Heralds Digest

  “ When your fathers tested Me; They tried Me, though they saw My work. For forty years I was grieved with that generation, And said, ‘It is a people who go astray in their hearts, And they do not know My ways.’ So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest .’ ”” Psalms‬ ‭95‬:‭9‬-‭11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ When Christ invited the people to “ Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest ” (Matthew‬ ‭11‬:‭28‬), did anyone bother to find out the promised rest is the same as the perceived rest? In any case, there is no doubt that the generation of the children of Israel that were redeemed from Egypt got it all wrong; and God responded in His wrath ‘They shall not enter My rest ’. How different is the mindset of the redeemed of the Lord today on God’s promised rest? Praise God for the scriptural revelation of the source of misconceptions across all generations. It is always not sufficient to boast of knowing the work of God; we must equally learn how to ultimat...

  “ The fear of the Lord leads to life, And he who has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited with evil. ”‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭19‬:‭23‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ If satisfaction is simple as trade and barter, the poor would have had nothing to compete with the lords or those in privileged positions, with privileged prosperities, and by privileged opportunities in the world. Although satisfaction operates by a simple law, its understanding is simply complex to those whose priorities are dictated by a largely diverse conflict of interests. For example, a satisfaction in wealth, position of authority, or excellence of knowledge is complicated by the diverse fear of the users’ conflict of interests, including family members, workplace principals, diversity in product satisfaction, etc. Even when it appears the body’s accomplishment can be celebrated at one point or the other, the soul’s satisfaction is only given by the Lord. That’s the reason why only “ The fear of the Lord leads to life, And he...