Why Some Great Men Fall. Part [2] 09/17/2025 (Morning thought)

Deuteronomy 28:1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth.

Then right after, in the very next chapter, God promises a ton of blessings, if His people would not deviate from His revealed will. The two options of blessings or curses must be clearly understood by the reader, because we are the arbiters of our own destiny…. Deuteronomy 28:2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.

The uttering of both blessings and curses has caused some persons to come to incorrect views of God, as One who inflicts punishment when a person walks contrary to His revealed will. This is generally not the case, all He is doing is telling us what is on the menu. Therefore, certain truths streaming from The Lord’s throne must now be made clear, for we are at that time when His glory is scheduled to fill the earth.

Deuteronomy 28:3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. 4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. 5 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.

Deuteronomy 28:6 Blessed shalt thou be when you come in, and blessed shalt you be when you go out.

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

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!