Introduction

Hello, everyone. Let us look at 1 Kings chapter 16. This chapter tells us who killed whom and became king, and then who killed that king afterward. Dynasties changed hands at great speed. In the blink of an eye, we arrive at the dynasty of Omri. To us Chinese, is this not the most normal thing in the world?

But when you examine these matters carefully, what do you see? I see a bloody drama of people living under a curse. Therefore, the theme of this chapter is: “A Bloody Drama of Living Under a Curse.”

If you have the chance to walk through a prison, and pay a little attention, you will see many former ministers and high-ranking officials there. They were once men of immense power and consequence. Do not merely look at the present. Go back several decades, and the people and events we once knew seem as though they happened before our very eyes. Peng Dehuai died a miserable death. Liu Shaoqi also died a miserable death. Many others died miserably as well. Are these not bloody dramas? They are. Such bloody dramas are the end of living under a curse.

Look again at the chief executives of gigantic corporations, companies ranked among the Fortune 500. A man goes on holiday and falls off a mountain. How could that happen so conveniently? Was he pushed, or did he fall by himself? We have seen too many such cases. Yet people still rush forward, one after another, to cross that single-log bridge. They want to become civil servants, high officials, and wealthy men.

But when prison comes upon them, they cannot make sense of it, however hard they try. “What has happened? What have I done?” The more they think, the more confused they become. They wonder whether they offended someone, or failed to make the right arrangements somewhere. But no arrangement will help. When one lives under a curse, this is how it is.

The Outcome of a Person’s Life Comes from His Own Logic

Cao Cao had Cao Cao’s logic: hold the emperor hostage and command the feudal lords. Liu Bei had Liu Bei’s logic: restore the Han dynasty. Sun Quan had his own camp and his own logic. But in truth, their logic was much the same.

Those sitting in prison today also cannot understand what went wrong. Lai Changxing once made a very classic remark: “If business is not done this way, how should it be done?” He was genuinely surprised. “Why is there a problem with what I did?”

Even at that point, he still did not understand. Brothers and sisters, look carefully at the logic within you. What exactly is it? If, at first glance, you think Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan were remarkable men, and you admire them to the point of total submission, why is that? It is because the logic within you produces such an outcome. If you were king, would you not do the same things?

Therefore, whatever a person becomes, he cannot blame others. What logic system he has determines what outcome he will live out. A person lives under a curse because he does not know that, apart from living under a curse, there is another way to live.

So, brothers and sisters, why do people live under a curse? It is because the logic within them is not God’s logic. The first response of such people, upon hearing God’s logic, is: “Does that really work?” In fact, many people carry precisely this logic.

The outcome of a person’s life is determined by his own logic. Is the logic inside you of the world? Is it merely for this present life? If it is a system of logic for this present life, then there is no need to say more: you will certainly live under a curse. If your logic is not God’s Word, if it does not come from God, then do not even think about it: you will certainly live under a curse. For man has no way of understanding God’s Word or God’s logic.

For example, those born in the 2000s have one set of logic; those born in the 1990s have another; and those born in the 1980s have yet another. It is strange, as though everyone has caught an infectious disease. This logic suddenly traps them all. What is this logic? It is the formula by which we calculate things within ourselves. You calculate that this is worth it, and that is not worth it. That is all. Our inner algorithm is what we take to be true.

It is a strange thing for a person to hold firmly to his own logic. We may watch, with our own eyes, many people being sent to prison, yet many others still rush forward to join them. Do you not find this strange? It is very strange. Why? They assume that they failed because they did not get one thing right here or another thing right there.

Let me remind everyone again: curses and blessings are an eternal subject in human life.

Living under blessing and living under curse are two entirely different outcomes. Many people do not know this. They look at a certain logic and think, “Is this not quite good?” You have merely seen the good times. You have not seen the bad times. People come under a curse and live under a curse because of the logic system within them.

