*1.* “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”  *2* “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”  *3* “he said, “Listen to my words: “When there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, reveal myself to them in visions, I speak to them in dreams.”  *4* “Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.”