Heralds Digest

  “ Lord, why do You cast off my soul? Why do You hide Your face from me? I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth; I suffer Your terrors; I am distraught. ” Psalms 88 : 14 - 15 NKJV There are several propositions as to the reasons for unanswered prayer, but the only scriptural revelation is sin and unrighteousness. Otherwise, the prayer line that is free from unrighteousness is always laced with sincere and timely help. Therefore, when the psalmist cried out “ Lord, why do You cast off my soul? Why do You hide Your face from me? ”, he was actually unloading the sincere and timely help from the Lord with the possible revelation of the unrighteousness that is keeping the face of the Lord away from him. Answers to prayers doesn’t often start by taking away pains from the head; it commences by drawing peace from God into the heart of man. Like it revealed unto Ephraim, the holy helpline invites believers into the presence of God with clean hands and pure hearts. Unfortun...

  “Shall Your wonders be known in the dark? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? But to You I have cried out, O Lord, And in the morning my prayer comes before You.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭88‬:‭12‬-‭13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ If God truly is an epitome of wonder, then His wonder should be greatly reflected in all true believers. The same concept of weird wonder is inspired by the psalmist’s rhetoric cry-out “ Shall Your wonders be known in the dark? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? ”. Notwithstanding, the wonder of sweet fellowship and intimate relationship with the Lord was kindled. Isn’t this a delightful but weird wonder from the Lord? Likewise, it is easier for believers to look around for wonder, and sigh heavily discouraged in the absence of none. Whereas, the desirable wonder from the Lord is the sober turning of Ephraim’s unturned cake and silly dove. And like Ephraim, believers often prefer to look around for unsustainable wonder from the enemies of their souls: “...