Heralds Digest

  “ Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy, And teach me Your statutes. I am Your servant; Give me understanding, That I may know Your testimonies. ” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119‬:‭124‬-‭125‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ There is nothing so refreshing in this world of confusion than knowing the truth and being totally unbounded by the truth. When the psalmist says “ Give me understanding, That I may know Your testimonies ”, he wasn’t referring to head knowledge. Whereas, religious people are full of the knowledge of the word of God, without the liberating power of the truth in the words. Oftentimes, the real refreshments come from the demonstration of the knowledge of the word of God on love, meekness, and peace through our day to day activities; and the practical handling of the challenges of life. These fellowship experiences bring down the presence of God and the real refreshments, even when our outward experiences and exposures speak of darkness and imprisonment. As we proceed into a new week and fellows...

  “ This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men. ” ‭‭Titus‬ ‭3‬:‭8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Good works are easy to maintain in an atmosphere with apparent competition for good works; but such an atmosphere is out of this world. In our world, good works are politically motivated for personal benefits. Whereas, ‘those who have believed in God ’ and not in themselves are always careful to maintain good works. It takes an undiluted showering of the mercy of God to maintain good works, especially in the atmosphere of hatred, harassment, and hostility. The fact is that consistency in merciful maintenance is a demonstration of the believer's faith in God as the only Rewarder of good works. Unfortunately, those who wouldn’t be consistent because of their reasonable response to hatred, harassment, and hostility in their world have succeeded in cutting th...