Proverbs 25:26 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“A righteous man falling down before the wicked Is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.” (Proverbs 25:26 KJV)

This speaks to the sad reality that plagues humanity since the fall of Adam in the Garden of Eden, and will always be until the Lord returns. Even the righteous falls, especially when walking un-circumspect in the midst of this wicked world. He is likened to a muddied spring and a polluted well. Which answers the question: why a righteous man falls? And, why the wicked seems winning?

The answer lies in the analogy of a troubled fountain and a corrupted spring. When the fountain and the spring are cut off from its source it can become polluted and ultimately dries up. It can be caused by intentional disruption or by onset of drought. On the same manner, a righteous person (he who received the saving grace of Jesus by faith) slowly weakens as he is pulled away and disconnected from God, the source of righteousness. It could be deliberate turning away from his Savior Jesus Christ. Or, it can be by events that distract his focus on his Savior. Most especially, the distractions of religions with its doctrines and rituals made by men, and concepts of the world like political correctness, allowing it to replace the living precepts of God. And, as he neglects to meditate the bread of life day and night, which is God's holy and written Word, he stumbles. He gropes in the dark. Ultimately, he falls before the wicked.

But, as the sons and daughters of the Most High God, by grace through faith in Jesus, we have His assurance that as we come before Him when we are broken and fallen, He restores. Being still in the world, it is likely that we slip and fall. And, we just have to keep rising up and come before His throne of grace. We have this promise, as it is written: “And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.” (1 Peter 5:10 ESV)

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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