Song # 2069 from Our Gospel In Song Collection by Col Johnston. We read in Jeremiah chapter 51 that God is warning his people to flee Babylon before the Lord destroys her.
I will stir up the Spirit of a destroyer against Babylon and its people (Jeremiah 51:1). I will send foreigners to Babylon to devastate her land; they will oppose her on every side in the day of her disaster (Jeremiah 51:2). Let not the archer spring his bow, nor let him put on his armour. Do not spare her young men; completely destroy her army (Jeremiah 51:3). They will fall down slain in Babylon, fatally wounded in her streets (Jeremiah 51:4). For Israel and Judah have not been forsaken by their God, the Lord Almighty, though their land is full of guilt before the Holy One of Israel (Jeremiah 51:5). Flee from Babylon! Run for your lives! Do not be destroyed because of her sins. It is time for the Lord’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves (Jeremiah 51:6).
Thought for today: trust in God today and prepare for your tomorrow.
Thought for the future: no-one is more secure than those in God’s hands. Where will you spend your eternity?