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God hasn't gone anywhere

Isaiah 40:31 (MSG)
But those who wait upon God get fresh strength. They spread their wings and soar like eagles, They run and don't get tired, they walk and don't lag behind.

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Isaiah 33:14 (MSG)
The sinners in Zion are rightly terrified; the godless are at their wit's end: 'Who among us can survive this firestorm? Who of us can get out of this purge with our lives?'"

Isaiah 10:15

Isaiah 10:15 (MSG)
Does an ax take over from the one who swings it? Does a saw act more important than the sawyer? As if a shovel did its shoveling by using a ditch digger! As if a hammer used the carpenter to pound nails! Therefore the Master, God-of-the-Angel-Armies, will send a debilitating disease on his robust Assyrian fighters. Under the canopy of God's bright glory a fierce fire will break out. Israel's Light will burst into a conflagration. The Holy will explode into a firestorm, And in one day burn to cinders every last Assyrian thornbush. God will destroy the splendid trees and lush gardens. The Assyrian body and soul will waste away to nothing like a disease-ridden invalid. A child could count what's left of the trees on the fingers of his two hands.

Isaiah 1:14

Isaiah 1:14 (MSG)
Meetings for this, meetings for that. I hate them! You've worn me out! I'm sick of your religion, religion, religion, while you go right on sinning.

Isaiah 1:13

Isaiah 1:13 (MSG)
"Quit your worship charades. I can't stand your trivial religious games: Monthly conferences, weekly Sabbaths, special meetings— meetings, meetings, meetings—I can't stand one more! Meetings for this, meetings for that. I hate them! You've worn me out! I'm sick of your religion, religion, religion, while you go right on sinning. When you put on your next prayer-performance, I'll be looking the other way. No matter how long or loud or often you pray, I'll not be listening. And do you know why? Because you've been tearing people to pieces, and your hands are bloody. Go home and wash up. Clean up your act. Sweep your lives clean of your evildoings so I don't have to look at them any longer. Say no to wrong. Learn to do good. Work for justice. Help the down-and-out. Stand up for the homeless. Go to bat for the defenseless.

Ecclesiastes 12:14

Ecclesiastes 12:14 (MSG)
And that's it. Eventually God will bring everything that we do out into the open and judge it according to its hidden intent, whether it's good or evil.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Ecclesiastes 12:13 (MSG)
The last and final word is this: Fear God. Do what he tells you.

Ecclesiastes 12:7

Ecclesiastes 12:7 (MSG)
The body is put back in the same ground it came from. The spirit returns to God, who first breathed it.

Ecclesiastes 11:5

Ecclesiastes 11:5 (MSG)
Just as you'll never understand the mystery of life forming in a pregnant woman, So you'll never understand the mystery at work in all that God does.

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Ecclesiastes 11:2 (MSG)
Don't hoard your goods; spread them around. Be a blessing to others. This could be your last night.

Ecclesiastes 10:2

Ecclesiastes 10:2 (MSG)
Wise thinking leads to right living; Stupid thinking leads to wrong living.

Ecclesiastes 9:8

Ecclesiastes 9:8 (MSG)
Dress festively every morning. Don't skimp on colors and scarves.

Ecclesiastes 8:13

Ecclesiastes 8:13 (MSG)
and that the evil person will not experience a "good" life. No matter how many days he lives, they'll all be as flat and colorless as a shadow-because he doesn't fear God.

Ecclesiastes 8:3

Ecclesiastes 8:3 (MSG)
Don't worryingly second-guess your orders or try to back out when the task is unpleasant. You're serving his pleasure, not yours.

Ecclesiastes 8:1

Ecclesiastes 8:1 (MSG)
There's nothing better than being wise, Knowing how to interpret the meaning of life. Wisdom puts light in the eyes, And gives gentleness to words and manners.

Ecclesiastes 7:29

Ecclesiastes 7:29 (MSG)
Yet I did spot one ray of light in this murk: God made men and women true and upright; we're the ones who've made a mess of things.

Ecclesiastes 7:20

Ecclesiastes 7:20 (MSG)
There's not one totally good person on earth, Not one who is truly pure and sinless.

Ecclesiastes 7:18

Ecclesiastes 7:18 (MSG)
It's best to stay in touch with both sides of an issue. A person who fears God deals responsibly with all of reality, not just a piece of it.

Ecclesiastes 7:14

Ecclesiastes 7:14 (MSG)
On a good day, enjoy yourself; On a bad day, examine your conscience. God arranges for both kinds of days So that we won't take anything for granted.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

Ecclesiastes 6:7 (MSG)
We work to feed our appetites; Meanwhile our souls go hungry.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

Ecclesiastes 6:7 (MSG)
We work to feed our appetites; Meanwhile our souls go hungry.

Ecclesiastes 5:18

Ecclesiastes 5:18 (MSG)
After looking at the way things are on this earth, here's what I've decided is the best way to live: Take care of yourself, have a good time, and make the most of whatever job you have for as long as God gives you life. And that's about it. That's the human lot. Yes, we should make the most of what God gives, both the bounty and the capacity to enjoy it, accepting what's given and delighting in the work. It's God's gift! God deals out joy in the present, the now. It's useless to brood over how long we might live.

Ecclesiastes 5:6

Ecclesiastes 5:6 (MSG)
Don't let your mouth make a total sinner of you. When called to account, you won't get by with "Sorry, I didn't mean it." Why risk provoking God to angry retaliation?

Ecclesiastes 5:5

Ecclesiastes 5:5 (MSG)
Far better not to vow in the first place than to vow and not pay up.

Ecclesiastes 5:1

Ecclesiastes 5:1 (MSG)
Watch your step when you enter God's house. Enter to learn. That's far better than mindlessly offering a sacrifice, Doing more harm than good.