Heralds Digest

   “ For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” I Thessalonians 5 : 7 - 8 , 16 - 18 NKJV Night is symbolic of a loss of consciousness; and agents of darkness often sedate their victims with unconsciousness to carry out their acts of evil and wickedness without restraint. Unfortunately, believers wilfully encourage self-sedation through worldliness and the pursuit of worldly riches. The night norms are simply the adoption of societal lifestyles, professional practices, and social relationships that are antithetical to divine inspiration. And the rule of the thumb is for believers to dissociate themselves from any association or engagement where prayer and consistent fellowship with God are discourag...

  “ Prepare your outside work, Make it fit for yourself in the field; And afterward build your house.” Proverbs 24 : 27 NKJV Against life’s common desires for fast food, fun, friendship, and everything, proper foundation for a worthwhile project is mostly laid on solid grounds that require rigour and perseverance. “ Prepare your outside work“ is a symbolic expression for unfriendly navigation, wilderness experiences, and the frustrating challenges that represent the props for solid business development, friendly partnerships, fruitful marital relationships, and successful ministerial accomplishments. For example, the prosperity of Joseph in the palace of Egypt was built on the foundation of his pit expenditure among brethren, Potiphar’s household experience with a sex abuser, and prison’s exposure to the palace gatekeepers. If Joseph had not prepared to make honesty, humanity, and humility out of the pit and prison experiences, he wouldn’t have been ready to take up the responsib...