Jeroboam’s Logic

What was Jeroboam’s logic? He thought: “If we obey the word of Jehovah God, how can the nation be governed? Surely it cannot go on this way.” Did he know that there was a God? Of course he did. If he did not know God, why would he seek a man of God? When his son was sick, he sent his wife to seek that man of God. What happened? He simply could not escape from his own logic. It is very difficult for people to get out of it.

Let me offer you a suggestion: often doubt your own logic. Is your logic right? Is what you think right? Let me tell you how to tell right from wrong: look to see whether it is written in the Bible. Is there such a record in Scripture?

Did Jeroboam know David? Yes. Did he know Saul? Yes. Did he know Solomon? Yes. Did he know the temple? Yes. Had he seen the glory of God in the temple? Yes. Yet none of this could change what he believed within himself.

Once a man has set his mind on something, it is very difficult to change him. He thinks it is entirely reasonable. It may look reasonable, but it is not God’s Word. Jeroboam’s logic was what we would call political economy. But can political economy solve the problem of man living under a curse? No, it cannot. As the saying goes, “The victor becomes king; the defeated becomes a bandit.”

Some sit in prison until their hair turns white. In the blink of an eye, they are over seventy years old. Looking through the iron bars, they still cannot understand why. Why? Because the foundation of their logic is this present life. What they pursue is power and money. They have forgotten that one day they will die.

When I was young, there was a major event: the Gang of Four was arrested and put on trial. Until their death, they could not understand how things had turned out this way.

Jeroboam calculated everything for this present life, but forgot one matter: the curse. When it was declared that his entire household would be killed, that those who died in the city would be eaten by dogs, and that none would receive burial, the curse had come. There was no turning back.

How many among us still carry this logic system of the present life? Let us think carefully. How many?

Baasha’s Logic

Then the word of Jehovah came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying: “Because I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, yet you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and caused My people Israel to sin, provoking Me to anger with their sins, I will surely sweep away Baasha and his house. I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat. Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city shall be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field shall be eaten by the birds of the air.”
—1 Kings 16:1–4

Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? Baasha slept with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah. Then Elah his son reigned in his place. Moreover, the word of Jehovah came by the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he did in the sight of Jehovah, provoking Him to anger by the work of his hands, becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and because he killed him.
—1 Kings 16:5–7

In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah son of Baasha began to reign over Israel in Tirzah, and he reigned two years.
—1 Kings 16:8

But Zimri, one of his officials, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him. While Elah was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, the steward of his house in Tirzah, Zimri went in and struck him down and killed him. Then he reigned in his place. This was in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah. As soon as he began to reign and sat on the throne, he killed all the household of Baasha. He did not leave him a single male, whether relatives or friends.
—1 Kings 16:9–11

Thus Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, according to the word of Jehovah which He spoke against Baasha by Jehu the prophet, because of all the sins of Baasha and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned and caused Israel to sin, provoking Jehovah God of Israel to anger with their worthless idols. Now the rest of the acts of Elah, all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
—1 Kings 16:12–14

Baasha was then a high-ranking official, a minister of the first rank. He killed Jeroboam and his entire household. After he usurped the throne, the curse came upon him.

Because he did not understand the logic of curses, he paid no attention to them. He only knew: “I must govern this nation.” But how should he govern it? First, he had to develop the national economy. How could he develop the economy? How could he make Israel united? This was not easy.

In the end, he decided that, if the Israelites were to move forward with him in one heart and one mind, he had to establish a party. What kind of party? Everyone had to worship one god—the golden calf made by Jeroboam—because that was a god.

Chinese emperors called themselves Sons of Heaven because Heaven endorsed them. “I am the chosen son of Heaven; therefore, my kingship is divinely granted.” The Israelites saw this and thought, “Wow, this truly is a god.” So they established a worthless god and created a worthless faith.

This was no small matter. Very often, people like to establish a god in order to create a whole series of forces that hold people together. But this god was not Jehovah God. This god had to obey Baasha. Baasha controlled the entire religious system. If he said a man was a priest, that man was a priest. If he removed a priest from office, then that priest was removed. Then he began to set up gods.

