Heralds Digest

  “ For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled .” Psalm 30 : 5 - 7 KJV ‘Favour ain’t fair’ is usually a slogan for those who do not understand the prerogative of holiness and righteousness in their relationship with God. When we see the temporal flourishing of wickedness, evil, and oppression, and we think less about the prospect of the solemn anger of God towards the conversion of both the righteous victim and the unrighteous victor, the slogan will always be in order. But ideally, the right perspective is the viewing of life and all its activities with the mindset of eternity. God desires the conversion of the entire world from unrighteousness unto righteousness to the extend that He sacrificed His only begotten Son Jesus Christ. If ‘favo...

  “ Now in my prosperity I said, “I shall never be moved.” Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong; You hid Your face, and I was troubled. ” Psalms 30 : 6 - 7 NKJV It isn’t a clueless coincidence that affluence and prosperity do not readily promote faith in God, compared to the way problems and the challenges of life do. Therefore, if faith in God grows with the mountain of problems in every believer’s life, it does implies that God often presents His faceless favour in life through the strength and arrogance of mountains. Otherwise, believers are tempted to be buzzy, proud, and self-conceited with promotions and prosperity, thinking they can do all things by their own intelligence and power. And by this positive perspective of seeing the mountain of problems as the faceless favour from God, believers often stay humble, grateful, and unperturbed in the face of adversity. Yes, it is always possible to be sincerely grateful for the activities of the enemies of ou...