I want to imagine two people who got a call this week from an employment agency and they said
! they've got work starting this coming Monday and it turns out that it's exactly the same
! work and for the same company and for the same people. The two people turn up tomorrow
morning and the company boss says that he really hopes that they will both give it their all and
that they will have a positive mental attitude to their work they'll work really hard and
he's just wrapping up a pep talk he turns to one of them and he says by the way at the end of the
month you will repay three thousand pound for your work then he turns to the other person and he says
at the end of the month you're going to see three million pounds for your work now I know it's not
realistic but we'll run with it for a minute ask yourself the question do you think those two
employees are going to have the same attitude to their work throughout this coming month will they
there's no way you might think well the work is exactly the same they'll get the same lousy
uniforms the same hours and that's absolutely right all those things are the same but what lies ahead
at the end of the month makes all the difference it makes all the difference or to put it a different
way it is the future hope that determines how you live in the present if you were the person promised
three million pounds at the end of this month I'm guaranteeing you you would work differently you're
going to behave differently you will deal with the adverse conditions differently from the person who's
going to be paid three thousand pounds it all depends doesn't it on your future hope the future hope
changes everything about how you live in the present so the last two weeks we've seen is i55
and the beginning of is i56 and we've had amazing promises to those who will trust
their lives to god isaiah has invited you and i look to the future a future which will be everlasting
an eternal future in which we as god's followers god's followers will be transformed
and we will live in a transformed world and it will be a future of joy and perfect peace
of feasting a future where every tribe and nation will be gathered together to enjoy perfect fellowship
and friendship with god and one another and the bible makes the point over and over again that if you
live with that future hope at the core of your being it will completely change everything about the present
if you know that is the future that you've got to look forward to it changes how you look at the present
struggles and the suffering it changes how you handle relationship struggles or issues it changes how you
handle money it changes how about you how you go about your job how you appreciate this world and art how this
creation is changed by that future hope the trouble is you and i ignore that future
and if you choose only to focus on the here and now that affects doesn't it how you live in the here and now
and that is all for the worse and that is exactly what isaiah has just talked about in isaiah 56 and 57
because from the heavy heights of isaiah's vision of the future we plummet down to the reality check of
what was happening in isaiah's day and it's not pretty we saw part of isaiah's a future vision last week
is that outsiders that is foreigners and eunuchs people who are regarded as outsiders are brought inside
but this week isaiah describes for us insiders who are actually on the outside
and so he describes first those who consider themselves to be part of the church part of the
people of god but the reality is they forfeited the rights to be part of god's family
they're insiders who are actually on the outside and so we're going to think about this as we work
through the passage in three parts lost shepherds lost sheep and then finally how the lost can be found
firstly lost shepherds look at isaiah 56 and verse 9 it says this all beasts of the field come to devour
all you beasts in the forest is watchmen are blind they're all without knowledge they're all silent
dogs they cannot bark dreaming lying down loving a slumber the dogs have a mighty appetite
they never have enough but they are shepherds who have no understanding they've all turned to their
own way each to his own gain one and all come they say let's get let's get wine let's fill ourselves
with strong drink and tomorrow we'll be like this day greater beyond measure
do you remember isaiah 55 first verse is really famous isn't it it says come everyone who comes to the
thirst come to the waters and he who has no money come by and eat
and this section starts with exactly the same command in fact the word devour the word devour in verse 9 is
just the word eat two passages side by side with the same invitation
but if the words are similar dinner could not be more different could it
because it's not an invitation like isaiah 55 it's not an invitation for all people everywhere to come
come experience god's love and grace and kindness and goodness and forgiveness
this is an invitation to israel's labouring nations and they're portrayed as beasts of the field and beasts of
the forest and the invitation is come come and feast on the rebellious people of israel
it's not some kind of random command here on god's part that god is having a bad day and
he's kind of fed up his people no this is actually god keeping his promise
god has promised in the law of moses that if the people of god refuse to obey him
and instead to disobey him that he sets wild animals on them
