Isaiah 22, Humble yourselves before the LORD!

Isa 22:1, The burden against the VALLEY OF VISION. What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops

The LORD used Jerusalem to give vision or revelation to Israel and the world; Valley of Vision is Jerusalem! Pro 29:18. This is the burden against GOD’s own people in Judah! WHAT GOOD IS A VISION OR REVELATION IF YOU IGNORE THEM?

Isa 22:2-3, You who are full of noise, A tumultuous city, a joyous city? YOUR SLAIN MEN ARE NOT SLAIN WITH THE SWORD, NOR DEAD IN BATTLE. ALL YOUR RULERS HAVE FLED TOGETHER; They are captured by the archers. All who are found in you are bound together; THEY HAVE FLED FROM AFAR.

Jerusalem was surrounded by the Chaldeans, Babylon, but the men of Judah didn’t die in battle, but they died by starvation, and pestilence. Others died by trying to sneak out of Jerusalem. 2Ki 25:4-5

Jer 38:2, “Thus says the LORD: ‘He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he who goes over to the Chaldeans shall live; his life shall be as a prize to him, and he shall live.’ 

Isa 22:4-5, Therefore I said, “LOOK AWAY FROM ME, I WILL WEEP BITTERLY; Do not labor to comfort me Because of THE PLUNDERING OF THE DAUGHTER OF MY PEOPLE.” For it is a day of trouble and treading down and perplexity BY THE LORD GOD OF HOSTS IN THE VALLEY OF VISION

Isaiah was crying when he saw this vision of his own people being plundered; for Israel has rejected GOD! GOD removed Judah’s protection! Isa 22:8

Isa 22:11-12, … BUT YOU DID NOT LOOK TO ITS MAKER, NOR DID YOU HAVE RESPECT FOR HIM WHO FASHIONED IT LONG AGO. And in that day the LORD GOD OF HOSTS CALLED FOR WEEPING AND FOR MOURNING, FOR BALDNESS AND FOR GIRDING WITH SACKCLOTH.

The LORD wanted HIS people to turn to HIM for help; HE wanted HIS people to humble themselves before the LORD

Isa 22:13, But instead, joy and gladness, Slaying oxen and killing sheep, Eating meat and drinking wine: “LET US EAT AND DRINK, FOR TOMORROW WE DIE!” 

2Ch 7:14, IF MY PEOPLE WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME WILL HUMBLE THEMSELVES, AND PRAY AND SEEK MY FACE, AND TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS, THEN I WILL HEAR FROM HEAVEN, AND WILL FORGIVE THEIR SIN AND HEAL THEIR LAND. 

Judah was conquered by Babylon for they refused to listen and humble themselves before their GOD!

Lam 3:40, LET US SEARCH OUT AND EXAMINE OUR WAYS, AND TURN BACK TO THE LORD; 

Isaiah 9, The coming KING!

Isa 9:2, THE PEOPLE WHO WALKED IN DARKNESS HAVE SEEN A GREAT LIGHT; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined. 

Because of the wrath of GOD in the land of Israel there was great darkness, but now Isaiah sees a future event; THE COMING OF THE MESSIAH THE LORD JESUS! But, this applies to the us as well! For we were once in darkness, but now we see!

Joh 8:12, Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. HE WHO FOLLOWS ME SHALL NOT WALK IN DARKNESS, BUT HAVE THE LIGHT OF LIFE.”

Isa 9:4, FOR YOU HAVE BROKEN THE YOKE OF HIS BURDEN AND THE STAFF OF HIS SHOULDER, THE ROD OF HIS OPPRESSOR, AS IN THE DAY OF MIDIAN.

This is the work of the MESSIAH; for HE has broken the chains that bound us to sin, and the rod of him who oppressed us, satan!

Col 2:13-14, And you, BEING DEAD IN YOUR TRESPASSES AND THE UNCIRCUMCISION OF YOUR FLESH, He has made alive together with Him, HAVING FORGIVEN YOU ALL TRESPASSES, …, HAVING NAILED IT TO THE CROSS.

