Heralds Digest

http://bible.us/psa62.7.nkjv In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God. In human economy, deliverance is often traded‎ with dignity. Whenever a man with appreciable honour and position claim the glory for any gift offer, the taker of the offer is prepared to giveaway his self worth. Whereas, God's glory cannot appreciate by man's appreciation. Rather, man's glory will only appreciate by his appreciation of God's glory. Little wonder, the Psalmist felt delighted to wait patiently for the salvation of God. Therefore, every alternative offer can pretend to provide a quick fix in place of God's offer of salvation, strength and subsistence. However, God's time provides the best quality offering with the combination of grace and glory. Unlike man's grace that takes glory, God's grace gives glory.

http://bible.us/psa61.2.nkjv From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Normal experiences of difficulties and challenges in relationships and life issues leave room for the possibility of finding solution. Beyond human efforts to finding solution to these experiences, people of f‎aith are open to divine intervention. In most cases, the dignity of anyone who is faced with challenges, within the reach of any source of encouragement, is restored. But when subjected to extreme experiences, the damage to dignity suddenly appears overwhelming; and all hope for restoration disappears. Unlike most people under extreme experiences, the Psalmist reveals the secret of a blissful restoration of trust in the tabernacle of the Lord: cry unto the Lord . Confidence and trust in God, as a dependable refuge for those under extreme family, health, and career challenges, will remain vague until the heart can pulse to cry unto th...

http://bible.us/psa60.11-12.nkjv Give us help from trouble, For the help of man is useless. Through God we will do valiantly, for it is He who tread down our enemies. ‎ Solution to most troubles in life requires the intervention of self and the sacrifices of others. As long as the trouble is relieved at the quickest possible time, any kind of help is acceptable. Unfortunately, human assistance promotes either the interest of the giver or the perception of the taker, with little consideration for the interest of God. God's concept of help is the derivative of trouble, and not exclusive of the trouble. All things work together for the good of God's people; and all types of trouble inclusive. Trouble-exclusive help harbors bitterness against all who are perceived as enemies. Whereas, most of human-perceived enemies serve the interest of God, by establishing the counsel of God in the troubled life, career and ministry. After a reasonable complain about the morality of God's al...

http://bible.us/psa59.16.nkjv But I will sing of Your power; Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning; For You have been my defense And refuge in the day of my trouble. One of the most important benefits of an intimate relationship with God is access to the gift of peace. Thereby the guilt of sin is cleansed by the gift of salvation, and man is instantly filled with peace that flows like a river. ‎However, salvation from sin is not an immunization from troubles. In fact, peace from God provokes persecution from the world. For example, David's persecution was triggered by his preference by God over Saul. In the heat of the battle against his life, he chose to value his relationship with God, through praise and worship, more than the expected reward from Him. Often times, we battle to protect addition of value to our corruptible life; howbeit, at the detriment of the priceless peace with God. The Psalmist teaches that perfect peace means perfect praise of God's powe...

http://bible.us/psa58.1.nkjv Do you indeed speak righteousness, you silent ones? Do you judge uprightly, you sons of men? Silence remains a priceless virtue, if exercised with utmost sincerity. Human activities are motivated by diverse intentions, and silence is mostly deployed before appreciable understanding can be assessed. Those whose mouth must run faster than their ears are quick to make mistakes. ‎Since the tongue is difficult to tame without grace, diplomacy and outward righteousness have packaged a substitute for sincere silence. It is worthy of note that a virtuous silence is not motivated by grants of favour or approval from people. Without God's grace, the heart of man cannot be constrained in the path of righteous pronouncements. ‎Therefore, subtle silence appears disposed to righteous conducts, it is actually possessed with inward wickedness.

http://bible.us/psa57.11.nkjv Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let Your glory be above all the earth. The earth is naturally created to declare the glory of God. No matter the shades of darkness within, a refreshing step without opens the mind to the beauty of the stars. But in spite of all attempts for creation to declare the glory of God, man's gory experiences are mostly twisted to deny God the glory due to His name. However, the attitude of David teaches the secret of retaining the praises of God in times of unexplainable distress and disappointment. Except the focus for glory (from anyone who is anointed for the throne, but somehow get forced to seek refuge in the cave) is fixed on God and not self, no one can ever find reason for God's glory in grievous gory. Irrespective of either mess or mass, we need grace to lose sight on seeking our personal glory, in order to retain the precious sights on God's glory.

http://bible.us/psa56.11.nkjv In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? The security that makes sense is built on the reinforcements of safety apparatus against invasion. It is a game of intelligence gathering and control, aimed at out smarting the aggression of the enemy. However, the moment all these physical apparatus are vandalized by the enemy, it will no longer make sense to trust in any salvation that comes not from the mercy of the enemy. ‎David found himself in this kind of security mess, when he fell into the hands of the Philistines in Gath. Instead of the expected lost hope, gripped fear and song of defeat, he quipped to put his trust in God. Obviously, trusting in the superiority of God's character and charisma over the best intelligence of human attack appears senseless in times of great security needs. Admittedly, confidence in God's security in the valley of the shadow of death is senseless; it never entertain fear until the gam...