The Tragedy Of Crookedness

Tuesday 19^th May 2026

TOPIC: THE TRAGEDY OF CROOKEDNESS

SCRIPTURE: There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

Job 1:1, 3

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Crookedness today equals wretchedness tomorrow.

Our anchor Scripture reveals that the Blessing of God flows in the direction of the upright. As also seen in that Scripture, Job who was an upright man was heavily blessed.

We live in a generation where many people are carried away by the temptation to be crooked. It is important to note that crookedness today equals wretchedness tomorrow. God will never bless crookedness. You don’t need what God cannot give you. You don’t need anything you cannot get through labour, favour, or wisdom.

Jeremiah 17:11 says, As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

There are some young boys wasting their lives on the internet defrauding people of their hard-earned money. But what shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his soul?

What kind of heart makes you stay for hours on the computer only to dupe people? I don’t understand why some people can be this wicked. They can even go as far as impersonating influential people, especially genuine and renowned men of God.

When they engage you, you don’t need anyone to tell you that this is the voice of the devil. But unfortunately, there are still gullible people who fall for their mischief. If anyone wants to steal, they should steal in their own name. Obviously, they are using other people’s names to steal because they are so useless that they don’t even have a name.

One of those people who defrauded people sent me a message some time ago. He said he had repented, but his life had no peace. The question is: how could he have peace when he made many people lose their peace? How can people like him expect to have peace after defrauding many people of their entire lifetime savings without looking back? Though they can repent, they will still suffer the pain they inflicted on others.

Beloved, avoid dishonest, deceptive, and fraudulent transactions. Whatever you compromise to get, you will need to compromise more to keep‌ it. And what you compromise to get cannot last.

REMEMBER THIS: Crookedness today equals wretchedness tomorrow.

ASSIGNMENT(S):

1. Avoid the way of crookedness.
2. Ask God for forgiveness in any area you have been dubious in the past and repent genuinely from it.

PRAYER: Father, I come before You today and ask that You help me to be upright. I receive forgiveness in any area where I have been crooked. Thank You Lord, in Jesus’ Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: ACCESSING GODLY BLESSING BY DR. PAUL ENENCHE

DAILY BIBLE READING: Psalm 31-33

QUOTE: Fast deals have led to many fast deaths. Shortcuts have cut many destinies short. Cut back is a setback. Culled from the book, 21 Foolish Things People Do by Dr Paul Enenche

AMAZING FACT: Tardigrades survive space vacuum, radiation, and boiling for decades.

PROPHETIC DECLARATION: Receive grace to move in higher level of uprightness with freedom from crookedness in Jesus’ Name.