Heralds Digest

  “ Thus says the Lord: “For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because he pursued his brother with the sword, And cast off all pity; His anger tore perpetually, And he kept his wrath forever.” Amos 1 : 11 NKJV One of the greatest poison in human relationships is the lack of forgiving spirit and the holding on to past wrong doings. Unfortunately, forward movement is always impossible with backward looking. And while Jacob wrestled with God at Jabbok to obtain forgiveness for his past wrong doings and get turned to Israel, Esau kept the poison of the wrong doings to the generations of his children’s children and remained Edom. Little wonder while the children of Israel were on their way to the promised land, Edom was busy chasing shadows to cook up the wrath of God. Obviously, the only right wrath is the hating of sin to release the love of God upon sinners and backsliders. And since we all need soft heart and hard feet for the unlim...

“Thus says the LORD: “For three transgressions of the people of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because they ripped open the women with child in Gilead, That they might enlarge their territory.” ‭‭Amos‬ ‭1:13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/amo.1.13.nkjv Just like Ammon, Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, and Edom, the concept of promotion and prosperity through the decimation of others’ privileges was punished by the Originator of true enlargement. When the scriptures declare that promotion does not come from anywhere else, other than from above, it is apparent that human pursuit of enlargement outside the guidance of God can never be without an encroachment of God’s purpose and plan. For example, Ammon had to rip open women with child in Gilead in order to gain enlargement of his desired territory, without any consideration of the divine purpose for the possible enlargement of divine territories through the children from the women. While many are tempted to mourn sever...