Heralds Digest

“Then Jeremiah came from Tophet, where the LORD had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the Lord’s house and said to all the people, “Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I will bring on this city and on all her towns all the doom that I have pronounced against it, because they have stiffened their necks that they might not hear My words.’ ”” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭19:14-15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.19.14-15.nkjv Words are both powerful molder of lives and possible waster of lives at the same time. While God’s words bring light into the soul of man, the whispers from the enemy (like worldly musics, lustful expressions, inciteful statements, rebellious disposition, etc) are the sources of darkness to any promising life. Unfortunately, the style and experiences of life expose a man to light and darkness almost all the time. A concerned soul would ask “how can the soul be spared from the doom of darkness?”. When God’s words brought the doom warning of ...

“And the houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah shall be defiled like the place of Tophet, because of all the houses on whose roofs they have burned incense to all the host of heaven, and poured out drink offerings to other gods.” ’ ”” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭19:13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.19.13.nkjv Most players detest the idea of being placed on the reserved bench; and yet, the bench is not necessarily reserved for the less skillful. And instead of waiting patiently for the honour of playing for the King of kings and the Lord of lords, the impatient princes often seek transfer into every invited engagement with the host of heaven and other gods. Like the houses of Jerusalem and the kings of Judah, believers are obviously reserved for special service to the Lord. Unfortunately, the enticement of the opportunity to harvest praise and prosperity is always stronger than the possible contentment in waiting. And the painful consequence is the preference for defilement on...