and in this case it's the surrounding army so his role
isaiah's role as a prophet part of which entailed him being a kind of covenant enforcement officer
for god's promises
isaiah lays out the evidence why god can bring this punishment on his people
how they've rebelled against god and he's going to start with the leaders
those lost shepherds
and as you look at the passage i use two words to describe what the roles
the leaders of israel were supposed to fulfill and there's two things
firstly they were to be watchmen verse 10
and they were to be shepherds
there were to be those two things watchmen and shepherds
and those two aspects highlight
highlight important truths about what leadership in christ's church is to entail
the leaders here they were to guard from external danger
and they were to care for the internal needs of his people
so protection from the outside
and care for those on the inside
but the problem is with these leaders is that the eyes of these leaders
should have been turned outwards towards their people
and the care of them
but their eyes are turned inward to their own welfare
and so isaiah doesn't pull any punches as he describes them
he says what are these leaders actually like
he compares them to dogs doesn't he in verse 10
blind, mute, sleepy, greedy dogs
who are unable to guard the community
and therefore the community is at the mercy of these beasts
and these leaders should have been watchmen and shepherds of god's flock
but isaiah says they're drunks
and they're gluttons
and they are supposed to be like watchdogs
who would warn of the approach of animals
like lions and wolves who could destroy
and could kill
who would kill a village's sheep
but instead they are like dogs who are interested in
eating
and then lying about in the sun
dogs who are interested in sleeping
they're not watchdogs
they're not guard dogs
so when their robbers arrive
they wag their tails of welcome
instead of barking
they are useless as leaders
and in fact they are worse than useless
they are dangerous
and there's actually a certain sequence that isaiah lays out
spiritually they are blind
they have no vision
and you go through the old testament
and vision is always tied
to the word of the lord
they are not hearing the word of the lord
they are not paying attention to the word of the lord
so there's no vision
they don't hear
so they can't see
they don't hear
which leads to no message
they are mute
and they've got nothing to say
which leads to escapism
and self-pleasing
which leads to complacency
about tomorrow
everything is great
everything is going to be great tomorrow
they think everything is grand
and they've no idea
that they're about to be devoured
they've completely failed as leaders
and so if nothing else
these few verses
remind us that leadership matters
and leadership matters
in the church
because as we're going to see in a moment
as the leaders go
so does the church
the old adage is right isn't it
no organisation will rise above the level of its leadership
and that is why the work of our denomination
in developing leaders
and training a next generation of preachers
and our work of training elders
is absolutely vital
to the health of this congregation
it's why it's crucially important
for you to be praying
for the elders
and for those who are training to be elders
and for all leaders
down to every area of church life
it's why those of us who are leaders
need to read a passage like this
and we need to be reminded
that we've been called
to be watchmen
and shepherds
not selfish and complacent
not doing this because it scratches where we itch
but because God has given us
this responsibility
and notice before we move on
that this critique from Isaiah
is focused on character
and not on policy
or to put it in terms of the New Testament
it is about spiritual fruit
in the leaders lives
not spiritual gifts
so our culture increasingly wants to believe
doesn't it
that it doesn't matter what is going on
for example in a political leader's life
as long as he or she is delivering
in terms of policy
economic or social
or whatever it is
that's okay
but actually character matters
the sheep follow the shepherd
character matters in the world of politics
but it certainly matters
in the leadership of the church
because we are about to see
private wrong
and public rights
do not coexist
leadership matters
and it matters
because Isaiah shows us
that lost shepherds
result in lost sheep
secondly
lost sheep
I wonder if you noticed
in verse 11
there is a phrase there
which is familiar
it's not verse 11
the dogs have a mighty appetite
but they never have enough
they are shepherds
who have no understanding
they have all turned
to their own way
a few chapters
chapters early in Isaiah 53
in that very famous chapter
it says
the Lord's people
we all like sheep
have gone astray
each of us has turned
to his own way
and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all
and now Isaiah is telling us
why it is
that the sheep have gone
their own way
because the shepherds
turned to their own way first
the lost
are leading the lost
the blind
are leading the blind
and the direction
that the shepherd goes in
is the direction
that the sheep
end up going in
you know Dritten Green
outside our building
53 Dritten Green
there is a path there
and there is a little
kind of running path
that goes
round the
green
you've seen this next
I don't know if you ever noticed
people only ever run
one way
you never see
on that path
people running
in opposite directions
why?
