Hi Peeps,

Today’s Quote

“When we fail to learn and enact the teachings of Christ we are contributing to our own downfall.”

TB

Learn

When you continually study and walk with God, you understand His impact on the past, present, and future people. While God does permit us to walk in our free will, observe how this gift can become even the wisest of man’s downfall. This happens when we believe we are too good for God’s wisdom and are dumb enough to think we can live in sin without consequence.

Blind Descent

Consider King Solomon, one of the wisest of all people. In his youth, he managed to lead and judge people according to the teachings of Christ. He was incredibly successful until he decided to allow his flesh to lead to his kingdom’s destruction. Taking up with many women (700 wives and 300 concubines, sheesh!), King Solomon’s heart was corrupted, deserting the wisdom God had given him.

Consequence

Friends, you may be leading a double-life, on the surface praising God, but behind clothes doors, worshipping your flesh. While Solomon went down in history for his wisdom, it wasn’t all that great if you look at the later stages of his life. Just because God allowed him to be foolish did not mean that Solomon had His approval. So take a hard, honest look at your life and its path before your foolishness catches up with you.

Today’s Question

Are you dumb enough to believe that your wicked ways won’t lead to a downfall?

Enjoy the reading

Nahum 2

1 Your enemy is coming to crush you, Nineveh. Man the ramparts! Watch the roads! Prepare your defenses! Call out your forces! 2 Even though the destroyer has destroyed Judah, the LORD will restore its honor. Israel’s vine has been stripped of branches, but he will restore its splendor. 3 Shields flash red in the sunlight! See the scarlet uniforms of the valiant troops! Watch as their glittering chariots move into position, with a forest of spears waving above them. 4 The chariots race recklessly along the streets and rush wildly through the squares. They flash like firelight and move as swiftly as lightning. 5 The king shouts to his officers; they stumble in their haste, rushing to the walls to set up their defenses. 6 The river gates have been torn open! The palace is about to collapse! 7 Nineveh’s exile has been decreed, and all the servant girls mourn its capture. They moan like doves and beat their breasts in sorrow. 8 Nineveh is like a leaking water reservoir! The people are slipping away. “Stop, stop!” someone shouts, but no one even looks back. 9 Loot the silver! Plunder the gold! There’s no end to Nineveh’s treasures— its vast, uncounted wealth. 10 Soon the city is plundered, empty, and ruined. Hearts melt and knees shake. The people stand aghast, their faces pale and trembling. 11 Where now is that great Nineveh, that den filled with young lions? It was a place where people—like lions and their cubs— walked freely and without fear. 12 The lion tore up meat for his cubs and strangled prey for his mate. He filled his den with prey, his caverns with his plunder. 13 “I am your enemy!” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. “Your chariots will soon go up in smoke. Your young men will be killed in battle. Never again will you plunder conquered nations. The voices of your proud messengers will be heard no more.” Nahum 1Nahum 3  Parallel Compare