Heralds Digest

  “ As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So the Lord surrounds His people From this time forth and forever. For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest On the land allotted to the righteous, Lest the righteous reach out their hands to iniquity. ” Psalms 125 : 2 - 3 NKJV The natural instinct for everyone is to quack in front of mountains, especially the intimidating ones. For example, the mountains of sickness, financial crises, professional failures, economic instability, and social insecurity create fear and loss of confidence in the promises of the Lord. Invariably, whenever we are surrounded by mountains, the tendency for all of God’s people is to completely forget that they are equally surrounded by the mover of mountains. Therefore, we need to constantly be reminded like the psalmist that “ As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So the Lord surrounds His people From this time forth and forever “. Guess what? While our God is immovable and His promises are irrevocable, believ...

  “ Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers; The snare is broken, and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. ” Psalms 124 : 7 - 8 NKJV Hunting helps often do not readily set out for hurt; but rather the promotion of a selective offering of help to detractors. Unfortunately, by setting snares, the hunting helps from the fowlers are dragged into a hurtful mission for damage control and coverups. For example, king Saul was engaged into the dragnet of ‘hunting helps ’ to preserve the royal lineage for Jonathan and his household, at the expense of David - the Lord’s anointed. And like the psalmist, when the righteous people of God fall into the dragnet or the snare of the fowlers, their faith in God as the only custodian of holistic help is usually challenged. Whereas, the ‘hunting helps ’ are limited in scope, space, and seasons, compared to the holistic help from the maker of heaven and earth. Even when it appears the ‘...