Heralds Digest

“Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from Him the right way for us and our little ones and all our possessions.” ‭‭Ezra‬ ‭8:21‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.us/114/ezr.8.21.nkjv The subtle danger in self-confidence is the finding of the edges of over-confidence in the pursuit of excellence. In forum among men, lack of self-confidence is a signal for irresponsibility. However, operating in a self-confident mode often disables the expected sensitivity to divine guidance and assistance. Unfortunately, overcoming the danger in the switch between confidence in self and confidence in God requires a consistent evaluation of the source of confidence in the secret place. Ezra and his companion had started the journey by leaving no doubt about their confidence in God. But when Ezra realized the carnal propensity to proceed without the presence of the Lord, he activated the power of the secret place. Continuous show in the publi...

“Then, by the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, with his sons and brothers, eighteen men; and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty men;” ‭‭Ezra‬ ‭8:18-19‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/ezr.8.18-19.nkjv When the scriptures say money answers everything, the mind of man often fail to accept that everything money can buy is referred. Beyond what money can buy in any project are weighty matters that bother on the guided inference or relevance of the project for life and humanity. Irrelevant and misguided projects may be highly expensive, the cost cannot be traded for the needed relevance for the project. When Ezra realized the absence of supports from the Levites on his proposed project in Jerusalem, he quickly acknowledged the limits of the supports from the king of Artaxerxes. It is important to note that getting all polit...