Have You Seen This Man? Part [8] 01/18/2026 (Morning thought)

Jeremiah 17:5 Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusts in man and makes flesh his arm,  and whose heart departs from the Lord. 6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.

Some of the names that have surfaced in the recent discoveries are men whom the world looked up to previously. That is until it was revealed that behind all the pomp and glamor, and bling, and intellectual prowess, and wealth, and influence, and political standing, there were found several skeletons in their closets. Let’s say it again, man will disappoint you, and thus, the only man we know of, that you can safely follow and look up to is, The Man Christ Jesus.

Any other man will be flawed and will most likely at some time do and say things that will have you scratching your heads…. [Patriarchs & Prophets 717] The Bible has little to say in praise of men. Little space is given to recounting the virtues of even the best men who have ever lived. This silence is not without purpose; it is not without a lesson. It is a perilous thing to praise or exalt men; for if one comes to lose sight of his entire dependence on God, and to trust to his own strength, he is sure to fall.

The tenor of the Bible is to inculcate distrust of human power and to encourage trust in divine power…. The problem of looking to man, or trusting in man is a problem that has often haunted the people of God in ages past, and in these last days of earth’s history, it is going to play a prominent role in destabilizing many, by frightening persons into submission if they are not very careful.

Jeremiah 17:7 Blessed is the man that trusts in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreads out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

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

Have You Seen This Man? Part [7] 01/18/2026 (Evening thought)

1st Samuel 10:23 And they ran and fetched him, and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

That is all well and good, until a bigger, taller man comes on the scene. As they contrasted Saul with Goliath, it was like comparing apples to oranges, for there was no way that their man, King Saul could be a match for this new man. And, their confidence was severely shaken, for all the wind went out of their sails, as this other man, who was of much greater stature appears. Thus, as Goliath emerges from L.A. Fitness, and as he shakes his steroid laden fists at Saul, the people’s hearts melt like butter.

That is what you get when you look to man, or when you trust in man. There is always a bigger, badder, richer, stronger, or more powerful man than your man, in whom you’ve trusted. There were in fact very few, even amongst the best of Israel’s kings who left a stellar record as a legacy, or a perfect example to follow. Some of the few who encouraged righteousness, and faith in the Lord, erred at times. David whom God loved made terrible mistakes, and caused some of the people to fall.

Solomon, who is stated in the Bible as being loved by God, also made his share of grave missteps as he encouraged the sin of polygamy by his example. Rehoboam, Jeroboam, Ahab and even Hezekiah, all did some level of evil, some more some less, and so, with every changing of the guard, the people would have a different set of problems with every different man whom they looked up to and trusted in.

 1st Samuel 10:24 And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.

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