I

If God did not guide all mankind,

who would be able to separate themselves from His arrangements

and find another way out?

Is it man’s imaginings and wishes that have brought him to today?

Many people go their whole lives without having their wishes fulfilled.

Is this really because of a fault in their thinking?

Many people’s lives are filled with unexpected happiness and satisfaction.

Is this really because they expect too little?

Who of the whole of mankind is not cared for in the eyes of the Almighty?

Who does not live in the midst of the Almighty’s predestination?

Does man’s life and death happen by his own choice?

Does man control his own fate? Does man control his own fate?

II

Many people cry out for death, yet it’s far away from them;

many want to be those who are strong in life and fear death,

yet unbeknownst to them, the day of their demise draws near,

plunging them into the abyss of death, plunging them into the abyss of death;

many look to the skies and sigh deeply; many cry great, wailing sobs;

many fall amidst trials; many are captured amidst temptation

Though God does not appear in person to allow man to behold Him clearly,

many people fear seeing God’s face,

deeply afraid that He will strike them down, that He will snuff them out.

Does man truly know God, or does he not?

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. God’s Words to the Entire Universe, Chapter 11