Heralds Digest

  “ But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty ”. Matthew‬ ‭13:23‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ If the difference between hearers and doers of the words of God is limited to the seed (word), the sole responsibility of every believer will be reduced to finding the right assembly. Unfortunately, even in holy and righteous assemblies, there are lots of unfruitful believers and ready fields for wicked manipulation by the enemy of righteousness. And if Jesus could focus on this singular concern in His own assembly of seekers of sermons, believers in all of God’s assemblies should be more concerned about the imperative of good ground (or humble heart) for fruitfulness in life and ministry. As long as we are in this world, the heart of everyone is open to the good in God’s presence and the ugly in the society, social media, strange occurrences, etc. Without a deliberate and conscious ...

  “Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭ 13:58 ‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/mat.13.58.nkjv The experience of Nazareth here is a common phenomenon: Familiarity brings contempt. For Jesus Christ of Nazareth, the contempt comes from the people’s knowledge of His biological background and family relationships. However, it is important to note that the people’s unbelief only affect their faith to receive and not God’s power to release. Likewise with all of God’s promises in life, career and ministry, the faithfulness of our nice God to His promises is easily frustrated by our nasty ‘Nazareth’. How nasty is our disobedience to simple instructions from God and His chosen leaders over us? Too familiar to respect, right? Unfortunately, we pay dearly to follow complex instructions from irrelevant mentors while the simple instructions from the assigned channels for our divine intervention are disregarded. ‘There shall be shower of blessings’...