Heralds Digest

  “ Now consider this, ye that forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver. Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: And to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God .” Psalm 50 : 22 - 23 KJV The fact that the scriptures promote the salvation of God implies the existence of salvation from other sources. Candidly, every offer of salvation and deliverance in life that doesn’t glorify God is a salvation from Satan. Yes, Satan's salvation is designed ultimately for the destruction of its buyers (John 10:10). Unfortunately, all pursuits of excellence, success, and prosperity in life, career, and ministry attract more active conversations with agents who promote Satan’s salvation than listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit that serves the Saviour’s salvation. By their use of the tools of pleasure, pressure, and persecution, many mighty men have been lured to forget God; and they have been slaughtered on the altar of Satan's sa...

   “ Gather my saints together unto me; Those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: For God is judge himself. Selah .” Psalm 50 : 5 - 6 KJV Much of life’s happenings in believers’ lives are attributed to the actions and inaction of people and principalities outside their control because they are not gathered unto God. When children are negatively influenced by the aggressive world of social media and the increasingly licentiousness of their school curricula, believers often throw up their arms in disbelief, disarray and disappointment. Marriages break. Ministry drags. Mountains mount against believers’ life engagements because we fail to realize the potency of our sweet fellowship with God. Whereas, “ Gather my saints together unto me “ is God’s passionate call unto all the redeemed saints of God to a fellowship in prayer and meditation on His promises. This saint sacrifice is the only key to practicing the presence of...

  “ This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” Joshua 1 : 8 - 9 KJV The right perspective of liberty is freedom from oppression and right to free decisions and the dignity of life in any system. Whenever this liberty is misconstrued as licentiousness or lawlessness, the system becomes unsafe. Invariably, a lawful life is designed for a guided enjoyment of all resources within the system, with a careful escape from the interference of evil and wickedness within the system. Therefore, when God said to Joshua “ This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and nig...

   “ Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.” Luke 20 : 37 - 38 KJV Besides Christ’s reference to Moses in support of His teaching on resurrection, Moses once prayed for wisdom to appreciate long life in God’s perspective. Unfortunately, the carnal perspective of long life is limited to the celebration of birthdays, good health, material prosperity, and professional achievements. Whereas, even when Moses had lived a celebrated life of good leadership before the children of Israel, delivered a befitting celebration of life for himself with blessings on the congregation, and was buried by God Himself in a valley on the mountain of Nebo in the land of Moab, the scriptures still testified that “ And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force aba...

  “ Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; That ye may tell it to the generation following. For this God is our God for ever and ever: He will be our guide even unto death .” Psalm 48 : 13 - 14 KJV One of the menaces of the Gen-Z generation is the replacement of the ‘divine natives ’ with the ‘digital natives ’. Parents have a lot of digital upgrades to communicate the characteristics of faith and godliness before this generation can see God through their social media. Notwithstanding, the psalmist has captured the inspirational guideline. For the almighty God to be our generational Guide, children must clearly see God transparently through their parents, as in “ Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; That ye may tell it to the generation following“ . Whether in the Stone Age to ‘digital age ’, God still guides the meek hearts through prayer, pondering, and preaching. When we pray to God and not to the principalities and powers in times of our challenges, chil...

“ And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin: for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.” Luke 19 : 20 - 21 KJV  “ Occupy till I come ” in the kingdom business on earth remains a standing commandment of the Lord to all His disciples, while He goes to prepare the heavenly kingdom. As faithful followers obey the commandment by engaging their talents, treasures, and time for kingdom business, fearful followers waste these resources and opportunities on excuses, not actually because they fear the Lord. They are apparently intimidated by the actions and inaction of bullies and unbelievers, who have vowed that the kingdom business is not fashionable, inappropriate, and unacceptable to their earthly lifestyle and norms. Therefore, fearful followers are compromisers and believers without backbones, who are more interested in ungodly practices and...