This thing is powerful, and people want it. In ancient times, people went to war with fifty coins. They would scatter them over the table. If every coin showed the same side, then they would say, “God will lead us to victory and deliver our enemies into our hands.” If they picked up one coin and no matter how they threw it, it always landed on the same side and never showed the other side, what should they do? They made everyone believe in them.

Where does such belief come from? It comes from ignorance. Make the people ignorant, and they become easier to manage. This is what kings in every generation have done. If everyone is clever, if each person is sharp as a monkey, then you tell him to go east and he goes west. Such people are exceedingly difficult to handle.

Baasha could think of no other solution. How could he create unity among the people of Israel? Worship the golden calf, and say, “This is Jehovah our God.” This was Baasha’s logic.

Why? He was not the first man to invent this. Jeroboam was. Jeroboam’s greatest invention was to establish a golden calf and tell the Israelites to worship it, saying, “This is the god who brought you out of Egypt.” Then the power of party, government, and army was all in Jeroboam’s hands. But even this could not withstand God’s curse. Could it?

Baasha had followed Jeroboam for so many years. Did he not know Jeroboam’s tricks? He knew. After Baasha removed Jeroboam, his own son became king. Yet no matter how he thought, he could not find another way. Why? His logic system was fixed upon this.

Brothers and sisters, if your logic system is entirely about this present life, you will certainly fall into this path. If you do not deny the notion that life itself has meaning, if you do not know that life is vanity, then it will be difficult for you to seek God. If you do not know that this present life ends in death, you will not seek eternal life.

This logic system is precisely what the church must resolve, and what Jesus Christ and all the prophets came to resolve: the logic system within man. Baasha was completely controlled by this logic. The issue of money remains a common problem. Anyone who can overcome this test is formidable.

Remember: man does not live by money. Yet you must spend money every day. How serious is this contradiction? Very serious. So Baasha, Jeroboam, and Baasha’s son Elah all fell into this pit.

Elah reigned for two years. Did he know God? No. He knew only the logic within himself. It was as though his mind had already been programmed. No matter how he calculated, it all appeared reasonable. In the end, after reigning two years, Elah was killed by his official Zimri.

Not only was Elah killed. Baasha’s sons, and Baasha’s entire household—men, women, young, and old—were all killed. Those in the city and those in the countryside were all killed. Zimri usurped the throne.

This is interesting. After Zimri had done this, did he know that Baasha was under a curse? It seemed he knew, yet he did not know. Baasha had killed Jeroboam’s entire household. There was even a prophetic word recorded there. Did Zimri know that this was a curse? No. He truly did not know.

Zimri reigned for the shortest time among all the kings of Israel: only seven days. He killed Baasha and Baasha’s household, then ascended the throne.

From a human point of view, why could he not hold things together? The other half of the army was in Omri’s hands. Omri rose up at this time to attack Zimri. He had legitimate grounds, because Zimri had rebelled, killed Baasha and his son Elah, and destroyed Baasha’s household. Omri therefore had a just cause for war. This too is the logic of this present world, is it not?

When Zimri saw this, he knew it was over. He was worse off than Li Zicheng, the rebel king who brought down the Ming dynasty. Li Zicheng reigned for eighteen days. Zimri reigned for seven days. Then he set fire to the royal palace, and when the city was taken, he burned himself to death.

If worldly people wrote this history, they would surely say that Zimri had failed to reward his followers, and had made Li Zicheng’s mistake. But was that really the matter? In fact, many things are closely tied to curses.

Zimri’s Logic

In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days in Tirzah. The people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. When the people in the camp heard that Zimri had conspired and had also killed the king, all Israel made Omri, commander of the army, king over Israel that day in the camp. Then Omri and all Israel went up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah. When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the king’s house, set the king’s house on fire over himself, and died. This was because of his sins which he committed, doing evil in the sight of Jehovah, walking in the way of Jeroboam, and committing the sin by which Jeroboam caused Israel to sin. Now the rest of the acts of Zimri and the treason he committed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
—1 Kings 16:15–20

Zimri also did not escape Jeroboam’s curse. Do you not find this strange? Jeroboam, Baasha, and Zimri were under curses, yet people could not see it. Their minds were filled with worldly matters. Is man not pitiful?

