Heralds Digest

  “ And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.” Matthew 28 : 8 - 10 KJV While the intended thrust of truth is freedom and not fear, the resurrection story of Jesus Christ brought the strange dynamics of fear and great joy down the spine of the women who were at the sepulchre for a repression story. Obviously, fear is evidence of lack of faith. Faith in the promises of God is bolstered by every believer’s encounter with truth. “ Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me ” is the fundamental truth thrust in our journey of faith. It implies that until we are confident to live daily to s...

  “ And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: he took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people .” Exodus 13 : 21 - 22 KJV Expectedly, if the presence of the LORD in the midst of His people is practiced as a pillow, the journey through the wilderness will have attracted great calm and not chaos. The pillar of a cloud would have readily and relaxingly led them through the way in the day; and the pillar of fire will take the shift in the night. But no, the activities of caterpillars are always louder in the ears of the people than the assurances of pillars. Whereas, the essence of pillows is rest and not restiveness. The moment the Lord gives out His words and shows the evidence of His presence in the affairs of His people, there is always no need to ever get agitated by the activities of caterpillars. More oft...