Heralds Digest

  “But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.” James‬ ‭1:6-8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ The concept of waiting is the major challenge in the subject of believers’ faith in the business of asking and receiving. Every shortcut or alternative route to waiting is always attractive. Whereas, the confusion remains how to play safe while pursuing faith and facts at the same time. For example, experiencing faith in God while waiting for the promised conception and children-bearing is difficult to align with the alternate exploring of the fact about pregnancy through intro-vitro-fertilization (IVF). While both options produce useful solutions, waiting by faith actually becomes unstable on the sea of public opinion and the myriad of alternative plans for human intervention. Notwithstanding, proper waiting prod...

  “Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.” Hebrews‬ ‭13:20-21‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Good work and good workers on every project in life are the basic requirements for great accomplishments. Even in spiritual accomplishments, the combination of good work and great Shepherd (speaking of the earthly accomplishments of the Jesus Christ in his humanity) should have been sufficient or complete. Whereas, the imperative of the God factor is presented here to “ make you complete in every good work to do His will ”. Therefore, above the limits of human diligence and the unquestionable selection of laudable projects lie the incredible measure of God’s grace for all complete accomplishments in life. Even if acceptable to man, good w...