Let me give you an idea: if you can learn from history the logic of curses, you will be formidable indeed. Examine curses carefully. This thing is powerful. Who can escape the grip of a curse? Very few. Why? Because people live only for this present life. Without the logic of eternal life, they cannot escape from curses.

There was a sister among us who had raised a child and then divorced. She wanted to marry this child to a man with an intellectual disability. What kind of logic is this? Yet she thought it perfectly normal.

Challenge yourself. Do not assume that whatever you think is right must be right. Otherwise, how could we have suffered so many curses? How can a person living under a curse possibly do well? If you ask me, I would say that God’s blessing is the most important thing, and doing what is right in the eyes of Jehovah is the most important thing.

I want to tell you such logic. If you can receive it, then receive it. If not, think it over slowly. Why? Once people are set upon the logic system within themselves, they become like Jeroboam, Baasha, and Zimri. These people believed unwaveringly in their own foolishness.

Did they accomplish great things? Certainly they did. Zimri commanded half of King Baasha’s army.

Did Baasha know that Zimri beside him was dangerous? He knew. Yet he trusted Zimri greatly, and Zimri brought him down. Curses are powerful. They are directed in the spiritual realm. Zimri, Baasha, Jeroboam, and Omri were all capable men. Yet Zimri died after reigning for seven days. What was the point of living this way?

Some people always cling to luck. They think: “Surely the curse will not come upon me.” Some who live under a curse say, “Teacher, when I leave the church, do not curse me.” I say, “I guarantee that I will not curse you.” Do you not find that strange? He wants to leave the church, yet fears that a curse will come upon him. You must know that passing the test with me does you no good.

Omri’s Logic

Then the people of Israel were divided into two factions: half followed Tibni son of Ginath, to make him king, and half followed Omri. But the people who followed Omri prevailed over those who followed Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died, and Omri became king.
—1 Kings 16:21–22

In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri began to reign over Israel, and he reigned twelve years. He reigned six years in Tirzah. He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver. He built a city on the hill and named it Samaria after Shemer, the former owner of the hill. Omri did evil in the sight of Jehovah, worse than all who were before him. For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in the sin by which Jeroboam caused Israel to sin, provoking Jehovah God of Israel to anger with their worthless idols. Now the rest of the acts of Omri, the might that he showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? Omri slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. Then Ahab his son reigned in his place.
—1 Kings 16:23–28

After reading this passage, some brothers and sisters may think, “His son became king after him. That is quite good.” There is much to say about this.

Once I met the owner of a listed company. He looked deeply worried. Naturally, in front of others he considered himself very impressive. He had money, he was powerful, and many people admired him. But in private conversation, he spoke frankly. He said, “You have never been the chief executive of a listed company. You do not know how difficult it is.”

Being the chief executive of a listed company is difficult enough. Try being a king. Do not even speak of being a king. Let us speak of the church. If you want to unite the hearts of brothers and sisters in the church, how difficult is that? If you want to bring the brothers and sisters into a state of prosperity and enthusiasm, how difficult is that?

Speaking of the church, I want to share something with you. You may understand it, or you may not. I will make the effort.

I have always struggled in my heart concerning the church. What is the struggle? I have wanted very much to bring good emotional value to the brothers and sisters through certain means. Do you know how to create that emotional value? Gather hundreds of people together and have them shout with burning passion, “Charge!” Churches do this. Pyramid schemes do it too.

Have you seen the scenes at pyramid schemes? They are not ordinary scenes. They are emotionally overwhelming. Insurance companies do the same thing. It is powerful. Everybody does it.

I struggled deeply. I did away with worship and praise. People were puzzled. “How do you conduct worship and praise?” We do not. What did we lose? We lost something that could bring emotional value to the brothers and sisters. But is that thing God’s Word? No, it is not.

