Heralds Digest

http://bible.us/psa21.7.nkjv For the king trusts in the Lord, And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved. Character, the people say, shines out even in the dark. However, a change of character is a matter of the heart, requiring help from above. Good character is molded in man by the Potter, the Creator of heaven and the earth, who will be willing to shape out the best in every man that surrender self to Him. ‎While in the character-molding theatre of trials and tribulation, king David's status suffer in the hands of the enemies. However, his integrity and trust in the Lord remain unmoved. Although the withdrawal of material things moves the status of a man, stable character is guaranteed by the mercy of the Most High.

http://bible.us/psa20.6.nkjv Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven. With the saving strength of His right hand. Miscalculation of the appropriate response time for salvation from the troubles of life often lead to confusion in assessing the priority between strength and speed.‎ God promises answer to His children' call, without stating the response time. But this leaves many of God's children in the state of struggling with these promises. Even David doubted the saving strength of the Lord in the face of unrelenting trials and tribulation. Speedy salvation from troubles, without developing confidence in God's strength, was initially desirable. But God's response time, with confidence in His saving strength, was later preferred. Beyond the guaranty of salvation from troubles, God's response time is required for salvation within troubles.

http://bible.us/psa19.9.nkjv The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. The original design by God is the dominion of all of earth resources for the benefit of mankind. And consistent fellowship with the Maker of heaven and earth, through these resources, is desirable for uninterrupted utilization. Unfortunately, noice is introduced to distract man from consistent fellowship with the Lord. Noice pollution becomes a major strategy against effective concentration and useful reflection on desired management of resources. Instead of acknowledging the beauty of God in all the attractions of the world, the glory of man is projected, after a strategic noice modulation. Whereas, the fear of the Lord and submission to His sacred word represents the reliable filter against noice pollution.

http://bible.us/psa18.43.nkjv You have delivered me from the strivings of the people; You have made me the head of the nations; A people I have not known shall serve me. The prize of leadership over people is almost equal to the pride of stewardship to God. ‎In fact, there is greater joy and satisfaction in service of stewardship compared to the serving of leadership. For a divinely-anointed leader, it is expected that the likes of King David will be spared from the mire of human management. The truth of the matter is that the reality surrounding true leadership is often far from its idealogy. Without prejudice to the many excellent principles of leadership management, a focus on stewardship to God during apparent mismanagement of leadership opportunity is proven to yield better results. Rather than buying the open frustration from people's disservice, David acknowledged God as the main source of strength with his personal stewardship to the Lord. The challenge in leadership over ...

http://bible.us/psa18.30.nkjv As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him. Faith in God as a dependable Shield is essential for all believers. It is the basis of all relationships with the Lord. However, dynamic faith requires personal experience of the interplay between the Shield and the arrows. David's personal experience compared material shield with divine Shield at different times in His relationships. ‎Evidently, those who trust in material shield, including the chariot and horse formation of the world, are often disappointed at the inevitable failure, due to mismanagement of the formation. Even when His way appears unfamiliar, God's word is perfect and proven as a sure Shield.

http://bible.us/psa17.3.nkjv You have tested my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and have found nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. Many Throne Heads are generally related to birthright; but only one head occupies the throne at any time. Just like time and events of life try the heads, God tries the heart of man in the night before triumph of the head in the day. Even after the psalmist was anointed King, a new phase of his trials and testing had just begun. Troubles of life are no good until the goodness is found by a tested heart. Therefore, the goodness in the trials of life for every throne head is the training of the heart against transgressions.

http://bible.us/psa16.7.nkjv I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel; My heart also instructs me in the night seasons. Every succession of days is interjected with night; but there are regions or seasons when the darkness of nights become predominant. Night seasons attract doubt and discouragement, especially when hope of brightness is dependent on fuzzy forecasts. Whereas, hope in God gives sufficient brightness even in night seasons. When the Creator of our days and nights says "Joy comes in the morning, even if weeping endure into the night", there is sufficient reason to ignore the blackness of the night. Obviously, hope in the Lord provides sufficient light and guidance during the night seasons.