Heralds Digest

“For as the sash clings to the waist of a man, so I have caused the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to cling to Me,’ says the LORD, ‘that they may become My people, for renown, for praise, and for glory; but they would not hear.’” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭13:11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.13.11.nkjv Human talents naturally seek attention of people for praise; and the social media now offers unlimited access for promotion of celebrity. Unfortunately, praise-hungry people can not afford the incompatibility of the price of sobriety and the prize for superiority. Whereas, praise people do not need earthly audience for the appreciation of the gift of God. Praise is comely for those who abide and remain in the Lord and the fellowship of His words. It is the inner voice of confirmation as God’s people that provokes unlimited joy and satisfaction, even in the most unfriendly situations and environment. Conversely, talents devoted to attracting unholy ‘likes’ on the socially me...

“For as the sash clings to the waist of a man, so I have caused the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to cling to Me,’ says the LORD, ‘that they may become My people, for renown, for praise, and for glory; but they would not hear.’” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭13:11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.13.11.nkjv Relevance in life is measurable with qualitative metrics, and publishable as the Guinness book of record, Fortune magazine, etc. However, God's metric appears to have nothing to do with material prosperity, maternal popularity, and mundane peculiarity. The lesson learnt by prophet Jeremiah through the story of the Linen Sach is pretty straightforward: man's pursuit outside an intimate relationship with God is unprofitable. Therefore, a profitable pursuit is nothing more than becoming the person of God in all of man's professional, social, family and institutional devotions. Unfortunately, the society have struggled and succeeded in making the man with God, at best...