This is the king’s sanctuary and the national place of worship!”

For I will give the command
and will shake Israel along with the other nations
as grain is shaken in a sieve,
yet not one true kernel will be lost.
10But all the sinners will die by the sword—
all those who say, ‘Nothing bad will happen to us.’

We are so arrogant to think we are the power of this life.

Lord God,
May I be a true kernel in this land of deceit, true to you and your word. May I do your works, not works of my desires but of yours. Lord God, raise up the Good in this nation and restore us under your authority once again to be blessed by you.
In Jesus name,
Amen