My friends, how
unworthy are we to face Almighty God? We deem ourselves worthy and yet we sin. How
often in a day do we sin against God without even noticing what we have done? We
have become callous and cold individually and as nations of people. Hear the
warning; heed the warning and repent.
1 Hear the word
of the Lord, you children of Israel, for the Lord shall enter into judgment
with the inhabitants of the land: for there is no truth, and there is no mercy,
and there is no knowledge of God in the land. 2 Cursing, and lying, and
killing, and theft, and adultery have overflowed, and blood has touched blood. 3 Therefore
shall the land mourn, and every one that dwells in it shall languish with the
beasts of the field, and with the fowls of the air: yea, the fishes of the sea
also shall be gathered together. 4 But yet let not any man judge: and let
not a man be rebuked: for your people are as they that contradict the priest. 5 And
you shall fall to day, and the prophet also shall fall with you: in the night I
have made your mother to be silent. 6 My people have been silent, because
they had no knowledge: because you have rejected knowledge, I will reject you,
that you shall not do the office of priesthood to me: and you have forgotten
the law of your God, I also will forget your children.
3 Save me, O God, by your name, and judge me in your
strength. 4 O God, hear my prayer: give ear to the words of my
mouth. 5 For strangers have risen up against me; and the mighty
have sought after my soul: and they have not set God before their eyes. 6 For
behold God is my helper: and the Lord is the protector of my soul. 7 Turn
back the evils upon my enemies; and cut them off in your truth. 8 I
will freely sacrifice to you, and will give praise, O God, to your name:
because it is good: 9 For you have delivered me out of all trouble:
and my eye has looked down upon my enemies.
Web Page;
Monk Michael's 'Spiritual Christianity for Today! on Kindle; http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009ZCIF4M
Monk Michael's 'Spiritual Christianity for Today! paperback; http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&field-author=Rev.%20Fr.%20Michael%20Valentine%20Sweet&page=1&rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ARev.%20Fr.%20Michael%20Valentine%20Sweet
Many Blessings!
In Christ,
+William
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