I don't know why it is
because whoever it is
earliest in the morning
must get there
and decide
to run that way
and then you have
all the people
during the day
running the same way
round the path
nobody runs
different kind of directions
they all run away
why?
well because
you follow the leader
aren't you?
everyone runs
in the same direction
so in the running
so in life
the sheep follow
the shepherd
whatever direction
the shepherd
takes those
who come
after
and takes them
in the same direction
if the shepherd
goes in the wrong
direction
so does the sheep
and that is exactly
what was happening
in Isaiah
that is exactly
what happens
in church life
and so Isaiah
just wants to make sure
that we realise that
and he launches
into this attack
on the sheep
which is an attack
on the whole nation
verse 3 and 4
of Isaiah 57
but you draw near
sons of the sorcerers
offspring of the adulterer
and the noose woman
whom you are mocking
against whom do you
open your mouth wide
and stick out your tongues
are you not children
of transgression
the offspring of deceit
the catalogue of sins
of which the people
are guilty
is simply shocking
as you run down
the list
from verses 3 to 9
just glance down
at it with me
they are guilty
of spiritual adultery
they are guilty
at the mockery
of God
they are guilty
of religious prostitution
they are guilty
of child sacrifice
literally child sacrifice
rampant idolatry
political alliances
with pagan nations
and you see
when you have
no focus
on the future hope
that has been
promised to you
there is no transformation
in the present
and so it's a
live for now attitude
go for it
with gossip
you've only got
one life
and so
the people of Israel
they romp through
every expression
of paganism
and sin possible
anything goes
because anything goes
however exhausting
however degrading
however stupid
that in their blindness
they thought this was
what life was all about
this is how you fun
along the way
and God says
let me tell you
what you've made yourself
you've become
prostitutes
you've become
adulterers
you've taken
other loves
you've taken
your love
where it doesn't
belong
and you've become
idolaters
you've trusted in
gods which are
no gods at all
there's almost
a manic
quality
to these verses
of people
in a frenzy
trying to find
security
the security
that they are
longing for
and so
we follow them
down into the
valley
pursuing these
false gods
and then we're
taken up onto
the mountain
where they
metaphorically
jump into bed
with the false
gods
and then down
into Sheol
into the realm
of the dead
they are ready
to do
whatever
if necessary
they'll do
whatever they
want
whatever they
can
if only
they didn't
get a secure
alliance
they are lost
sheep
are people
who consider
themselves
to be
insiders
but Isaiah
says no
you are not
insiders
you are actually
outsiders
now I'm guessing
as this passage
was read to us
many of us
think this
sounds so weird
so foreign
so unreal
and as you can
see where I'm
going
perhaps you are
offended
of the suggestion
that I might
make that you
are some kind
of spiritual
prostitute
or adulterer
but the Bible
will not offer
you and I
that was all
in the ancient
world
but now it's
different option
throughout the
Bible
God describes
his relationship
with his people
in terms of
a marriage
and God
tells you and
I that he
loves his
people with
a jealous
love
he's like a
husband
in terms of
the love
and the passion
and commitment
for his wife
and so when we
treat God
as if he's
not enough
and when we
treat God
as if we
need something
else
to satisfy
us
and excite
us
and when we
look elsewhere
for love
and meaning
and significance
the Bible
has got a
whole vocabulary
to describe
that
words like
prostitution
words like
adultery
and like
idolatry
Tim Keller
in his brilliant
little book
on idolatry
says
an idol
is anything
more important
to you
than God
anything
that absorbs
your heart
and imagination
more than
God
anything
you seek
to give
you
what only
God
can give
and once
you understand
that the
Bible's
category of
ideology
covers the
breadth of
things
or its
first cousin
adultery
in the same
way
you realise
that this
passage of
Isaiah 56
and 57
is very
very relevant
so there are
personal idols
aren't there
like romantic
love
or family
or money
or power
or achievement
or your
social circle
your fitness
your health
your beauty
there are
cultural idols
technological
progress
and economic
prosperity
there can be
idols with
work
can't there
what we do
and what we
study
and where we
work
and how we're
perceived
and all
