Heralds Digest

  “This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭118:24‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Without the right perspective on control in life, the end of story relating to mess is always anguish and pain. Unfortunately, the incitement  of mess in a promising career, business, family and ministerial life is always one of the best-selling stories. Even when someone attempts to get the mess stories behind, reporters are often quick to tag every present event with the negative issues in the past. Whereas, the psalmist‘s proposition here is always the right perspective. The sovereign God has never ever lost control in all of life’s messy situations and circumstances. The mess in a believer’s life is inconsequential, compared to the pool of God’s mercy and providence for every new day. When we focus on someone or something else as the agent of our mess, we lose focus on God’s mercy and providence. But like the psalmist, those who truly believe that God is the Lord over our l...

  “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples! For His merciful kindness is great toward us, And the truth of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭117:1-2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ One of the smartest ways of avoiding the reliability challenges in human relationships is simply the refusal to make promises; or the making of promises with sufficient ‘fine print’ and disclaimer. For example, marriage covenants are being replaced or interpreted with common-law contracts; full-time employment is given way to time-bound job contracts, etc. When circumstances change and performance wavers along the way, people are willing to walk away without too much encumbrances. But ‘Praise the Lord’ , God’s promises and truth on believers’ protection, preservation, prosperity, and promotion are not time-bound. The truth of the Lord endures forever. Unfortunately, the major challenge is the time-bound behaviour or reliability of God’s testifiers. It is easier for believers to cook ...