Their Foot Shall Slide In Due Time

Deuteronomy 32:35, “To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.”

I love and cherish this inspired passage of Old Testament Scripture. You are probably more familiar with Romans 12:19 which quotes this passage, “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.” Deuteronomy 32:35a, “To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence...” The LORD forbids us to avenge ourselves.

I humbly believe that this passage is not teaching we shouldn't use the legal system to seek justice if someone wrongs us; but rather, in those quite frequent circumstances where legally there is absolutely nothing we can do. There have been countless times throughout my 59 years of life when people wronged me, hurt my feelings and were unkind toward me, and there was absolutely nothing that I could do to remedy the situation.

That is one thing I have always hated about being only human. It makes us vulnerable, weak and an easy victim. I have often wished that, like the superheroes I idolized as a child and even as an adult (Spiderman, Superman, Batman, Thor, et cetera), I had supernatural powers. I wish I were completely invulnerable so that no human being, no army, no mob of humans, could ever do anything to me. I hate being so weak and vulnerable in this fleshly body.

That being said, God is all-powerful (omnipotent). God can do anything. God is invulnerable. Nobody can do anything to God. I am often amazed as I ponder that the Creator is the good guy, incapable of doing anything wrong or unethical. Deuteronomy 32:35, “To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.” The Word of God teaches that every dog will have his day. That is, nobody ever gets away with evil. One day we will all be held accountable by God for our words and deeds (Hebrews 4:13).

I fear God; most people don't. Hebrews 10:31 says, “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” Sadly, we are living in a wicked generation that doesn't care. If people will fornicate outside of a legally binding marriage, conceive an unwanted child, and then pay an evil doctor money to murder their baby, such ungodly sinners are capable of anything. Should it be surprising that the vast majority of Americans today don't care about their neighbours, and don't care about God's commandments?

Jesus foretold in Matthew 24:12 that “because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.” These times are here! We've never seen such wickedness as we do today, when squatters are stealing homeowners houses and there is legally nothing they can do to evict them. There is little justice today! All across the country, punks are vandalizing and stealing from businesses, and they're getting away with their crimes. Where is justice?

Thankfully, the Bible PROMISES that their foot shall slide. Do you have a mean neighbour who is unkind toward you? Their foot shall slide. It's just a matter of time. Genesis 12:3, “And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” Many people foolishly think that this passage of Scripture applies to all Jews, but it does not. It applies to every individual Christian, not Jews. Being Jewish means nothing to God because the Lord is NOT a respecter of persons (Romans 2:11). Galatians 3:26-29 teaches that there is neither Jew or Gentile in Christ, we are all one. Zionism is racism! It is wickedness for American Christians to side with Israel over Palestine, when 98% of both Jews and Arabs reject Jesus as the Messiah.

Our part as believers is to continue having faith in God (Mark 11:22). Our part is to continue doing what is right, though the stars fall. We are now living in a sad time when nobody cares anymore. I filed a complaint in May of 2026 with The Office Of The Attorney General in Tallahassee, Florida, against the local Better Business Bureau (BBB) in Pensacola for mistreating me as a senior citizen with disabilities.

The Office Of The Attorney General wouldn't even respond. So, I kindly mailed them a letter with a gospel tract. The top woman in charge called and told me that she only has 7 employees and receives over 400 complaints per day at their office. She promised me a response the next day, twice, but no one ever bothered to respond. They just don't give a damn! Nobody cares at The Office Of The Attorney General. That is really pathetic!

Everywhere that I go today, whether it be walking my dog, going to McDonald's, or shopping at Walmart, people just don't care. Some people are lunatics about anybody leaving the sidewalk and strolling onto their property. Put up a damn fence if you're that paranoid! Their foot shall slide in due time. You cannot be a miser and mistreat your neighbours and escape God's wrath. The Lord sees how people treat others, and He will judge everyone in eternity.

Some people love honking their horns at others. I was leaving Walmart yesterday evening and the vehicle, a pickup truck, in front of me just sat there when they light turned green. You know as well as I do that 99% of people would have honked their horn, and about 25% would have laid on the horn in anger. I just sat there and never touched my horn. I love doing that! I love showing grace, patience and mercy. I had already decided years ago that I will NEVER honk my horn again at any driver. I would have sat there until the light turned red, and then green again. After two or three cycles of the traffic light, only then would I move around the stalled vehicle, but I would NEVER touch that horn. I hate when drivers blare their horn at others!

American society today is a giant mousetrap! Many people are angry, stressed out, frustrated and ready to snap. I have met them too many times, and I want nothing to do with any of it. That is why increasingly I am just staying home. Let the world destroy themselves! People nowadays have become so horrible, mean, selfish, uncaring and rotten.

I see attorney billboards all around Pensacola encouraging people to sue others for money. It is sickening! I saw a disgusting Morgan & Morgan lawyer advertisement on the side of a public transportation bus, with a man lying on an inflatable raft sipping a fancy drink in a large swimming pool. The implied message was clear that if you sue the right person with deep pockets you can retire early. This is why so many people hate greedy lawyers! Their foot shall slide in due time. You cannot go around financially preying upon people during the darkest hours of their life, and escape the wrath and judgment of God.

The inspired Word of God promises that those who harm, persecute, upset and discourage God's children, their foot shall slide in due time, when sudden calamity comes upon them. 

Ecclesiastes 8:12-13, “Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him: But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.”