Heralds Digest

  “ Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day. Through Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way .”  Psalms 119 : 97 , 104 NKJV One of the drawbacks of liberal mindsets is the freedom to explore personal will, popular principles and private dedication. Unfortunately, the pursuit of knowing and doing the will of God is becoming old—-fashioned in the light of empirical evidence. Notwithstanding, the scriptural exigency for believers to ‘Take heed to thyself ’ is ever relevant to wayfaring pilgrims. And to sincerely love the prescribed precepts of the Lord, believers must consistently learn how to (1) Meditatively study of the word of God - 1 Timothy 4:16; (2) Dedicate oneself to God for a reasonable service - Romans 12:1-2; and (3) Devote oneself to the welfare of others - Acts 20:28.  Since the prescribed precepts would not make the promiscuous practices in our world go away, it takes only a personal devotion for anyone to love ...

  “ All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. ” II Timothy 3 : 16 - 17 NKJV When the psalmist says elsewhere that “ It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes ( Psalms 119 : 71 )”, he echoes the factual revelation that the BIBLE is aimed at serving as everyone’s basic instructions before leaving earth. It is instructive to underscore the reason why God recommends meditation on His precepts as the proven prerequisite for true prosperity in life. And here Apostle Paul expounded to Timothy that besides its serving as the basic instructions for righteousness, the entire holy writ provides both reproof and correction in believers’ daily engagements or disengagement for righteousness. When we breathe in the inspired words of the Lord during our quiet time, we breathe them out...