Heralds Digest

  “ Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man .” Colossians 4 : 5 - 6 KJV Since the major characteristic of worldly wisdom is the pursuit of graceless triumph, the demands of our fast-paced world, career breakthrough, administrative excellence, and political sagacity are common knowledge to the people. It is almost normal for all to believe that success is synonymous to sinfulness. But then the apostolic admonition “ Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time“ suggests otherwise. Knowing that those that are without are generally graceless, believers are admonished to walk in graceful (not graceless) wisdom while engaging them during unavoidable relationships and transactions. Sometimes, them that are within believers’ spaces in family relationships, business partnerships, and social transactions are readily influenced or manipula...

  “Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. ” Colossians 4 : 5 - 6 NKJV Recovery of assets and stolen properties in our sophisticated world  is like a chess game with lots of tactics. Experienced and greedy gamers have the ability to simulate a long sequence of moves to checkmate their opponents. Whereas, when the scriptures admonished believers to “ Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside “, it wasn’t recommending the engagement of greedy tactics….but rather “ Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt ”. While greed is interested in material prosperity and earthly gains, grace is focussed on soul-winning for the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, the grace game requires lots of patience, perseverance and peace-making efforts. After all, being outside the commonwealth of peace implies the possibility of reckless display of wrat...