Heralds Digest

http://bible.us/psa73.1.nkjv Truly God is good to Israel, To such as are pure in heart. The barely a week left in‎ the almost spent year may appear too long to wait before assessing the faithfulness of God to His promises. Basically, the assessment of many may be similar to the experience of the Psalmist before his final understanding. For example, performance rating system at workplaces, governmental administration of social assistance, job placement paradigm, public reward and recognition of service system, dignity and respect in the family, and even allocation of responsibilities in the Church, are easily adjudged to be smeared with unfairness and injustice. Therefore, popular question has always been ' where is God? '; whereas, the perfect question remains ' where am I? '. God the Creator is truly and always good. Meanwhile, life's experiences are merely resources intended for the assessment of the level of purity in the creature's heart. Experiencing God,...

http://bible.us/psa71.3.nkjv Be my strong refuge, To which I may resort continually; You have given the commandment to save me, For You are my rock and my fortress. Great men of old and in our contemporary times have often subdued kingdoms and possibly conquered principality with the support of silent partners. Many reports of unnecessary failure and ‎shameful disappointment are generally open, where some great men have been noticed to lack the support of soft encouragement. Latent strength is often revived with soft encouragement. Otherwise, an inconsequential matter can easily swallow any mighty captain. However real the support from human partner, it is subject to the mood of the partner in such hour of great need. God is the strong and reliable refuge of the Righteous. For example, David found a real refuge in Jonathan; but Jonathan's limitations prevented a reliable refuge service to David in times of his great trials. Even when it appears the Righteous is drowning, a reliab...

http://bible.us/psa70.4-5.nkjv Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And let those who love Your salvation say continually, “Let God be magnified!”. But I am poor and needy; Make haste to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay. Change for the better is desirable anytime, depending on who designs the quality of the desired change. ‎Whenever man controls the change, many things are bound to go wrong; because only the Creator knows the purpose for every human existence. Therefore, the wise should seek God always in every desire for change. Unfortunately, the desire for change in personal life, family and career, based on the level of changes in the life, family and career of others is indecent. Only a desire for the glory of God in all aspirations in life can both be decent and not desperate.

http://bible.us/psa69.1-2.nkjv Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, Where there is no standing; I have come into deep waters, Where the floods overflow me. Personal smartness in all endeavours makes room for pride, until one is found in the mire with little room for maneuvering. Whenever found in either emotional or financial mire, an unyielding exercise of personal smartness leads into either deep sinking or sudden death. ‎Unlike the Psalmist, many in the battle for life are often deceived from doubting the only path to salvation: an outcry of " Save me, O God! ". The enemy's mire could be mercilessly messy, but God's mercy is always mercifully mighty to deliver. When the waters are far away from the neck, safe rescue through the attention of other well-wishers can be helpful. However, only the mighty mercy of God can sincerely save from the messy mire of life. ‎

http://bible.us/psa68.35.nkjv O God, You are more awesome than Your holy places. The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God! One of the desirable attractions of heaven or the holy place of God, especially as the reality of insecurity even in the most developed part of the present world is done on all, is the promise of an untreatened security. Evil has no place in God's holy place, because evil people will be permanently separated from God's presence. However, the Psalmist could see a greater awesomeness in the presence of God, even in this present wicked world. Rather than waiting to get to heaven in order to drive evil people out of His holy place, God has the power to drive evil out of people with the entrance of His presence in their heart. Obviously, the best of the beauty of God's holy place is the residency of the holy Potentate, through His strength and power on any open heart.

http://bible.us/psa67.5-6.nkjv Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You. Then the earth shall yield her increase; God, our own God, shall bless us. ‎ Naturally, praise proceeds as the product of tangible blessing. Praise is mostly an evidence of people's prosperity. However, the Psalmist encourages the living to praise God, in order to provoke the launching of His blessing. Invariably, praising God for His preservation attracts the expected prosperity in the life of those believe in the salvation of God. Only those who have been silenced by sickness and death are actually restrained from praise and worship. Even when dreams appear dead, the living of the dreamer deserves praises to the God, who knows that life is superior to dreams. Therefore, the righteous readily know that he lives among the people primarily to praise God. ‎

http://bible.us/psa66.12.nkjv You have caused men to ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water; But You brought us out to rich fulfillment. One of the precious benefits of fruitful fellowship in times of the trials of life is the building of strong and priceless character. And in the absence of this fellowship, most homes and ministries have suffered the misfortune of untested leadership. Even with limited records of flashy accomplishments in all of human engagements, as possible experiences so far in the outgoing year, many will be tempted to declare their fulfillments as fruitless. Whereas the building of strong character and the deposit of the riches of grace, which are mostly inaccessible to flashy lifestyles, represent enormous achievement in God's management of precious resources. Irrespective of the absence of flashy accomplishments, the presence of God with the righteous is always a fruitful fulfillment.