Omri faced the same issue. The shouting was overwhelming. There was once a pastor who did the same thing, and everyone was greatly stirred. But it did not last. If one is under a curse, can he possibly do well? No. A person under a curse cannot do well.

Later, I decided not to do it. I want to do only one thing: make everyone a people after God’s heart, and establish within everyone a logic system that belongs to God.

You must understand this. Whether in running a company or building a church, if you make people ignorant, they are easier to lead. If you make people wise, they are harder to lead. Is that not so? But our church does not want to make people ignorant.

I do not want to learn from Omri. I do not want to learn from Jeroboam, Baasha, or Zimri. I want to learn from David. Why? The reason is simple: such ways bring curses.

Many people hear that we should act according to God’s Word and say, “How is that possible?” Yet to this day, the church still strives to walk in God’s will, afraid of departing from it.

The challenges Omri faced are challenges we have also faced. How should we face them? Which path should we take? It is challenging, is it not?

For example, if I gathered everyone together to pray with great passion, I would provide plenty of emotional value. But what use would it be? Would it make people wiser? Would it make them after God’s heart? Would it establish God’s logic system within them? No.

If brothers and sisters among us receive blessings, thank God. The reason is that they have aligned with God’s will and God’s logic. Brothers and sisters must slowly deal with the logic within themselves. You must often ask yourself: “Is what I have within me right?”

Sometimes I struggle deeply. If I speak the truth, I offend people. If I do not speak, I offend God. Brothers and sisters, you must understand: making people wise is a difficult task.

For example, I may say to someone, “Look at how foolish you are. Look at your stupidity. You speak in such a ridiculous way.” Can one say such words? People argue with me until I nearly lose the love I had at first. Truly, you cannot avoid saying it. If you say it, you offend people. If you do not say it, you offend God. It is distressing.

This is exactly the kind of language found in the letters written by the apostle Paul in the Bible. It is difficult.

To build a church, we must lead people before God. We must establish a logic system that belongs to God. We must not take Scripture out of context, pulling one piece from here and another from there. Whatever we do, we need to build a logic system that accords with the laws by which things develop.

The two most important matters in a person’s life are blessing and curse. Never live under a curse. Even if you chose it yourself, living under a curse will exact an exceedingly heavy price.

Jeroboam chose it. Baasha chose it. Zimri chose it. Omri chose it. If they had known how miserable it would become, would they still have held so firmly to their ways? Their logic system deceived them. They thought they would not end up so badly because they trusted greatly in their own abilities.

Ahab’s Logic

In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab son of Omri began to reign over Israel. Ahab son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of Jehovah more than all who were before him. As if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he took Jezebel, daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, as his wife, and went and served Baal and worshiped him. He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal which he built in Samaria. Ahab also made an Asherah. Ahab did more to provoke Jehovah God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him.
—1 Kings 16:29–33

Do you understand? Ahab also carried out what people call ideological work, and he did it especially well. Jeroboam set up a golden calf, but Ahab replaced it with Asherah and Baal. These things came with sex and entertainment, and the people loved them.

There were temple prostitutes in Samaria. The economy was booming. Every industry was highly developed and could satisfy every kind of desire. This was what Ahab did. Ahab did it even more effectively than Jeroboam.

Do you know that there are many pillars in Southeast Asia carved in a shape resembling the male sexual organ? That is Asherah. The people loved such things. Therefore, Ahab’s logic was: “He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world.”

But here was the problem: by doing this, he offended God and came under a curse. Yet though he offended God, the economy was still prosperous. Can you understand this? Ahab’s territory was the largest since Israel became a nation. Its economic output and GDP were at their best. Because of this system, every industry flourished.

The ideological work was well done. People’s physical desires were also satisfied. The hearts of the people were certainly inclined toward King Ahab. If there had been an election, Ahab would certainly have been elected. Once you arrange all these things, would it not seem good? But he was under a curse, and in the end Ahab did not die well.