Isa 9:6, FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN, UNTO US A SON IS GIVEN; AND THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE UPON HIS SHOULDER. AND HIS NAME WILL BE CALLED WONDERFUL, COUNSELOR, MIGHTY GOD, EVERLASTING FATHER, PRINCE OF PEACE. 

This is the fulfillment of Isaiah 7:14 prophecy, “The virgin shall conceive”. For HE is the light of the world, and through HIM we have life!

Joh 3:16-17, FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, that WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE. FOR GOD DID NOT SEND HIS SON INTO THE WORLD TO CONDEMN THE WORLD, BUT THAT THE WORLD THROUGH HIM MIGHT BE SAVED.

Isa 9:7, OF THE INCREASE OF HIS GOVERNMENT AND PEACE THERE WILL BE NO END, UPON THE THRONE OF DAVID AND OVER HIS KINGDOM, TO ORDER IT AND ESTABLISH IT WITH JUDGMENT AND JUSTICE FROM THAT TIME FORWARD, EVEN FOREVER. THE ZEAL OF THE LORD OF HOSTS WILL PERFORM THIS. 

Isaiah sees further in the future to the second coming of CHRIST JESUS! For HE first came as a lamb among wolves to pay the price of our captivity, but HE is coming again to rule as the KING of all the earth!

Zec 14:9, AND THE LORD SHALL BE KING OVER ALL THE EARTH. In that day it shall be “The LORD is one,” And His name one. 

He fulfilled HIS first coming, and will fulfill HIS second coming! For HE is not a man that HE should lie, BE READY, THE KING IS COMING!

Isaiah 2, Judgement before HIS glorious appearing!

Isa 2:2, Now it shall come to pass IN THE LATTER DAYS THAT THE MOUNTAIN OF THE LORD’S HOUSE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED ON THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAINS, AND SHALL BE EXALTED ABOVE THE HILLS; AND ALL NATIONS SHALL FLOW TO IT. 

Isaiah has a vision of the future temple, in the kingdom age, after the tribulation when JESUS shall be crowned KING of all the earth!

Zec 14:9, AND THE LORD SHALL BE KING OVER ALL THE EARTH….

Isa 2:3, Many people shall come and say, “Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths.” For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

HE shall rule the whole earth in righteousness, and many out of fear shall go to Jerusalem to go before the KING!

Zec 8:22-23, Yes, MANY PEOPLES AND STRONG NATIONS Shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, And to pray before the LORD.’ “Thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘IN THOSE DAYS TEN MEN FROM EVERY LANGUAGE OF THE NATIONS SHALL GRASP THE SLEEVE OF A JEWISH MAN, SAYING, “LET US GO WITH YOU, FOR WE HAVE HEARD THAT GOD IS WITH YOU.” ‘ “

But before this day, comes judgement; THE DAY OF THE LORD! FOR THE WHOLE EARTH HAS CORRUPTED ITSELF AGAINST THE LORD, GOD ALMIGHTY!

Isa 2:18-19, But the idols He shall utterly abolish. THEY SHALL GO INTO THE HOLES OF THE ROCKS, AND INTO THE CAVES OF THE EARTH, FROM THE TERROR OF THE LORD AND THE GLORY OF HIS MAJESTY, When He arises to shake the earth mightily.

Rev 6:16-17, and said to the mountains and rocks, “FALL ON US AND HIDE US FROM THE FACE OF HIM WHO SITS ON THE THRONE AND FROM THE WRATH OF THE LAMB! FOR THE GREAT DAY OF HIS WRATH HAS COME, AND WHO IS ABLE TO STAND?”

Judgement will come first, then the glorious appearing of our Great GOD and Savior JESUS shall appear! All eyes shall see HIM!

Mat 24:30, THEN THE SIGN OF THE SON OF MAN WILL APPEAR IN HEAVEN, AND THEN ALL THE TRIBES OF THE EARTH WILL MOURN, and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS of heaven with power and great glory.

