Heralds Digest

  “ But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting On those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children’s children, To such as keep His covenant, And to those who remember His commandments to do them.” Psalms 103 : 17 - 18 NKJV Contrary to the deception of the enemy, there is no such thing as a shortcut to mercy in life. What those who ply the playground of unrighteousness get is always messes or a treat to shame, suffering, and separation from the everlasting mercy of God. But why is the unwillingness from many who failed to checkout the heaven’s indispensable treasure of mercy? Laziness and pride. The fundamental principle of the enemy’s deception of anyone into sin and unrighteousness is the offer of peanuts and pleasures to the eyes and feelings of man; to steal away the everlasting peace and pleasure from God. Lazy people do not have faith in what is not visible to the eyes and attractive to their feelings. Whereas, faith requires holding on, enduring st...

  “ Bless the Lord, all you His hosts, You ministers of His, who do His pleasure. Bless the Lord, all His works, In all places of His dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul! ” Psalms‬ ‭103‬:‭21‬-‭22‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ There is no doubt that the primary essence of the Lord’s call unto salvation is the commission into the field of soul-winning. While everyone knows that commission comes after a genuine response to the Saviour’s call to salvation, not everyone who claims salvation has accepted the mandatory commission into the field. And just like the psalmist admonishes “ Bless the Lord, all you His hosts, You ministers of His, who do His pleasure“ , the reality of some of the Lord’s hosts and ministers being occupied by the pursuit of their personal pleasures is a common knowledge. Even when we are fully engaged in ministries and occupied by kingdom activities and programming, it is still possible to be lost in the pursuit of our personal pleasures. Oh for a sincere heart that pleads for a daily...