Heralds Digest

“And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’...So they answered and said to Jesus, “We do not know.” And Jesus answered and said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”” ‭‭Mark‬ ‭11:31, 33‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/mrk.11.31,33.nkjv Struggling for relevance and attentiveness is somewhat related. The more crowd a public figure is able to pull always appear to represent the significant test of his relevance and popularity. And being threatened by Jesus’ public appearances and the poll of public attentiveness, the chief priests, scribes, and elders of the temple came with the question “By what authority are you doing these things? And Who gave you the authority to do these things?”. Fortunately, the response of Jesus exposed the major root of their problem: the unwillingness to submit their attentiveness to the authority of God. Likewise, the frequent cat fight over rel...

““And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”” ‭‭Mark‬ ‭11:25-26‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/mrk.11.25-26.nkjv By starting the teaching on forgiveness with the use of a conjunction “and”, the interrelationship between the subject of faith in God and the unwillingness to forgive others is obvious. The unwillingness to forgive others in the heart indicates a lack of faith in the God of heaven. When an offence due to the actions or inaction of fellow human being influence and entertain the thoughts of man, the ability to focus on God as the only Source of provision and prosperity is compromised. Jesus said it is like designing a self-locking system against one’s open access to the throne of grace. Invariably, contemplating on the negative effects of offences is a subtle allocation of releva...