WE NEED TO PREPARE OURSELVES FOR THE TIME IS ALMOST UPON US! WE SHALL SEE HIM FACE TO FACE! COME LORD JESUS COME!

Proverbs 30, Do you know HIS name?

Proverb 30 is not associated with Solomon, these are the words of Agur who is not mentioned in any other part of scripture!

Pro 30:2-3, Surely I am more stupid than any man, And do not have the understanding of a man. I neither learned wisdom Nor have knowledge of the Holy One.

It takes humility to know GOD, Agur compared himself to a beast in his knowledge of GOD! What he knows about GOD is very minimal; not just for him but for All of us! As Job has said, “THESE ARE THE MERE EDGES OF HIS WAYS”

Job 26:14, 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?” 

Pro 30:4, WHO HAS ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN, OR DESCENDED? WHO HAS GATHERED THE WIND IN HIS FISTS? WHO HAS BOUND THE WATERS IN A GARMENT? WHO HAS ESTABLISHED ALL THE ENDS OF THE EARTH? WHAT IS HIS NAME, AND WHAT IS HIS SON’S NAME, IF YOU KNOW? 

The only answer for these five questions is GOD HIMSELF! For HE is the only ONE capable of doing this! But the last question shows that this humble man knew that GOD has a SON; “WHAT IS HIS NAME, AND WHAT IS HIS SON’S NAME, IF YOU KNOW”?  DO YOU KNOW HIS NAME? HIS NAME IS JESUS, THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD!

Isa 9:6, FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN, UNTO US A SON IS GIVEN; AND THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE UPON HIS SHOULDER. AND HIS NAME WILL BE CALLED WONDERFUL, COUNSELOR, MIGHTY GOD, EVERLASTING FATHER, PRINCE OF PEACE.

Pro 30:7-8, TWO THINGS I REQUEST OF YOU (DEPRIVE ME NOT BEFORE I DIE): Remove falsehood and lies far from me; Give me neither poverty nor riches—Feed me with the food allotted to me;

Agur just wanted two things from the LORD while he lived on the earth! He didn’t want any lies in his life; he just wanted to know the truth. Also, he didn’t want riches nor poverty.

Pro 30:9, LEST I BE FULL AND DENY YOU, AND SAY, “WHO IS THE LORD?” OR LEST I BE POOR AND STEAL, AND PROFANE THE NAME OF MY GOD. 

People with great wealth are often dependent on it, but wealth can never protect you from death! WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM THE LORD? Remember when GOD asked Solomon this question (1Kings 3:1-15)! Solomon replied

1Ki 3:9, THEREFORE GIVE TO YOUR SERVANT AN UNDERSTANDING HEART TO JUDGE YOUR PEOPLE, THAT I MAY DISCERN BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL. FOR WHO IS ABLE TO JUDGE THIS GREAT PEOPLE OF YOURS?” 

Proverbs 25, The volume of the book is written of ME!

Pro 25:1, These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied: 

Solomon was the wises man, beside JESUS, to have walked this earth, Yet not all of what he wrote was preserved.  Hezekiah, added other proverbs of Solomon that to this collection.

1Ki 4:30-32, Thus Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the men of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt. For he was wiser than all men… He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five.

Pro 25:2, IT IS THE GLORY OF GOD TO CONCEAL A MATTER, BUT THE GLORY OF KINGS IS TO SEARCH OUT A MATTER. 

GOD conceals a matter, not to keep us from finding out, but that we would search out its secrets! It’s HIS way to draw us closer to HIM! It is said that if we search we can find JESUS in every page in the OLD testament!

Heb 10:7, THEN I SAID, ‘BEHOLD, I HAVE COME—IN THE VOLUME OF THE BOOK IT IS WRITTEN OF ME—TO DO YOUR WILL, O GOD.’

Rom 11:33, OH, THE DEPTH OF THE RICHES BOTH OF THE WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE OF GOD! HOW UNSEARCHABLE ARE HIS JUDGMENTS AND HIS WAYS PAST FINDING OUT!

