Heralds Digest

  “ Do not be afraid of their faces, For I am with you to deliver you,” says the Lord. They will fight against you, But they shall not prevail against you. For I am with you,” says the Lord, “to deliver you. ”” Jeremiah 1 : 8 , 19 NKJV There is something phenomenal about fretful faces. They feed on the fears of supposedly fearless people, but get suffocated and frustrated by sincerely fearless people. But like the call of Jeremiah, God’s people are called to be fearless people at all times, through all shades, and in all spaces related outside the glory of God. Faith in the calling of God and the pursuit of His glory are clearly sufficient basis for believers’ fearlessness. Unfortunately, the presence of fretful faces often intimidates supposedly fearless people because they are readily distracted from God’s agenda and the pursuit of His glory. Whereas, the frustrations of fretful faces are too overbearing for them to cope with, if fearless people are sufficiently undistracted. ...

  ““Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭1:5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ One of the precious privileges of children of God is the opportunity to discover the purpose of God for life’s existence. It is always a refreshing experience when believers approach the throne of grace to know the will of God in all of life’s relationships, projects, and opportunities. Notwithstanding, everyone still struggle to align personal expectations with divine purpose, as we progress in the pursuit of life’s agenda. Unknown to prophet Jeremiah, he was created, cleansed, and commissioned to be a prophet to the nations even before his own personal understanding and acknowledgement. Although he struggled hard to pursue his own personal ambition or his understanding of the nation’s expectations from him, the divine purpose prevailed. Likewise, we or the parties within our life’s relationships often struggle against the purp...

  ““Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭1:5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/jer.1.5.nkjv The beauty of intelligent design and creativity is the privilege of prototyping and modelling. Before the field products are manufactured and released for operations, the functionality and performance of the products can be simulated. And like God - the intelligent designer of man - said to Jeremiah, everyone is purposefully created with physical, spiritual and functional capabilities. Unfortunately, human family background, demographic distribution, and economic realities have always suggested models in the likes of messed up, minions, and marginalized. Without an encounter with the Lord, Jeremiah would have walked away as one of the minions/messed-up models of his generation. But God countered and said “I formed you...sanctified you...ordained you a prophet [Minister] to the nations!”. Th...