"The Lord says:
"These people come near to me with their mouth
and honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
Their worship of me
is made up only of rules taught by men. [b]
Therefore once more I will astound these people
with wonder upon wonder;
the wisdom of the wise will perish,
the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
Woe to those who go to great depths
to hide their plans from the LORD,
who do their work in darkness and think,
"Who sees us? Who will know?"
You turn things upside down,
as if the potter were thought to be like the clay!
Shall what is formed say to him who formed it,
"He did not make me"?
Can the pot say of the potter,
"He knows nothing"?"
"Once more the humble will rejoice in the LORD;
the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel."
"Those who are wayward in spirit will gain understanding;
those who complain will accept instruction."
To believe, or be in God's Kingdom, to be a disciple of Christ does not mean we will not be subjected to the people, or should I say the rulers of this earth, consequences. Meaning, we will feel deprived, wronged, and even death. But it is only God that will save us in the right time, and when the time comes, it will be evident. In the mean time, our only hope is to stay steadfast in our humility and not conform to the rules of life on this earth.
To God be the Glory.
