Heralds Digest

  ” For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence. But the path of the just is like the shining sun, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day. The way of the wicked is like darkness; They do not know what makes them stumble .“ Proverbs‬ ‭4‬:‭17‬-‭19‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ If the wicked way can readily be offered the bread of wickedness and the wine of violence, it implies that smart ways are not necessarily the wise ways. In the enemy’s deceptive plan, man is easily driven by a long throat, loose appetite, and lofty lifestyle. Once the carrots are dangled, the carnal man is no longer sensitive to what makes him stumble. Unfortunately, even the redeemed of the Lord are readily deceived and distracted from the wise ways; by following the path of 1. Forgetfulness; 2. Self-confidence; 3. Lustfulness; 4. Dryness; 5. Envy and Position-seeking; 6. Idolatry; and 7. Disobedience. Whereas, the path of the just is like the shining sun because it attracts the wise ways with a de...

  ” Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her. ”“ Matthew‬ ‭26‬:‭13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ It is important to note how the useful undertaking of an unknown woman became a household reference, because of her useful understanding of the determinate counsel of God. Compared to the undertaking of a known and privileged Judas Iscariot, both undertakings were useful; but the useful undertaking of Judas doesn’t emanate from a useful understanding of the determinate counsel of God: ” The Son of Man indeed goes just as it is written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born “ (Matthew‬ ‭26‬:‭24‬). Likewise, none of human undertakings in the world (good, ugly, bad, wicked, friendly, hostile, etc) are useless in the economy of God’s determinate counsel; but only those who are inspired by useful understanding of God’s purposes,...