Heralds Digest

  “ My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. “The more they increased, The more they sinned against Me; I will change their glory into shame. ” Hosea 4 : 6 - 7 NKJV While peculiarity is measured in human perspective by the yardstick of material prosperity, God’s peculiar people are called by their purity. “ But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light ( I Peter 2 : 9 )”. Unfortunately, and like in the days of Hosea, many of the so-called people of God, pastors and priests today willfully scorn the knowledge of the divine perspective on peculiarity. But like Joshua was called to (1) observe the law of God, (2) conserve the law of God, and get (3) preserved by the la...

  ““ Now let no man contend, or rebuke another; For your people are like those who contend with the priest. ” ‭‭Hosea‬ ‭4:4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Although the scriptures demand God’s people to follow peace with all men, everyone understands how impossible it is to pursue peace and contention at the same time. Even when the heart pretends to organize peace accords, it is always difficult to arrive at the altar of peace with offerings from hearts occupied by blame games. The truth is that no heart that is yet to find peace with God can truly follow peace with any man. “ For your [peace-less] people are like those who contend with the priest ” suggests people blaming others for their contributions to consequences, when they are part of the primary causes. Whereas, a heart in a singular pursuit of God can accommodate almost all misgivings from fellow men; and leaving the business of correction and rebuke of all (including self) to God. Unfortunately, almost everyone in life wants peace within his o...