Why Some Great Men Fall. Part [17] 09/25/2025 (Evening thought)

Proverbs 3:7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord and depart from evil. 8 It shall be health to your navel, and marrow to your bones.

[Testimonies Vol. 7 pp 243] Remember that prayer is the source of your strength. A worker cannot gain success while he hurries through his prayers and rushes away to look after something that he fears may be neglected or forgotten. He gives only a few hurried thoughts to God; he does not take time to think, to pray, to wait upon the Lord for a renewal of physical and spiritual strength. He soon becomes weary.

He does not feel the uplifting, inspiring influence of God’s Spirit. He is not quickened by fresh life. His jaded frame and tired brain are not soothed by personal contact with Christ. “Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.” “It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.”

We therefore end with a passage of Scripture that will encourage us to chart a wise course moving forward. It isn’t necessary for any great man or woman to fall, and it is not God’s will that His servants who are promoted to a place of prominence in society or in the church, become the sport of circumstances. If we keep God ever before our faces, He will help us to live victoriously, for it is His will that we be kept by His power through faith, through all the vicissitudes of life.

Philippians 4: 5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. 6 Be careful for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

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

Why Some Great Men Fall. Part [16] 09/24/2025 (Morning thought)

1st Kings 22:11 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, thus saith the Lord, with these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them. 12 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-Gilead, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the king's hand.

In other words, when a person is motivated by praise and flattery, it can discombobulate the man, thus leading him like Humpty-dumpty to take a great fall. That was the last battle king Ahab fought, for he was slain because he craved flattery over truth, and anyone who is in a high position of trust, who caves, and melts before praise, will be in danger of making very bad decisions not only for themselves, but also for all those who are under their jurisdiction.

[Christ’s Object Lessons 161] We need to shun everything that will encourage pride and self-sufficiency; therefore, we should beware of giving or receiving flattery or praise. It is Satan’s work to flatter. He deals in flattery as well as in accusing and condemnation. Thus, he seeks to work the ruin of the soul. Those who give praise to men are used by Satan as his agents. Let the workers for Christ direct every word of praise away from themselves. Let self be put out of sight. Christ alone is to be exalted.

[3] The third and final point is for us to observe if there is any developing tendency in our lives to leave God out of the picture in certain circumstances. Some great men and some lay men fall into the habit of praying selectively, by which God’s guidance is sought for some things, but not for others. If we form the habit of seeking God in everything, then the likelihood of taking a serious fall goes way down. In the Bible, we are encouraged to seek The Lord in all our ways, and the promise is given, that God will direct our paths in right places.

Proverbs 3:4 So shall you find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man. 5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

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