Corrupt Counselors

“Thinkest thou this to be right?... None saith, Where is God my Maker… who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven... Although thou sayest thou shalt not see Him, yet judgment is before Him; therefore trust thou in Him” (Job 35:2-14).  “The counsels of the wicked are deceit... The way of a fool is right in his own eyes” (Proverbs 12:5,15).  “Who hath known the mind of the Lord?  Or who hath been His counselor?” (Romans 11:34).

The teachers of this earth abound,

Corrupted in their thoughts and ways,

Who see no trace of God around

In spite of all that God displays.

They do not care to give much thought

To how creation is designed

Or ask the questions that they ought

About the evidence they find.

They say with blinded confidence

That they shall never see the Lord,

Yet there is ample evidence

That they have willfully ignored.

Their counsels, therefore, are deceit,

Though they profess that they are wise. 

They’ll stand before God’s judgment seat,

Beholding Him whom they despise.

At last, if they refuse to know

The counsel of the Lord they scorn,

They’ll reap the harvest that they sow

And wish that they were never born.

Forsake the counsel of the fools

Who yet refuse the grace of God!

Reject their dogma taught in schools,

Which hardened atheists applaud! 

O Lord, we know You will reveal

Your mind to those who seek Your face.

It is to this end that we kneel

And pray that more will find Your grace. 

We thank You, Lord, for Your salvation

And for the counsel of Your Spirit

Still turning souls from condemnation

Who humbly trust You when they hear it.