Heralds Digest

  “ Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter days. There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand. ”  Proverbs 19 : 20 - 21   Everyone knows that the sum total of life is the building of a good name and the leaving of a good legacy. The foundation of this house is not built with material wealth, social networking and political connections, but rather the inspiration of the Lord. No doubt that Solomon was blessed with wisdom and wealth for an excellent building of a physical house; but he messed up the expected focus on the foundation of the true house, i.e. his heart. Money can buy a house, but not a home. However, when we “ Listen to counsel and receive instruction “ from the Lord always, we can be guaranteed divine inspiration and wisdom on how to access a healed home in any hostile house. Our broken world and corrupt society are bound to serve hostility because of the depravity of sin. Wher...

  “There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand. What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭19‬:‭21‬-‭22‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Complex world requires complex strategies for breakthrough with overwhelming performances; and it is expected that these strategies will continue to grow with advances in knowledge and exposures. While it is not surprising that a single man in the world’s complex system has many plans, the scriptures say that God has got just a plain plan for each of His children. Even in the most devastating circumstances and difficult exposures in the life of God’s children, the counsel or purpose in the heart of God is always not complicated. In the scriptural revelation through the psalmist, what is desired in a man is kindness to the world system (even in the most unkindly circumstances surrounding his personal system), and honest lifestyle (even in the most corrupt system). It implies that any...