Therefore, Ahab’s logic was even more detestable. This is why the Bible says that he did more evil in the sight of Jehovah than all the kings before him. He reigned twenty-two years. That was no small achievement. But after reigning twenty-two years, do you think this was good or bad? Some may think it was good. In fact, he did seem to live quite well, did he not?

To reign for so many years and make the economy so prosperous—was that not impressive? Yet he was still under a curse. Jezebel was also very clever. Ahab had seventy sons. Not all were born of Jezebel; many were born of other concubines. Yet Jezebel managed everything in perfect order. She was truly capable.

Therefore, I want to say this: does a good economy mean that one is not under a curse? No, that is not the case. What, then, should we look at to determine whether one is under a curse? If we do not look at the economy, what should we look at? We must look at God’s Word.

I am deeply moved by this. During Ahab’s days, it did not rain for three years, and he was greatly troubled. Why? Because there had been a very great prophet named Elijah. Once he declared it, there was no rain on the earth. Later, Elijah prayed, and the rain came.

This is interesting. If you do not understand that a good economy can still coexist with life under a curse, then look at the wealthy. It is not that I hate the rich. Many wealthy people have many problems. Do you think they live so comfortably? Even if God does not deal with you directly, He may allow a few demons to trouble you. Observe slowly, and you will understand.

As for me, I must live under God’s blessing.

Hiel the Bethelite Did Not Believe in Curses

In Ahab’s days, Hiel of Bethel rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn, he laid its foundation; and at the cost of Segub his youngest son, he set up its gates, according to the word of Jehovah which He spoke by Joshua son of Nun.
—1 Kings 16:34

How many years before was Joshua? It was many years earlier. God had spoken through Joshua: if anyone rebuilt Jericho in the future, he would lose his firstborn when he laid its foundation, and lose his youngest son when he set up its gates. And this indeed happened.

Who could rebuild Jericho? A wealthy man. Moreover, Jericho was in an excellent geographical location. Hiel did not take the matter of curses seriously. He thought: “Who is Joshua? Can he compare with me, Hiel of Bethel? I am the richest man in Israel. If I cough, Israel’s economy trembles!”

Hiel was formidable. He was a man whose wealth could rival a nation. He did not like the state of Jericho, so he decided to rebuild its walls and lay its foundation. After the foundation was laid, his son indeed died.

Would Hiel have considered this a curse? He never thought in such terms. Instead, he would say, “Ah, that was simply my son’s fate.” What kind of person is most exhausting to talk to? A person who has his own explanation for everything: “My son was careless. He ate the wrong thing and got food poisoning. If the doctor had arrived earlier, he would not have died.”

Such an explanation sounds reasonable. It seems that the matter has nothing to do with a curse. Then, when he set up the gates, he lost his youngest son as well. Hiel truly refused to believe.

It is not a question of whether you believe in it or not. A curse is a curse. Whether you believe it or not, it will come upon you. If a person is under a curse, it will certainly become visible.

Everyone should think carefully and understand these two matters: blessing and curse. No matter how arrogant Hiel was, he could not withstand the curse. Could he? This thing called a curse will come uninvited, whether you believe in it or not.

If we wrote the stories of Jeroboam, Baasha, Zimri, Omri, and Ahab in the Book of Kings, their stories would be like bloody dramas. Are there lessons from success? Yes. Are there bloody stories? There are many.

Why does 1 Kings, after reaching chapter 16, write about the curse that came upon Hiel of Bethel during the reign of King Ahab? It is to show that, among these kings who came under curses, were there those who lost their firstborn? Yes. Were there those who lost their youngest sons? Yes. Were there those who became leprous? Yes. There were many such things.

No matter how capable you are, even if you are king, you cannot withstand a curse.

This chapter speaks of the bloody dramas of those living under curses. One episode after another unfolds. It is still unfolding in our generation. Do you believe it or not?

We must understand curses clearly. We must know that curses certainly come from God. If a man does not do what is right in the eyes of Jehovah, but deliberately does what is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, he will certainly come under a curse.

May God bless you all!