Why Some Great Men Fall. Part [14] 09/23/2025 (Morning thought)

Daniel 2: 25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.

[2] Avoid like the plague, the tendency, and the habit of taking praise to yourself from fellow fallen mortals. When persons might shower you with praise, let it be promptly directed to God, and if persons insist on praising you, run for your life. Satan deals in accusation, as well as in praise, and some world leaders have now discovered that this is the key to getting concessions from anyone who suffers with praise.

In fact, if you are the type of person who gets going, after you are praised and flattered by people, it is just a matter of time before you will be praised into doing some stupid things. Let’s take some examples from the Bible so you would be able to identify it when it occurs, even from people who may be ignorant of what they are doing. This point could not be overstated enough since it is of critical importance to those in high places. In fact, it could be a life and death matter, that’s how serious it is.

Daniel 2:26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art you able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof? 27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king.

Daniel 2:28 But there is a God in heaven that reveals secrets, and makes known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these.

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

Why Some Great Men Fall. Part [13] 09/23/2025 (Evening thought)

Judges 8:24 And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that you would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)

Judges 8:27 And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house…. Whenever persons lose sight of God, it is just a matter of time before they would take a serious hit from devils, and when the hit occurs it will usually take down many others who placed their trust in man.

Judges 9:25 And they answered, we will willingly give them. And they spread a garment and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey…. Thus, the following points would help us to navigate the perils that are incidental to God using any of us in a mighty way.

[1] Pray like you never prayed before, and continue to pray, for doing so demonstrates constant dependence on God for wisdom and direction to execute His will. Whenever and wherever this mode of thought and action is adopted, those who are anointed by God to do great things will be more likely to be faithful to the end, for if The Lord is diligently sought after in everything, He will be more than willing to guide us through unnumbered snares that are set for the feet of the unwary.

Psalms 32: 8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. 9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

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