Heralds Digest

  ““For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭ 6:14-15 ‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/mat.6.14-15.nkjv If self-interest can be wronged, divine interest gets more wronged because of the additional influence of the spirit of bitterness. And while it is easier for all to dot around in demand for the respect of personal interests, the will of God gets easily trampled to the background. Unfortunately, the same man is often trigger-happy to hold on to fellow man’s offence. Therefore, Jesus rounded up the teaching on the secret of prevailing prayer with a solemn lesson on forgiveness: “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses”. Clearly, self-interest is a major setback, against man’s life deman...

  “And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. “Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:7-8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/mat.6.7-8.nkjv The most painful thing for believers to admit in all prayer sessions is that we often do not know what we really need in life. By approaching the throne of grace like the heathen do, believers are tempted to offer prayers as if to an unknown God, using vain repetitions in the words of Jesus Christ. Invariably, dishonest hearts do live for food, fame and fortune. Whereas, God knows that the greatest need of man in life is fellowship. Yes, fellowship with the One who truly know the basic needs of the body for food, fame and fortune. When Jesus says “Therefore, do not be like them”, He simply admonished every heart to be honest with the offering of an open door before approaching the thron...