Heralds Digest

  “ And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. ” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:7-8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ If God is more sensitive to our needs than we often think, the whole essence of prayer is probably more about listening than asking. Unfortunately, additional investment of praying resources is easily focussed on pouring out our needs, requests and heart desires to God. Whereas, God truly knows the things we need of before we ask Him. More often than not, prayer is meant to train our hearts to listen to God more than begging God to listen to us. In fact, when we eventually transition fully into the spirit of prayer, we basically ask God what He has settled to do for us. Therefore, rather than coming into the presence of God with vain repetitions of empty desires, the singular aim of prayer from a sincere child of God is learn...

  “ But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly .” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:3-4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Corporate collaboration promotes unity, cooperation, and efficiency in every system with an evidence of divided interests. Even in the household of faith, Christian services and offerings are often assembled for a corporate collaboration in prayer, fasting, and in the rendering of common interests. But when a private attention is drawn to an individual interest, the rendering of a private service in this case is called a charitable collaboration between two parties (i.e., a benefactor, and a beneficiary). Beyond the common good of a corporate collaboration, it is acknowledged that the hidden interest of many benefactors is fame and attention seeking. Therefore, even when a charitable collaboration is intended, a carnal-minded benefactor will ext...