Heralds Digest

  “ Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and true before the Lord his God. And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered.” II Chronicles 31 : 20 - 21 NKJV All-round and all-season prosperity is absolutely impossible without the ‘good and right and true before the Lord his God’ certification of a believer's works and services. As demonstrated in the principle of prosperity to Joshua, king Hezekiah did create a system of meditation in the laws of the Lord and a consistent, wholehearted observance of His counsel. Unfortunately, believers today have invented several prosperity pathways that are paved with cheating, compromises and corruption. Like Manasseh the son of Hezekiah, those who have plied on these corrupt pathways can attest to their remuneration of restiveness and ultimate retribution from the Lord. Even when the exce...

  “ Moreover he commanded the people who dwelt in Jerusalem to contribute support for the priests and the Levites, that they might devote themselves to the Law of the Lord .” II Chronicles 31 : 4 NKJV While it is ludicrous or pitiable that some believers struggled with a cheerful release of their tithes and offerings to the Lord, the offering of support for all good courses within every believer’s sphere of influence is expected to be a lifestyle. This support  service  includes believer’s extension of love and encouragement to everyone towards encouraging all to abound in their pursuit of godliness. King Hezekiah leveraged this mindset by mobilizing the citizens of Judah to support the service of the priests and the Levites. Why? “ That they might devote themselves to the Law of the Lord ”. Without buying the distraction by many belly-motivated ministers on self-employment, a sincere service support is a lifestyle of showing love and godliness for all who are endowed ...