Heralds Digest

Especially for public servants, the skill of earning public approval is vital to acceptable performance. This skill is however difficult to manage for those who would not compromise their stand for righteousness. There are many acceptable standards for approval syndrome; and these standards would guarantee public commendation, if continuous access to the presence of God is not a priority. However, public approval is not consistent with time. The same party that issued an approval may turn around with disapproval without a justifiable cause. Divine approval takes time before recognition; but it endures with time. The only challenge in waiting for this kind of approval is the grace to be consistent. It is difficult to endure the disapproval of men, when holding on unto the leading of the Spirit in doing good works. However, if only the glory of God is a priority, public opinion will be consistently jettisoned. The comprehensive achievements in this outgoing year can only be measured on t...

Without a clearly defined and consistent concept underlining residency, there may be a vague benefit to the status of a citizen, when compared with those who do not have citizenship status. Apart from status change, citizenship changes the level of access to wealth, information, and protection. However, there are numerous customized rights and privileges, depending on citizen's pursuit in life. Likewise as heavenly citizens (those who have been redeemed from darkness into the kingdom of God), the essence of praises are not always evident from prevailing circumstances. Privileged access to the throne of God classifies all heavenly citizenship as potential decision makers. Ruling of nations and kingdoms is one of the rights of those who are qualified to lift up holy hands. Unfortunately, most rulers worry about problems when they are expected to provide solution, by using the power vested upon them. Heavenly citizens are not expected to be victims of circumstances; they are made to b...

One of the most important public documents awaiting the accent of lawmakers is the health care bill of the United State of America. Despite its current level of advancement within the conference of the House of Representatives and the Senate, there are cogent disagreements even among supporters of the public option over the insurance monopoly. While the treatment of this public document reveal the beauty of a democratic system, when fairly practiced outside the sphere of religious dichotomy, Divine Concept needs no human accent for implementation. All that God require from man, after the revelation of His counsel, is obedience. Man would be wise to understand the most importance pursuit in life - knowing God's counsel in all of his callings. There would be less agitation in life, if all can seek to follow the counsel of God. Even in the absence of this type of social system, Divine Concept still holds. Therefore, rather than following public opinions, God's heralds should be gl...

Especially to road travelers, Service Centres are essential refreshment locations for both men and vehicles on voyage. If there are no problems in the relationship of these Centres with suppliers, travelers may never suffer lack of food and fuel. Like Service Centres, God's heralds are temples for sacrifices both to man and God. While familiarity may bring contempt in relationship with man, intimacy with God strengthens the relationship. Without consistent access to the undiluted word of God, it would be difficult to avoid malice, envy, hypocrisy and evil speaking with man. Service Centres offer continuous services without the need to establish extra-service relationship with travelers; but their relationship with suppliers is treated with greatest priority. Likewise, and in order to guarantee acceptable sacrifices, believers need a continuous relationship with God through His word. This is the only basis of spiritual growth. He who must minister only God`s mercy and grace to men m...

While reviewing all classes and sizes of gifts received, especially during this Christmas season, it is difficult to provide a perfect fit for all these gifts. Since there are various reasons and motivation for the presentation of gifts, inability of the gifts to sustain the same level of satisfaction is straightforward. However, the greatest Gift of the season has sustained the satisfaction of all for more than two thousand years. This Gift is the Lord Jesus Christ - the Word personified. Although the whole world celebrate His birth once in a year, He is the incorruptible word of God by which His Beloved live and move daily. Trusting in the Word of God provides safety from all the corruption in the world. Words of men and principalities have temporary effects; but the Word of God last forever. Therefore, living daily by this untarnishable gift is the perfect way of abiding under the secured haven of God.

Beside the distribution of Christmas gifts, many choices have resulted in different experiences in professions, families, and all relationships. Counting on various achievements, the influence of men may never be isolated. Although men are designed as instruments for achievements in the life of others, God deserves the totality of glory in man's accomplishments. When man accept to share God's glory with others, by concluding that nothing can be achieved otherwise, God is sidetracked. The genesis of corruptible redemption is the sharing of God's glory with others. Eventually, this effort will demand compromises. Total glory produces total redemption. No debt is incurred; for Christ's blood does paid it all. Even if all gives and takes have resulted in half or no glory for God, in the past, the present season may offer the precious moment of reconciliation. As all of God's children gather in His presence, may the totality of His glory fill the whole temple.

As the holiday spirit rises in the air, some may be wondering how the year 2009 went without achieving the many goals set. It is easy for the mind to refuse to recognize all of God's benefits in 2009, especially in the face of some deferred (if not denied) hope. Hope deferred finds strength in constant acknowledgment of God's faithfulness in the past and present. Everyday is the product of the past and present of God's mercy and grace. The sufficiency of these heavenly resources is able to sustain all deferment in hope. Obedient children have complete hope in the faithfulness of God; thereby keeping their minds from corruption. The standard of the world does not give room for complete hope in God. To them, hope deferred have no basis in godliness. Whereas the full journey of hope is the source of strength in the quest for intimate relationship with God. " Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought ...