Heralds Digest

“Then I arose in the night, I and a few men with me; I told no one what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem; nor was there any animal with me, except the one on which I rode...And I told them of the hand of my God which had been good upon me, and also of the king’s words that he had spoken to me. So they said, “Let us rise up and build.” Then they set their hands to this good work.” ‭‭Nehemiah‬ ‭2:12, 18‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/neh.2.12,18.nkjv Truly, “O God of creation, direct our noble course...” is a powerful prayer point. But, not many do care to wait for God’s direction after saying the prayer. We often pray because it is a good thing to do; and not because we actually need guidance. Unfortunately, knowing ‘what thing to do’ in life is one thing lesser than knowing ‘how thing can be done perfectly’. For the common mixup in the ‘what’ and ‘how’ projects of life, managing the balance between the inspiration of God and the interference of human intelligence is vit...

“And the officials did not know where I had gone or what I had done; I had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, or the others who did the work.” ‭‭Nehemiah‬ ‭2:16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/neh.2.16.nkjv The difference between vision and mission in life appears to be the consistent motivation of others for a successful implementation. This charisma distinguishes a victorious leader from the passive ones in any organization. However, success in life project is not limited to the ability to excite people to start the work; but it is the ability to sustain the courage of people to finish the work. No matter how physically, mentally or materially prepared the leader may assume, confidence in the courage from the Lord is the solution to possible discouragement in times of troubles. Therefore, Nehemiah did not share the vision with others until the scope and depth of work were assessed and commissioned by God. No one run presumptuously and win the race. But the...