Heralds Digest

  “ The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. The heavens declare His righteousness, And all the peoples see His glory. ” Psalms 97 : 5 - 6 NKJV The major objective of the enemy in the affairs of God’s elect is the mesmerizing of their brains with whispers of insurmountable mountains, like sickness, failure, disappointment, inferiority complex, etc. And those who pay serious attention to social media, news bulletins, and the threats of bullies are readily scattered, shattered, and shunted. But those who stand like the rock of Gibraltar on the promises of the Lord and at the presence of the Lord often see melting mountains with their heavenly binoculars. Why? The appearances of mountains in this world cannot and haven’t been able to withstand the declarations of the King of kings and the Lord of lords. Those whose focus is truly on the worship and service of the great King and Lord are never distracted by the whispers ...

  “ You who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked. Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart. Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. ” Psalms‬ ‭97‬:‭10‬-‭12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬   Recently, I saw an exposure of a picture taken from a construction site. The golden rendering of the background left one wondering ‘Isn’t this site a work-in-progress, with its several messes and many rubbish of construction materials?’ . One can only imagine the beauty of the dark decor provided by the construction site of the Solomon’s temple, featuring the engagement of “ seventy thousand men to bear burdens, eighty thousand to quarry stone in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred to oversee them ” (II Chronicles‬ ‭2‬:‭2‬). The reality is that more often than not, and most especially in the dark decor, ‘Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for...

http://bible.us/psa97.10-11.nkjv You who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked. Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart. Relationship often becomes ‎boring when demands play the predominant basis of fellowship. Under the dispensation of the law, the interpretation of the commandment "hate evil!" can be confrontational. Conversely, every response to the love of the Lord under the dispensation of grace receives the commandment "hate evil" with comfort. The love of the Lord comes the evidence of 'hate evil', rather than the requirement to 'hate evil'. The Lord himself invest the gracious light that diffuses possible incident of darkness; especially when the love of the Lord is paramount in the heart of believers. When the righteous personally loves the Lord, the light of the Lord in the heart passionately hates evil.