Why Some Great Men Fall. Part [1] 09/17/2025 (Evening thought)

Deuteronomy 11: 26 Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse. 27 A blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you this day.

In the book of Deuteronomy there are written many blessings and curses and some persons become very dismayed because they may not know why God will speak of a curse, right after promising to bless. Over and over again it occurs in the Scripture where God promises blessings, and right after He promises curses, or vice versa.  In fact, the children of Israel were summoned to a special covenant ceremony where both blessings and curses were to be read.

And some people wonder and question why God is doing this. He has to do so, because our freedom of choice can turn a good thing into a bad thing, in so much that we can cause God’s blessings to turn sour by our course of action….. Deuteronomy 27:11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying, 12 These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when you are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin.

Deuteronomy 27:13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. 14 And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice, 15 Cursed be the man that makes any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and puts it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

Deuteronomy 11:28 And a curse if you would not obey the commandments of the Lord your God but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!

Faithful In Times of Adversity. Part [13] 09/16/2025 (Morning thought)

Matthew 6: 31 Therefore take no thought, saying, what shall we eat? or, what shall we drink? or, wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these things.

[3] We should seek the kingdom of God and the interests thereof first. [4] The promises of God are given as a backstop to base your faithfulness on. Yes, you do have urgent bills to pay, no one would dispute that, and yes there are things that are very important that need to be addressed, or else. But they are not more important than being faithful to God, by acknowledging Him as the Giver of all things.

Your groceries, mortgage, rent, pet food, car notes, electric bills, cell phones, student loans, manicures and pedicures, credit card bills, water bills, gas bills, and general maintenance of the home all have to be taken care of. But the principle of putting God first is the ordained means by which the storehouses of heaven are to be opened up to the believing person and therefore, if God can trust you with ten thousand, then He can trust you with ten million, because your faithfulness will run as a common thread throughout your entire life experience.

Let there be major changes in our perspectives and practice wherever warranted, because the just shall live by faith. We therefore end with a passage of Scripture that will encourage us to faithful, even in times of adversity, because the promises of God are designed to withstand, tariffs, inflation, recessions, and sticker shock.

Matthew 6: 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!