those things
are competing
for our
worship
and our
devotion
and all
those things
although not
bad things
in themselves
they are
seeking to
seduce you
to become
the ultimate
thing in
your life
instead of
God
and some
relationships
whisper in
your ear
and say
come to me
and through
me you will
find meaning
and you will
find significance
or work
comes to you
and says
give yourself
to me
sell yourself
to me
and you will
find meaning
and you will
find happiness
in success
and if this is
new to you
you always thought
that an idol
was just a statue
in a little room
in the corner
and you think
to yourself
do I have an
idol in my life
what is it
well I'll
apply this
for the test
when your
mind has
space
simply to
go
wherever it
wants to
go
your default
more often
than not
is to what
you love most
and worship
and if that
is not
God
the chances
are
you've uncovered
what your
idol is
so ask
yourself
what is it
that your
mind
just
defaults
to
what is it
that you
love to
think about
what do
you love to
dream about
the problem
with any
idol
no matter
what it
is
is that
whatever it
promises you
whether it's
fulfilment
or satisfaction
or otherwise
it never
keeps its
promise
it never
does
and it
will only
lead you
to destruction
and the
sobering
factor
just in
case you
haven't
picked it
up
is Isaiah
is not
addressing
pagan
unbelievers
he's speaking
to the people
of God
he's speaking
to the church
and he's
speaking to
those who
consider them
insiders
who are in
reality
outsiders
and we see
an interesting
little detail
in verse 8
can you see
that
behind the
door and
the door
post
you've set
up your
memorial
the word
literally
he's a
reminder
and I
think the
reference to
the door
post is
probably an
allusion to
Deuteronomy
6 where
the Israelites
are reminded
and told
to write
God's
commands on
their door
posts and
on their
homes
and they
were to
do that
because it
would remind
them that
they are to
live by
God's
commands
but it
also served
didn't it
as a
public
statement
to those
who came
into this
house
that this
household
lives by
the word
of God
and so
something
easy
isn't it
in many
of our
homes
there will
probably be
a framed
little quote
which says
as for me
and my
house
we will
serve
the
Lord
the
problem
here is
that in
Isaiah
57
is that
the
spiritual
adulterers
those
lost
sheep
they
put
those
verses
out of
sight
they
put
them
behind
the
door
verse
it
on the
door
they
don't
erase
them
but they
concealed
it
because
frankly
they want
a foot
in both
camps
they want
some
hidden
reminder
that
preserves
some form
of commitment
to God
it's a bit
like a
baptism
certificate
or a
bible
that you
were given
years ago
or some
moment or
a pledge
card
that when
you were
a teenager
you gave
your life
to Christ
or at a
camp
years ago
when you
were given
a book
and it's
like an
insurance
policy
that you
stuck away
in some
drawer or
cabinet
that you
can pull
out to
prove
I am
a
Christian
but you
keep it
hidden
because
frankly
the way
you act
or speak
when you're
around other
people besides
those who
come to
church
with you
the way
you act
and the way
you speak
makes a
mockery
those reminders
and Isaiah
says it's
trying to
have a
foot in
both
camps
trying to
walk the
route of
spiritual
compromise
and that
is just
adultery
and idolatry
sheep who
follow lost
shepherds
are lost
sheep
they only
consider themselves
to be
insiders
but Isaiah
says they're
outsiders
and it's
very depressing
stuff
it's very
heavy isn't
it
we need to
feel the
weight of
it
but let's
say for the
sake of
argument that
you see this
morning in
your life
that according
to Isaiah's
diagnosis
that you are
close to the
category of
lost sheep
you recognise
that in
yourself
and you
recognise
although you've
got the
name of
insider
you see
the signs
of outsider
in you
and if you're
honest with
yourself
there are
things in
your life
which definitely
take priority
and precedence
over God
and so the
question is
what do you
do
what do you
do if you
recognise this
morning as we
all do that
there are things
in your life
that are taking
precedence
and they're more
important to you
than God
and Isaiah
helpfully in this
passage points
out how the
loss can be
found this
morning
and I want to
point to you
three things that
I think he shows
us here
how the loss can
be found
first of all
you need a new
reality
look at verse
10
you were
wearied
with the length
of your way
but you did
not say it is
hopeless
you found new
life for your
strength
and so you
were not faint
a new reality
there's a fair
dose of irony
here
