Heralds Digest

  “ But I am poor and needy; Yet the Lord thinketh upon me: Thou art my help and my deliverer; Make no tarrying, O my God .” Psalm 40 : 17 KJV The story of Good Friday is simply a wrap of the matchless mercy and love of God. Jesus knew the miserable state of mankind’s depravity and wretchedness, yet He paid the full price for the flow of God’s mercy. Even today, the psalmist’s reflection on “ But I am poor and needy ” is ever potent for those who must approach the cross for forgiveness and salvation. Just like the slayer who runs out of the city of refuge into the hands of the avenger of blood forfeited the avalanche of mercy from the high priest, those who think of matching the mercy of God with their skills and intelligence are pitiable losers. And people who think more of what they must pay to earn the mercy of God are usually prevented from reaping the benefits of grace that have appeared to all men. When the arrogance of status creeps in, it is often considered an overpric...

  “Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let such as love Your salvation say continually, “The Lord be magnified!”” Psalms‬ ‭40‬:‭16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ When the Lord says ‘Seek and you shall find ’, the promise embraces the distinction between the quality and the quantity of the seek. While sound seek produces sound find, sick seek equally gets sick find. Naturally, the world is wired by the desire for everything that seems to appeal to the flesh, including right pleasure, right wealth, right standard of living, right position, etc. While there is nothing wrong with this right stuff, the polluted world does not offer any of this right stuff with absolute respect for righteousness. That’s why the scriptures admonished believers to ‘Seek first the kingdom of God and its righteousness ’; then the right stuff will follow naturally. Likewise, the psalmist declares ‘Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You ’. Only the seeking of God and His revealed righteousness on a...