Heralds Digest

“For because you have trusted in your works and your treasures, You also shall be taken. And Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, His priests and his princes together. And the plunderer shall come against every city; No one shall escape. The valley also shall perish, And the plain shall be destroyed, As the LORD has spoken.” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭48:7-8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.48.7-8.nkjv A measure of self confidence is appropriate for a useful drive into prosperity in life. The only concern is the determination of the safe limit, in order to prevent the replacement of trust in God with self confidence. As long as the biblical axiom stands: ' I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me ', self confidence resides only within the mind, while the heart completely trust in the power of God's grace. But like the nation Moab, who trusted in the combination of his works and treasures, the management of success appears to me the bane of the praise of prosperity, es...

“No more praise of Moab. In Heshbon they have devised evil against her: ‘Come, and let us cut her off as a nation.’ You also shall be cut down, O Madmen! The sword shall pursue you;” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭48:2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.48.2.nkjv The corruption of political power includes the influence of the praise of people. Public praise is easily motivated by political and material prosperity. Therefore, reliable praise cannot be ascertained until transition of power is non-negotiable. Sometimes, the plight of national pride is nothing different from the prosperity of personal pride, especially within the context of political praise. For example in the case of Moab, the scriptures say ' No more praise of Moab... ', after God's judgment was pronounced on the settled nation. The people that lifted up the banner of their allegiance to Moab; apparently, had turned around to be the weapon of Moab's destruction. Unfortunately, many actions and inaction in public fellows...