some of you
might think
those words
are familiar
and you'd
be right
do you remember
in Isaiah
40
that famous
verse that we
love
even youths
grow tired
and weary
those who
hope in the
Lord
will renew
their strength
they will run
and not grow
weary
they will walk
and not grow
faint
they're very
familiar words
and they're
similar words
and the problem
here is that
the Israelites
have somehow
found a way
of not
fainting
but carrying
on
carrying on
in their
sin and
rebellion
to stagger
on in
their adultery
and their
idolatry
look at verse
11
whom did you
dread and fear
so that you
lied
and did not
remember me
and did not
lay to heart
have I not
held my
peace even
for a long
time
and did you
not fear
me
I will
declare your
righteousness
and your
deeds
but they
will not
profit you
when you
cry out
let your
collection of
idols deliver
you
the wind
will carry
them all
off
a breath
will take
them away
but he
who takes
refuge in
me
shall possess
the land
and shall
inherit my
holy mountain
Isaiah is a
great preacher
he's a great
preacher because
he mocks
and he uses
irony
and he uses
humour
and he mocks
the idols
he says they
are non-gods
and they are
lifeless
and they can
do absolutely
nothing for
you
build your
life on
them
go for it
what will
it mean
to you
and you
count on your
idols to bring
you happiness
and Isaiah
says you know
what it takes
to knock one
of those idols
over
do you know
what it takes
for one of
those idols
to disappear
verse 13
the wind
will carry
them all
off
a breath
will take
it away
because they're
nothing
and Isaiah
says to you
the only
sufficient
refuge
lies in
God
he is the
one you are
to run to
he is the
one with
whom you are
to take
shelter
he is the
one who
will shelter
you when
you are
feeling at
your
wit's end
when you are
helpless
and despondent
he is the
one who
will protect
you
when you're
feeling insecure
he alone
is the
refuge
you see
on your
deathbed
on your
deathbed
you've given
your life
to work
you've given
your life
to sport
you've made
your family
the big
thing
in life
more important
than anything
else
and on your
deathbed
what's good
will it
do you
part of
my job
is I
sit
at the
deathbed
of people
I've seen
people
ushered into
eternity
and let me
assure you
work is no
comfort
money is no
comfort
you leave
your family
and so God
can be your
only refuge
Isaiah
uses words
to help us
understand
what it
might look
like for us
to be taking
refuge in
God
look at some
of the words
he uses
he says
to take
refuge in
God
means to
fear him
to fear
the Lord
it comes
over and
over again
in the
New Testament
it's not a
servile fear
but a fear
that is a
trembling trust
it is a
trust in
God
because we
know how
absolutely
trustworthy
God has
been for
us in the
past
trust
and it's
a trembling
trust
because this
Isaiah
is the
sovereign
ruler of
the universe
you don't
mess with
him
to take
refuge in
God
is to be
true to
him
I was
recently
with a
group of
ministers
and one
of the
ministers
prayed
Lord we
want to
relax
into you
I wanted
to kick
his head
in
it's
absolutely
ridiculous
isn't it
you don't
relax into
almighty
God
he is
your
father
it's
wonderful
you
have
great
access
you can
call him
Abba father
but he
is God
to take
refuge in
God
is to
be
true to
him
once you
know
what you
know
of what
God has
done for
you in
the past
and who
he is
you can
trust him
which means
to obey
him
to take
that foot
out of
the camp
of adultery
and idolatry
and plant
both feet
in God's
camp
and say
as for
me and
my house
we will
serve the
Lord
to take
God as
a refuge
is to
remember
God
and to
take all
that he
does
and is
and take
it to
heart
remembering
the Bible
is not
just
oh yeah
I've
forgotten
that
to remember
in the Bible
is always
an action
verb
that means
you take
what you
know about
God
and you
live it
out
so when
you do
this in
remembrance
of me
at the
Lord's
table
it's
not
oh yes
I've
got to
think
about
Jesus
on the
cross
it's
to
remember
who
God
is
and to
live that
out
and to
apply it
in every
area of
life
and Isaiah
says that's
the only safe
place
it is a
trembling
trust
it is
hearing
and
remembering
God
and being
true to
him
it's
to take
him
as your
one
refuge
and the
third thing
that the
lost person
needs this
morning to be
found
is the
most important
thing
so listen
up
lastly
the third
thing
that the
lost
needs to
be found
is the
righteous
man
look at
chapter 57
verses 1
and 2
because there's
really something
very interesting
going on there
isn't there
verse 1
look at verse 1
it's surprising
the righteous
man perishes
!
