Heralds Digest

  “ Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes look to the Lord our God, Until He has mercy on us. Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us! For we are exceedingly filled with contempt. ” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭123‬:‭2‬-‭3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Human contempt at any time doesn’t always start without some layers of mercies. Otherwise, there would be no catch in the enemies’ plan for human messes. Therefore, contempt is a necessity of life under the influence of the realities of depravity, degradation, and devastation. Depending on the settings from home, workplace, ministries, and institutions, everyone is made to look up for mercy from the hands of some masters. Unfortunately, the initiative in search of good and merciful masters often lead many people into complex complications of contempt. For example, the experience of David in the hands of his master king Saul is a sufficient example of complex complications of con...

  “ Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come— In the volume of the book it is written of Me— To do Your will, O God .’ ”” Hebrews‬ ‭10‬:‭7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ It is amazing how the acknowledgment of God’s displeasure in the sacrifices of animals for remission of sin led to the absolute submission of Jesus Christ as the sacred Lamb of God. “Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: “ Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, But a body You have prepared for Me ” (Hebrews‬ ‭10‬:‭5). Elsewhere, the scriptures speak of the Son of God’s humble acceptance of the human body prepared for Him as the Son of man, up unto the death on the cross of Calvary (Philippians 2:8). The major point here is that absolute submission to the Will of God brings perfect peace in the hearts of the people of God. Unfortunately, whenever there are reservations dictated by self will, we will continue to struggle with actions and inaction of people and events around us. But the moment we are graciously assisted to move hig...