April 16, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Thursday, April 16.
Do you recognize the name Elizabeth Holmes? Well, on this day in 2015, Time Magazine named her one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World”. She was just 30 years old, but her company - Theranos - was estimated to be worth over nine BILLION dollars! Her invention of a device that would revolutionize the process of blood tests and medical diagnostics had taken the world by storm.
But it was all a lie.
And today, Elizabeth Holmes sits in a prison cell in Bryan, Texas, serving an eleven-year sentence for fraud. Her company was dissolved, and her net worth is now something less than zero. A quote from the Bible, II Samuel 1:19, seems appropriate - “How the mighty have fallen!”. That was David speaking about the fall of King Saul, but it could be applied to many people down through history.
And there is always the possibility that it could be applied to me and to you. We’re reminded, this morning, of another Old Testament verse, Proverbs 16:18 - “Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall”.
Cautionary words.
Meet you back here tomorrow,
David
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