Heralds Digest

““O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?” says the LORD. “Look, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel!” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭18:6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.18.6.nkjv Concocted as a putty-like clay modelling compound, play-doh is pliable, non-toxic, reusable, and a non-staining object of creativity for kids. Every kid loves the idea of getting whatever is imaginable at will out of play-doh, without the slightest reservation. And God being the potter, while the house of Israel is liked as the play-doh, God appeared to suggest to prophet Jeremiah "I love having fun with the work of my hands". Unfortunately, believers struggle to resist God's interest in having fun with their made-up plans for developments and progressions in life. But as soon as they submit to remain in His hands (a play-doh is a useless compound mould when outside the reach of kid's play), God remains committed to making something beautiful out...

“As for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd who follows You, Nor have I desired the woeful day; You know what came out of my lips; It was right there before You.” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭17:16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.17.16.nkjv Impulse followers may not readily set out to be unreliable; they are probably forced by circumstances of life to seek refreshment in hollow cisterns with no sustaining waters. When the health life of a minister like prophet Jeremiah became shaken and tried, it took a strong faith to defend the faithfulness of the Lord to His promises. As a faithful shepherd, prophet Jeremiah endured his woeful day without blasphemy the name of the Lord. A Shepherd who has not been proved to retain commitment to following the Lord, in spite of the challenges of life, is not qualified to be followed or taken seriously. Faith in the Lord believes in the statement of God's mercies more than the status of His manifestation. And when delay suffers denial, the faith...