Heralds Digest

  “ Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers; The snare is broken, and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. ” Psalms 124 : 7 - 8 NKJV Hunting helps often do not readily set out for hurt; but rather the promotion of a selective offering of help to detractors. Unfortunately, by setting snares, the hunting helps from the fowlers are dragged into a hurtful mission for damage control and coverups. For example, king Saul was engaged into the dragnet of ‘hunting helps ’ to preserve the royal lineage for Jonathan and his household, at the expense of David - the Lord’s anointed. And like the psalmist, when the righteous people of God fall into the dragnet or the snare of the fowlers, their faith in God as the only custodian of holistic help is usually challenged. Whereas, the ‘hunting helps ’ are limited in scope, space, and seasons, compared to the holistic help from the maker of heaven and earth. Even when it appears the ‘...

http://bible.us/psa124.8.nkjv Our help is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. Keeping up with the social demands of workplace, play group, and society is always a great challenge for anyone who understand the limits of human dependences. ‎However, the competition for relevance remains stiff and difficult to manage, even within environment with delegated authority. When the need for someone to rescue man from financial embarrassment, health challenges, professional difficulties and social problems is unassuming, the soul becomes vulnerable to any offer of assistance or support from competitive fellow. Unfortunately, man is directly pulled into the game of competition with God under the disguise of human assistance. Whereas, human assistance operates within the ambient of divine providence; and it is not designed to take away the name of God from the heart of man. Like the Psalmist positioned, travelling on a lonely lane with the Maker of heaven and earth saves the hear...