Heralds Digest

Special equipments and methods are deployed to the management of the flow of water in the docking space of a vessel during entry to and exit from the docking space. There will be no need of using the control mechanism of the vessel at this time; as the effective docking and undocking depend on the maneuvering of these external equipments and the control of the waters within the space. Most times, effective control is gained by absolute submission, especially when dealing with the counsel of God. The fear of losing control always leads many to exhaustion, anger, and unnecessary mistrust in relationships. Just like the undocked vessel cannot gain his control for the anticipated cruise without submission to the control of the docking space and waters, it would be impossible to experience full control in professional, corporate, and ministerial life without absolution submission to the will of God. Pastor Timothy learned how to gain control by meditating on, and commiting himself to the wo...

One of the ways of making a difference in every professional calling is to seek to identify those who need the service beyond the constraint of humanly-placed boundaries. Doctors, engineers, and other professionals have been responding to the needs of people outside their registered states of practice; and there have been laudable success stories of these adventures. The spread of the good news to regions beyond Jerusalem would not have been possible without the efforts of missionaries, who left the comfort of their homes and family to serve in foreign lands. The church is really not confined to the structure of blocks, denominations, and regions; it is about a mission to reach those in need of the provisions of grace. If all the saints of God would be the church, no one will claim to have nothing to do with the church. Recent advances in the campaign of evils through the cyberspace underscore the fact that agents of darkness are up to date in the deployment of all innovations. The peo...

Bloomberg reports today that Kofi Annan said Kenya needs a new constitution, together with electoral, police, and judicial reforms, within the next 18 months. Prior to the former United Nations leader's effort that led to negotiating an end to the political violence in the East African country last year, many other attempts of mediation between the two warring Kenyan leaders failed. It was obvious that a biased conflict resolution strategy cannot produce a settled mediation. Since the fall of man, mediating between God and man has taken many twist of efforts; and God is still looking for a mediating effort (an intercessory prayer of faith) from an unrestrained mediator. Hands lifted up, but bowed down by restrained hearts, cannot stand before the throne of grace. Believers are admonished to lift up holy hands for all men - hands unrestrained by bitterness, fear of losing control, and covetousness. A restrained mediation is a polluted prayer sacrifice before the court of heaven, enc...

The trend of wars around the world is receiving serious concerns among the nations, with coordinated attempt to finding solution to the likes of fighting in the palestines, Taliban insurgencies, religious disputes in African countries, and the cold wars among the super powers. Unfortunately, the same trends is being disguised between the kingdom of light and the kingdom of darkness. Pastors and ministry leaders are yielding to the strategies of the Devil, while the enemy is leading the blasphemy about the power of the cross. As news about the child abuses of Priests, among other immoral and sinful practices, are being exposed, pharisioners should be reminded that only the violent Christians can win the battle against the enemies of their souls. The power of cross is still the only weapon against sin; therefore, all need to uphold the solemn charge of warfare against the possible shipwreck of their souls. The world may aim at promoting the cessation of hostility; but the slogan is a wr...

Social assistance in a world of capitalism creates a system where the less privileged are not totally deprived of the basic necessities of life. As far as the system provides care from the central government, it indirectly encourages abuse of the potentials endowned on all as the care-takers of our beautiful world. All men were created with a sense of responsibility for the world around them. No one is useless and worthless to the system of the world; and therefore should not be treated as a liability. The spirit of appreciation teaches everyone the value in all the creatures of God. If everyone lives with a sense of a care-giver, all will dream to leave the world better than we met it. The care of our beautiful world is the responsibility of all its inhabitants. Let all who receives today count not the gift as a favour but an investment. The worth of every man is the measure of his responsibility to the world.

Adequate assessment of all possible sources of risk to life projects can provide commensurate measures of mitigation or reduction of the impacts of the risk involved. Every investment has its own risk, except all actions in obedience to the will of God. Because the Lord is faithful and infinite in strength, there is no such thing as risk in His economy. Therefore, fruitfulness is guaranteed for every obedient child of God. Why do we hesitate to maximise the return of investment while doing the will of God? Unlike every other investment, there is neither recession in God's economy nor circumstances beyond the control of the Creator of everything. Every action plan in God's agenda leads to great achievements and accomplishments. The only key performance indicator for assessment is the love of God and patient; for He makes all things beautiful in His time.

Only a cynic knows the price of everything and the value of none. A statement of fact is not necessarily the reflection of the truth. While a statement of fact follows a tangible evidence, the value of the truth is the freedom from evidences. True identity is obtained from the knowledge of the truth and not on statements of fact. The stories in God's word are the statements of fact; but the spoken word [rhema] from the letters of the word is the truth. Statements of fact produces head knowledge; but the truth produces freedom, purpose, and vision. Statements of fact lean on the testimony of man; while truth lean on the revelation of God. A deep revelation in God's word produces the understanding of His will concerning the reader's personal, social, family, professional and business affairs; and not just the statement about events and stories about someone or someplace in the past. Even the past of a man does not have to dictate his future, if he can discover his true identi...