD IN YOUR MIDST, THE MIGHTY ONE, WILL SAVE; HE WILL REJOICE OVER YOU WITH GLADNESS, HE WILL QUIET YOU WITH HIS LOVE, HE WILL REJOICE OVER YOU WITH SINGING.” 

Scripture says, what is man that YOU are mindful of him? It’s not who we are but who HE is! HE IS THE GOD OF LOVE AND COMPASSION NOT WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH, BUT THAT ALL SHOULD COME TO FAITH IN HIM! BEAUTIFUL PSALM! THANK YOU LORD!

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Psalm 89, Faithful and True!

Psa 89:6, FOR WHO IN THE HEAVENS CAN BE COMPARED TO THE LORD? WHO AMONG THE SONS OF THE MIGHTY CAN BE LIKENED TO THE LORD?

No one can be compared to the LORD; HE is self-existing without father or mother! HE Knows all and sees all! Past, present, and the future is always before in HIS eyes!

Isa 44:7, …WHO CAN PROCLAIM AS I DO? Then let him declare it and set it in order for Me, …. AND THE THINGS THAT ARE COMING AND SHALL COME, LET THEM SHOW THESE TO THEM. 

Psa 89:9, YOU RULE THE RAGING OF THE SEA; WHEN ITS WAVES RISE, YOU STILL THEM. 

Mat 8:26-27, But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” THEN HE AROSE AND REBUKED THE WINDS AND THE SEA, AND THERE WAS A GREAT CALM. So the men marveled, saying, “WHO CAN THIS BE, THAT EVEN THE WINDS AND THE SEA OBEY HIM?”

HE is the LORD Creator of heaven and earth; nothing is hard for HIM!

Jer 32:17, ‘Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. THERE IS NOTHING TOO HARD FOR YOU. 

Psa 89:14, Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face.

Yes the LORD is mighty, and we only see the edges of HIS strength, YET, HIS Righteousness and Mercies are the foundations of HIS Throne!

Psa 89:30, 33-34, “If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments,….  Nevertheless, MY LOVINGKINDNESS I WILL NOT UTTERLY TAKE FROM HIM, NOR ALLOW MY FAITHFULNESS TO FAIL. MY COVENANT I WILL NOT BREAK, NOR ALTER THE WORD THAT HAS GONE OUT OF MY LIPS.

While we are un-faithful, always wondering off like lost sheep; HE REMAINS FAITHFUL TO HIS PROMISES AND HIS WORD! HE DOES NOT CHANGE NOR DOES HE FORGET; HE CAN’T LIE NOR BREAK HIS COVENANT! THIS IS THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, FAITHFUL AND TRUE!

Isa 46:9, … FOR I AM GOD, AND THERE IS NO OTHER; I AM GOD, AND THERE IS NONE LIKE ME,