Heralds Digest

  ” Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright; For the future of that man is peace “ ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭37‬:‭37‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “ Violence against the kingdom of heaven and the violent taking it by force ” is a scriptural reference to spiritual battle for God’s promises by kingdom citizens; and it is not applicable to their expected experiences with elements in the kingdom of this world. Kingdom citizens are supposed to be God's ambassadors with the genuine understanding of peace in our troubled and corrupt world. Because of their experiences of inner peace and salvation from corruption, the peace princes are sometimes subjected to the opposite of peaceful experience, including ridicule, roughness, and restiveness. And while the world knows how to smartly manipulate these realities with fake peace initiatives, unrighteousness, and political maneuvering, a peace Prince must be calm and collected by the grace of God. Unfortunately, sincere peace initiatives cannot be pursued on a barrel of gu...

  ” Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise.“ ‭‭Luke‬ ‭6‬:‭30‬-‭31‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ In a period of austerity measures, it is readily easy to ignore calls from the needy and treat all attention as a nuisance. Yet the Lord says “ Give to everyone who asks of you!”. Can anyone give what he doesn’t have? Since the answer is ‘No !’, it implies believers always have something to give to the needy. Funnily, the supposedly poor believers have something to give to the rich people in their lives. The greatest gift in life is not the material things but the heart of compassion; and the compassionate heart flows generously at all times. “ Give to everyone who asks of you ” is not the same thing as “ Give to everyone what is asked of you” . Attention is always a gift, followed by the exchange of prayer support towards finding how the needs can be addressed together. Obviously, the...