Heralds Digest

  “ Truly God is good to Israel, To such as are pure in heart. ” Psalms 73 : 1 NKJV Good gaze is not synonymous to the steadfast of the look, but its saintliness. Like some would say, the more you look the less you see. How can anyone possibly see good in gory situations and circumstances of life? The psalmist had a graphic presentation of the celebration of wicked prosperity, proudful disposition, oppressive contemplation, and most especially in the serenity of a permissive God. Without doubt, this gory gaze will see nothing good in all of human activities and the awakened call to God’s admonition, until the heart is drawn into the presence of God. For example, in the midst of the gory situation and ungodly martyrdom, Stephen saw the glorious Lord in standing ovation over his holy, good, and acceptable sacrifice. It implies that a good gaze represents in a sweet fellowship of the heart of man with the glory of God. When the heart is turned from glory to glory in the full revela...

  “Truly God is good to Israel, To such as are pure in heart. For all day long I have been plagued, And chastened every morning.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭73‬:‭1‬, ‭14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Pure prosperity is not cheap. It requires costly purging of the heart from all forms of unrighteousness. Therefore, those who appreciate the value of pure prosperity or the prosperity of the heart are not envious of the prosperity of the wicked. And since the pattern is reserved with God, the process of obtaining pure prosperity requires a consistent focus on God, while the heart is plagued with the refining fire. Unfortunately, and like many believers, the psalmist was distracted by the apparent ease and cheaper price for the polluted prosperity of the world. Most times, the distractions of the polluted prosperity are personally allowed by believers, when a fading of the pure prosperity is privately encouraged by prayerlessness.