Heralds Digest

  “He who observes the wind will not sow, And he who regards the clouds will not reap.” ‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭11:4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ It is true that motivation and good encouragement are great resources for productivity in life; but the absence of encouraging weather, economy, or environment is not a tenable excuse for the lack of productivity. Consistency in the use of our talent, treasure and time in life is simply a picture of whether we are distinguished delegates of God or not. Those who not distinguished do readily switch delegations and allegiances, depending on the circumstances of life. Unfortunately, the wind and the clouds are mostly distinguished delegates in their own right; but those who refused to be distinguished do give excuses based on the focused activities of the wind and clouds. Therefore, let the wind continue to blow and the clouds continue to drop dews; distinguished delegates will continue to sow their assigned seeds of righteousness and reap the joy of the Lord.

  “If the ax is dull, And one does not sharpen the edge, Then he must use more strength; But wisdom brings success.” ‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭10:10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Since wisdom is always a principal thing, it is not surprising that everyone needs to wise up the edge to get a good wedge on the circumstances of life. All alternatives to godly wisdom, including corruption, wickedness, and strenuous labour, brings failure and disappointment. Unfortunately, many workers at home, workplaces, and in our society have a misconstrued understanding of the concept of success; and have always use wicked wiles on the edges to secure a bad wedge on almost all of life’s engagements. But truth be told, true success is not just surrounded by peace of mind; it is birthed by the wisdom of God, righteousness, peace and joy of the Lord. It is always true that an edge in life without the principal thing cannot give a wise wedge. Therefore, dullness is not just the absence of fruitful strategies in life’s engagements; i...