Heralds Digest

  “ So Samuel said, “When you were little in your own eyes, were you not head of the tribes of Israel? And did not the Lord anoint you king over Israel?” 1 Samuel 15:17 NKJV Anyone who understands king Saul knows that he was a goal getter. And the life ambitions of goal getters are simply finishing well, irrespective of how they start. Unfortunately, Saul failed to finish well because of misalignment between his goal and that of God. But how is “ When you were little in your own eyes, were you not head of the tribes of Israel? ” anything to do with goal getting? Being little in one’s eyes implies prioritizing God’s goal, instead of promoting personal ambitions. Truthfully, it is earlier to maintain being little in one’s eyes when personal achievements and accomplishments are out of the way. And while king Saul cannot keep these distractions out of the way, Saul of Tarsus did quite well with preventing personal ambitions from invading the space of God’s goal. Little wonder the late...

  “ So, when he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him. If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and glorify Him immediately. ” John 13:31-32 NKJV There is always a good feeling and accomplishment when a god-given assignment is completed in a god-honoured approach. Jesus started His earthly ministry by prayer and fellowship with God; and by the acknowledgment “ Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him “, He had no doubt God has been glorified by His obedience and attention to details. Unlike Jesus, Saul started well; but ended foolishly: “ And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which He commanded you. For now the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever ”. 1 Samuel 13:­13)” Unfortunately, in pursuit of God’s vision and assignment in life and ministry, we are all easily tempted to struggle with the shar...