Pro 25:11-12, A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold In settings of silver. Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold Is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear.

The right word at the right time has the power to heal, strengthen, to guide, and rescue!

Isa 50:4, “THE LORD GOD HAS GIVEN ME THE TONGUE OF THE LEARNED, THAT I SHOULD KNOW HOW TO SPEAK A WORD IN SEASON TO HIM WHO IS WEARY. HE AWAKENS ME MORNING BY MORNING, HE AWAKENS MY EAR TO HEAR AS THE LEARNED. 

Pro 25:25, As cold water to a weary soul, SO IS GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY. 

Hearing good news from a far away family member is great for the heart, Yet the best news comes from the LORD! HE HAS PAID THE PRICE FOR OUR SINS, AND HAS GIVEN US A WAY TO THE FATHER! IT’S A FREE GIFT, TAKE IT IS YOURS IF YOU WANT IT!

Joh 1:12, BUT AS MANY AS RECEIVED HIM, TO THEM HE GAVE THE RIGHT TO BECOME CHILDREN OF GOD, TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN HIS NAME: 

Are you HIS? Call out to HIM for HE is waiting on you; for the time is near and the door is about to close!

Proverbs 23, Life is short, and Eternity is long!

Pro 23:1-3, When you sit down to eat with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you; And put a knife to your throat If you are a man given to appetite. Do not desire his delicacies, FOR THEY ARE DECEPTIVE FOOD.

If a rich man has placed a banquet before you consider, why is he doing this? The rich do not give away their favors for free, but want something more valuable from you!

Dan 1:8, BUT DANIEL PURPOSED IN HIS HEART THAT HE WOULD NOT DEFILE HIMSELF WITH THE PORTION OF THE KING’S DELICACIES, NOR WITH THE WINE WHICH HE DRANK;…

Daniel would have ruined his relationship with the living GOD by eating defiled food offered to idols and demons!  

Pro 23:9, DO NOT SPEAK IN THE HEARING OF A FOOL, FOR HE WILL DESPISE THE WISDOM OF YOUR WORDS. 

A while back I was talking to some co-workers of mine about the LORD and HIS word. One of them mocked me over and over again for several weeks! HE was a fool!

Pro 23:13-14, DO NOT WITHHOLD CORRECTION FROM A CHILD, FOR IF YOU BEAT HIM WITH A ROD, HE WILL NOT DIE. YOU SHALL BEAT HIM WITH A ROD, AND DELIVER HIS SOUL FROM HELL.

If you love your child then correct him/her with the rod of correction! BUT IF YOU REFUSE, DON’T WORRY FOR THE STATE PENITENTIARY WILL CORRECT HIM FOR YOU!

Pro 23:17-18, DO NOT LET YOUR HEART ENVY SINNERS, BUT BE ZEALOUS FOR THE FEAR OF THE LORD ALL THE DAY; FOR SURELY THERE IS A HEREAFTER, AND YOUR HOPE WILL NOT BE CUT OFF.

The world says, “LIFE IS SHORT, ENJOY IT”, but HIS word tells us, “ETERNITY IS LONG PREPARE FOR IT”! Don’t envy sinners for their eternal reward will be found in the pit! Seek the LORD and live!

Isa 38:18, NLT, For the dead cannot praise YOU; they cannot raise their voices in praise. Those who go down to the grave can no longer hope in YOUR faithfulness. 

Rev 20:15, And ANYONE NOT FOUND WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF LIFE WAS CAST INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE. 

IS YOUR NAME WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF LIFE?

Proverbs 20, HE guides our way!

Pro 20:6, MOST MEN WILL PROCLAIM EACH HIS OWN GOODNESS, BUT WHO CAN FIND A FAITHFUL MAN? 

Once, I asked this guy if he was a good person? He responded, “YES, I’m not a drug dealer”! IN ORDER TO RAISE HIMSELF UP HE HAD TO COMPARE HIMSELF TO SOMEONE HE CONSIDERED LOWER THAN HIM! A drug dealer would respond, Yes, I’m not a murderer! BUT, A FAITHFUL MAN DOESN’T NEED TO BOAST, HIS WORKS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES!

