Many Mistaken

“Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.  But Thou, O LORD, art a Shield for me; my Glory, and the Lifter up of mine head” (Psalm 3:2,3).  “Whoso findeth Me findeth life, and shall obtain favor of the LORD.  But he that sinneth against Me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate Me love death” (Proverbs 8:35).  “Forasmuch as this people draw near Me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor Me, but have removed their heart far from Me… the wisdom of their wise men shall perish” (Isaiah 29:13,14).  “Ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come” (1 Thessalonians 1:9,10).

How many there are who mistakenly said

That there is no help from the Lord for my soul, 

But God is my Shield who lifts up my head,

My Glory, and He who alone makes me whole.

We turn to the Lord, and we thus find His favor  

That He won in battle by fighting our strife. 

All those who will turn to Christ Jesus the Savior

Shall find in His salvation, His mercy, and life.

But those who are turning their backs on the Lord

Are wronging their souls by rejecting salvation. 

They ought to be turning their faces toward

The Lord who alone can remove condemnation.

Yet many mistakenly now stand aloof

And offer to God their religious pretension.

It’s not as if God hasn’t offered them proof,  

But rather by choice they’re denied comprehension.

How great is the joy of the souls who have turned

To God from the idols that rendered them blind!

How sweet is the light which they now have discerned

Exposes the falsehood that darkened their mind! 

O Lord, we give thanks for the mercies You’ve shown, 

As You have declared we shall not be forsaken!

Our labor of love now is making You known,

Proclaiming Your truth to the many mistaken.