Heralds Digest

  “ Let the saints be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on their beds. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand, To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples; To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron; To execute on them the written judgment— This honor have all His saints. Praise the Lord! ” Psalms 149 : 5 - 9 NKJV In seasons of afflictions and persecution from a culture of dishonesty, “ Let the saints be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on their beds ” appears distasteful. While heaven and its promises wait, saints often walk around with their eyes dropped, shoulders lowered, and feet shackled…thinking what a joyful noise in gory? Unfortunately, dishonesty and diplomacy are the only wares that trend in the waiting seasons. Whereas, heaven always expects faith in God to inspire the righteous delight of saints who are called and commanded to be joyful in glory on their beds of af...

“Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand, To execute on them the written judgment— This honor have all His saints. Praise the LORD!” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭149:6, 9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/psa.149.6,9.nkjv The concept of religion with active use of a sword for the high praises of God is recommended by the Psalmist. Unfortunately, many have misinterpreted the invitation as a call to religion, rather than righteousness. Religion without righteousness goes with empty praise, and a show of malignity, hatred, and possible escalation into extremism, including terrorism, ungodly killings. However, the recommended two-edged sword in the hands of saints offers a heart-born praise from their mouth and convicts the hearts of ungodly men towards conversion into righteousness. Only holy hearts can effectively show off their two-edged sword, without the threat of bitterness and wicked extremism. Therefore, a prevailing praise specializes in the high praises of ...