Gal 6:9, And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. 

Pro 20:9, WHO can say, “I HAVE MADE MY HEART CLEAN, I AM PURE FROM MY SIN”? 

Only a fool who is deprived of knowledge can proclaim this; for scripture says that ALL HAVE SIN AND FALLEN SHORT OF HIS GLORY!

1Jn 1:8, IF WE SAY THAT WE HAVE NO SIN, WE DECEIVE OURSELVES, AND THE TRUTH IS NOT IN US. 

Pro 20:12, The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The LORD has made them both. 

God made the ear and eye that we may observe and listen! Look around was all you see created by mere chance or by a designer? Wisdom enters from the eye and ear, but are we paying attention?

Psa 19:1-3, The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard.

Pro 20:15, There is gold and a multitude of rubies, BUT THE LIPS OF KNOWLEDGE ARE A PRECIOUS JEWEL. 

Gold, and riches are all short-lived, but the knowledge of GOD is true wisdom which leads to eternal life!

Pro 8:11, For wisdom is better than rubies, And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.

Pro 20:24, A man’s steps are of the LORD; How then can a man understand his own way?

It’s a good thing to have plans and to walk in them, but the LORD guides our walk!

Pro 16:9, A man’s heart plans his way, BUT THE LORD DIRECTS HIS STEPS. 

Proverbs 19, JESUS became poor to make us rich in HIM!

Pro 19:4, 6, WEALTH MAKES MANY FRIENDS, BUT THE POOR IS SEPARATED FROM HIS FRIEND… Many entreat the favor of the nobility, AND EVERY MAN IS A FRIEND TO ONE WHO GIVES GIFTS. 

Wealth draws many, so called friends, yet many of them may not be sincere; lets see what we can get from him/her! But, when riches flee so those these friends! Remember Job, the riches man in the land, but when he lost everything he was left alone!

Job 19:13-14, “He has removed my brothers far from me, And my acquaintances are completely estranged from me. My relatives have failed, And my close friends have forgotten me.

Pro 19:7, All the brothers of the poor hate him; How much more do his friends go far from him! He may pursue them with words, yet they abandon him.

While men abandon the poor and needy, JESUS gave up HIS wealth, in heaven, to seek the poor and needy!

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 19:11, The discretion of a man makes him SLOW TO ANGER, AND HIS GLORY IS TO OVERLOOK A TRANSGRESSION.

While a raging man rages, a man of understanding and self-control will overlook an offense! It’s not weakness, but true strength!

Luk 23:34, Then JESUS said, “FATHER, FORGIVE THEM, FOR THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY DO.” …

Pro 19:27, CEASE LISTENING TO INSTRUCTION, MY SON, AND YOU WILL STRAY FROM THE WORDS OF KNOWLEDGE. 

If we stop seeking the wisdom and knowledge of GOD, sinful man will be led astray by our own perverse thoughts!

2Pe 2:21, FOR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER FOR THEM NOT TO HAVE KNOWN THE WAY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, THAN HAVING KNOWN IT, TO TURN FROM THE HOLY COMMANDMENT DELIVERED TO THEM.

Pro 16:25, There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.  

Proverbs 18, Seeking HIM who is closer than a brother!

Pro 18:2, A FOOL HAS NO DELIGHT IN UNDERSTANDING, BUT IN EXPRESSING HIS OWN HEART.

It is foolishness not to seek GOD’s wisdom and understanding; for life is short and eternity long!

Amo 5:4, For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel: “SEEK ME AND LIVE; 

Pro 1:7, THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF KNOWLEDGE, BUT FOOLS DESPISE WISDOM AND INSTRUCTION. 

Pro 18:6-7, A fool’s lips enter into contention, And HIS MOUTH CALLS FOR BLOWS. A fool’s mouth is HIS DESTRUCTION, AND HIS LIPS ARE THE SNARE OF HIS SOUL.

