Heralds Digest

  “ But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.” Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.” James 4 : 6 , 10 NKJV When the scriptures speak about the heart of man as the source of the explosive evil in our world, it decimated all human combats and peace accords against the power of evils. As Albert Einstein once said, ‘I do not fear the explosive power of the atom bomb. What I fear is the explosive power of evil in the human heart.' Unfortunately, pride and unwillingness to submit under the power of God often make believers to champion the course of evil in our homes, workplaces, institutions, and societies. Whereas, what we all need on a daily basis is more grace to be humble; and evil will be completely stamped out from all circles within our sphere of influence. Whenever we get subdued by evil, we make mistakes with our assumptions, suspicions, and accusations; but when more grace comes with ...

  “ But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace .” James 3 : 17 - 18 NKJV Wise works are usually misrepresented as proud works until they are proven otherwise. This is because carnal wisdom does nothing better than self-projection and image laundering, through the building of personal profiles by breaking down peaceful participation. Whereas, the actual wise works do exactly the opposite of the deliverables of carnal wisdom. Truth be told, there is no way the true wise works can operate with purity, peace, gentleness, submission, mercy, and goodness in our polluted world, without the divine connection of the heart of man and the spirit of God. Little wonders why our works and social interactions are readily polluted by envy, malice, and wickedness, whenever the heart is left to take care of...