Heralds Digest

“Moreover you see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but throughout almost all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are not gods which are made with hands.” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭ 19:26 ‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/act.19.26.nkjv     Diligence in business is naturally designed to be blessed with creativity, riches and prosperity. However, the limit of diligent hands is the promotion before Kings and the earnings of self-respect in the society. Unfortunately, the godless often is drifted to promote the work of his hands into the self-created vacuum in his life. The godless will readily seek healing for his Down syndrome by worshiping the works of his own hands. Such predicament represented the practice of the Ephesians before the intervention of Paul...”Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are not gods which are made with hands”. Simply, God helps the seemingly helpless and does not need the assistance of any ha...

“For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, brought no small profit to the craftsmen. He called them together with the workers of similar occupation, and said: “Men, you know that we have our prosperity by this trade.” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭19:24-25‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/act.19.24-25.nkjv A genuine pursuit of God always comes with notable opportunity cost. For the converts in Ephesus, the gain of the grace that brings salvation was sufficient reason for the destruction of their curious arts until the provocation from Demetrius created a stir. The basis of this stir represents a predominant influence in the comparative assessment of the different types of gain in various circles of life. Even in the gospel or general trade of life, the pursuit of the will of God becomes complicated when human considerations of prosperity overrides the divine interest. Whereas, the scriptures recommend the priority of godliness over all greedy considerations, incl...