Heralds Digest

“Now all the captains of the forces, Johanan the son of Kareah, Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people, from the least to the greatest, came near and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please, let our petition be acceptable to you, and pray for us to the LORD your God, for all this remnant (since we are left but a few of many, as you can see), that the LORD your God may show us the way in which we should walk and the thing we should do.”” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭42:1-3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.42.1-3.nkjv Building trust on the invisible things is the most challenging aspect of a desirable relationship with God. It is rather easier to build confidence on human intelligence than building a senseless castle in the air. Even when a religious man is compelled to desire divine counsel, he is looking for a favourable authentication of already made-up mindsets. After the remnant of the Jews in Judah realized the unfortunate devastation their nesting with strong-will has produced, they ...

“But ten men were found among them who said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have treasures of wheat, barley, oil, and honey in the field.” So he desisted and did not kill them among their brethren.” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭41:8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.41.8.nkjv Hate speech and social violence are sometimes motivated by a misconception of the real value in self, fellow citizens, workers, and colleagues. Given the opportunity, the monster is capable of destroying the social setting of good faith like that of Governor Gedaliah. He was struck to death by his visitors after a friendly mealtime fellowship, apparently without an opportunity to arrest the uninvited rampage. But when the monster visited the ‘special ten men’, they presented themselves as a reliable asset; and the strategy worked. The strategy of attempting to arrest the monster of hate speech and social violence as a liability often lead to an escalation of social disorder. Whereas, the presentation of the good virtues i...