It is in the nature of a fool to argue and his words demonstrates his stupidity! Never argue with a fool it only makes you like him!

Pro 26:4, Do not answer a fool according to his folly, LEST YOU ALSO BE LIKE HIM. 

Pro 18:10-11, The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. THE RICH MAN’S WEALTH is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own esteem.

There are many who place their trust in their wealth, but only the righteous can see true wealth in the LORD! Wealth comes and goes, but the LORD is always present!

1Ti 6:17-19, Command those WHO ARE RICH in this present age not to be haughty, NOR TO TRUST IN UNCERTAIN RICHES BUT IN THE LIVING GOD, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. Let them do good, THAT THEY BE RICH IN GOOD WORKS, ready to give, willing to share, storing up for themselves a good foundation FOR THE TIME TO COME, THAT THEY MAY LAY HOLD ON ETERNAL LIFE.

Pro 18:24, A man who has friends must himself be friendly, BUT THERE IS A FRIEND WHO STICKS CLOSER THAN A BROTHER. 

Having good friends only brings joy to one’s life, but we need to seek HIM is closer than any brother or friend, JESUS!

Joh 15:14-15, YOU ARE MY FRIENDS IF YOU DO WHATEVER I COMMAND YOU. No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; BUT I HAVE CALLED YOU FRIENDS, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.

Do you know HIM? Do you know what HE did for you? Seek the LORD for the time of HIS coming is near! Be ready!

Proverbs 16, In mercy HE has provided atonement!

Pro 16:2, All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, But the LORD weighs the spirits. 

By default, we tend to justify ourselves by comparing ourselves with another.  I’m better than that drug dealer, but the drug dealer would say, I’m better than that sexual abuser! The LORD knows your heart and our motives, we can’t hide anything from HIM!

Jer 17:10, I, THE LORD, SEARCH THE HEART, I TEST THE MIND, EVEN TO GIVE EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS WAYS, ACCORDING TO THE FRUIT OF HIS DOINGS.

Pro 16:6, IN MERCY AND TRUTH ATONEMENT IS PROVIDED FOR INIQUITY; And by the fear of the LORD one departs from evil. 

GOD’s mercy has provided atonement at a great price for HIM and HIS SON JESUS!

Dan 9:26, “And after the sixty-two weeks MESSIAH SHALL BE CUT OFF, BUT NOT FOR HIMSELF; …

HE was cut off because of me, and you! Just place your name there! “THE MESSIAH SHALL BE CUT OFF, BECAUSE OF ALFONSO”!

Pro 16:20, HE WHO HEEDS THE WORD WISELY WILL FIND GOOD, AND WHOEVER TRUSTS IN THE LORD, HAPPY IS HE. 

We tend to worry a lot, but those that truly know GOD knows that HE is in control!  When I lost my job, the third time, my brothers at a birthday party thought I was crazy when I told them, “IN HIS, GOD’S, TIME I’LL FIND WORK!  They laughed, and mocked me, but a month or two later I was back to work!  Thank YOU LORD!

Eph 1:12-13, that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

Pro 16:27-28, AN UNGODLY MAN DIGS UP EVIL, AND IT IS ON HIS LIPS LIKE A BURNING FIRE. A PERVERSE MAN SOWS STRIFE, AND A WHISPERER SEPARATES THE BEST OF FRIENDS.

A while back a lady I knew came up to me and said, “I HEARD THAT THIS BROTHER’S DAUGTHER WAS PREGNANT, IS THAT TRUE? I TOLD HER “I DON’T KNOW BUT I’LL CALL HIM SO YOU CAN ASK HIM”! This is just plain evil trying to dig around to find juicy information in order to spread it around! GOD SEE’S ALL AND KNOWS ALL!

Gal 6:7, DO NOT BE DECEIVED, GOD IS NOT MOCKED; FOR WHATEVER A MAN SOWS, THAT HE WILL ALSO REAP.