6-7 yrs ago I used to attend a men's mid week prayer group.There were 4-5 of us for the most part and at the end of every meeting we stood shoulder to shoulder and offered that very prayer to God.The words became precious to us and the import of every word grew as the weeks went by.The more we considered it,the more we meant it.We always viewed it as a "most wonderful promise" thank God!
In the context of the "season" we find ourselves in,you're right,it sounds also as a warning at the barest minimum.A very sobering one.
I remember it well Mitch and I also remember the feeling that there was a host of Angels saying it along with us. It always seemed to me there were more voices in the room than the 4 or 5 of us.
Mel