and no one
lays it to
heart
devout men
are taken
away
while no one
understands
for the
righteous man
is taken
away from
calamity
he enters
in peace
they rest
in their
beds
who walk
in their
uprightness
it seems
a strange
couple of
verses
to put
here
because it
almost seems
it would make
more sense
to go from
the lost
shepherd
to the
lost
sheep
and yet
here
Isaiah
inserts a
couple of
verses
about who
are truly
insiders
they are
inside
and they
belong
inside
because
they walk
in righteousness
but they
are people
who God
in his
sovereign
will
with
sovereign
timing
will
remove
from this
life
through
death
he protects
them
by bringing
them
from life
to death
I wish I could
talk more
about that
but I need
to go on
but notice
how Isaiah
flips back
and forth
between the
singular and
the plural
can you see
that in the
verse
one righteous
man
to devout
men
back to
one righteous
man
and then
finally
the plural
who are
left in
their beds
and lots
of commentators
think Isaiah
is just
kind of mixing
it up
stylistically
he's talking
about lots
of people
through these
verses
and he
kind of
he varies
it to make
it interesting
sometimes
he's singular
sometimes plural
but we know
that's not right
Isaiah definitely
speaks of
a group
of people
who are
devout
and righteous
and godly
a kind of
remnant
whom God
under certain
circumstances
of persecution
and death
delivers
from suffering
by means
of death
Isaiah is
suggesting
isn't it
that certain
situations
God draws
his followers
out of
further suffering
to bring them
to a place
of peace
and rest
where suffering
is no more
Paul talks about
that in the Philippians
he says
for me
to live is
Christ
to die
is gain
because for the
Christian
when God
decides to
bring us
out of life
and into
death
he brings us
into the
holy presence
of Christ
where there's
ultimate joy
and peace
and rest
we might
want them
back
but they
don't want
to come
back
the saints
of heaven
so that's
the plural
but what about
the singular
what about
the righteous
man
that Isaiah
is flipping
back and
forth
and the
reason he
does that
is because
he is
thinking of
the righteous
man
the suffering
servant
from Isaiah
52
to 42
to 53
that's still in his
mind
and the clue
that he's still
thinking of
is in the lines
about the shepherds
going their own way
just as the sheep
have gone their own way
which was an allusion
to Isaiah 53
so look at verse 1
the righteous
man
perishes
and knows
no one
lays it to heart
for the lost
to be found
for the outsider
to be brought
into the inside
he or she
must take
the perishing
death
of the righteous
man
and you need
to take it
to heart
you have to
come to terms
with the fact
that this God
is not a static
refuge
he is one
who has pursued
us to bring
us inside
that he has
pursued us
by sending
his son
the suffering
servant
the only
righteous man
the only
person
who ever
walked the
earth
without
committing
spiritual
adultery
without
committing
idolatry
the sinless
perfect
son of
God
the
righteous
man
who was
put to
death
who perished
on a cross
not because
of any of
the wrong
that he
had done
not because
he deserved
to die
in any way
but because
you and
I deserve
it
and he
willingly
went
to the
cross
in our
place
as the
sin
bearing
penalty
for our
son
and so
the righteous
man
perished
but of course
that's not
the end of
the story
is it
because
the
righteous
man
rose
again
and the
righteous
man
ascended
and the
righteous
man
is
seated
at the
right hand
of the
father
and the
righteous
man
is
coming
back
again
but the
point is
he has
defeated
sin
and he
has
defeated
death
and for
those who
will lay
this to
heart
that death
has been
defeated
that when
you come
to the
end of
your life
that is
not the
end
and there
is future
hope that
is portrayed
for us
in Isaiah
55 and
56
and hope
changes
everything
the righteous
man perished
and you
took it to
heart
and you
realise
this
applies to
me big
time
and you
realise
that you
don't have
to run
after those
senior
gods
you don't
have to run
after the
god of
money or
work or
sex or
family
that keep
promising you
so much
but never
come through
you no
longer have
to run
after idols
because
everything you
need is in
him
because he
is the only
refuge that
you need
and he
is the only
sufficient
refuge
and in
him there
is a new
reality
and through
faith in
Christ alone
the outside
is brought
inside
never to be
put outside
again
amazing
grace
how sweet
the sound
that saved
a wretch
like me
I once
was lost
but now
I'm found
to us
blind
but now
I see
that's
Christ
a
Thank you.