Heralds Digest

“The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, But diligence is man’s precious possession.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭12:27‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/pro.12.27.nkjv Attainment of riches, reward, and reputation is mostly the desirable ends of every man's devotion and preoccupation. However, everyone knows that the perceived result of anyone's labour in life is not directly proportional to the quality of inputs invested. It implies that real reward cannot be easily assessed by human intelligence and the accumulation of anyone's privileged possession. Instead, real reward is the celebration of a man's diligence and a determined dedication to a purpose-driven life. Invariably, those who are tempted to pulse their pursuits of excellence in life, in order to celebrate a developing achievement, are regarded as lazy people and lacking the precious possession. Therefore, either assessed as good or bad possession, the results of a diligent man's labour today represent the pri...

“Better is the one who is slighted but has a servant, Than he who honors himself but lacks bread.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭12:9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/pro.12.9.nkjv The encouragement and engineering of stomach infrastructure are enshrined in an intelligent mix of social significance and political profiling. Therefore, corrupt politicians know how to brainwash their vulnerable targets with the bread of conveyance. Unfortunately, many are quick to realize the error in the presumptuous selling off of their birthrights, only after the deeds have been finalized. The problem with the bread of conveyance is the lack of sustaining satisfaction. Unlike the bread of conveyance, true bread brings independence, comfort, and satisfaction. This bread is symbolic of the sound teaching of the word of life. Consequently, preachers of righteousness are not motivated by an encouraging passage of the living bread; they are rather motivated by their confidence in the ability of the declared truth to bring fr...

“He who is devoid of wisdom despises his neighbor, But a man of understanding holds his peace.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭11:12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/pro.11.12.nkjv A good asset manager understands the evaluation of the variants of resources, including human and material resources. His understanding guides investment decisions, especially when the payback periods are mostly at future times. However, a rewarding management of human resources demands more than academic inspiration. Without the inspiration of God - who is the Creator of man and knows the end of man from his beginning, no one can rightly predict the returns of all investment in the life of any creature of God. And since the scriptures say only a fool give up on anyone, a wise parent, pastor, and partner need not despise the apparent foolishness in the investment courage in the life and career of any child, congregation, and companion. Therefore, let us all endeavor to keep the light of hope peacefully shining. After all, we a...

Proverbs 10:21 (NKJV) The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of wisdom. The natural man is reactive to the actions and inaction of his environment. Therefore, hostile and unaccommodating environment begat aggressive disposition in a zombie-like man, i.e., the garbage in, garbage out system. Unfortunately, the scripture likens this natural disposition to the nature of a fool. Unlike a fool, the righteous is reactive to the deposit of grace in the heart, rather than the derivatives of race in his environment. Therefore, the light of a righteous man shines, even brighter with the darkness in his environment. Little wonder, the lips of the righteous feed many with indiscriminate love.

“He who walks with integrity walks securely, But he who perverts his ways will become known.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭10:9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/pro.10.9.nkjv The path to fame in all professions in life is clearly acknowledged to demand hard-work, dedication and integrity. Among these three demands, many promising celebrities always find integrity the stickiest hard-take. Having both hard-work and dedication, it is not difficult to understand that the reason for the pursuit of fame without integrity is borne out of misconceptions. Lack of contentment in God's provisions and promises over man's devotion to hard-work and dedication is not an evidence of material deficiencies, but an evidence of moral depravity. Fame without peace with God cannot guarantee inner contentment and rest of mind. Unfortunately, those who are tempted to chose the short-cut to fame in life never live to enjoy the time saved by taking an alternative route to prosperity. Eventually, fake fame brings shamefu...

““Stolen water is sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭9:17‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/pro.9.17.nkjv The concept of secrecy is extremely deceptive, and everyone is constantly tempted to take advantage of the unfortunate illusion. Being left alone or kept away from familiar personalities is perceived to provide the pleasant offers of secrecy. Whereas, all actions, both in the dark and in the open, are equally open to God. Even the thoughts of the heart are weighed by Him, ever before the hands go for the stolen water and the mouth swallow the secret bread. If not because of the foolishness of the heart, by refusing to acknowledge the ever presence of God in all of man's secret and silent moments and circumstances, it would have been easy to clearly say " Stolen water is bitter, and bread eaten in secret is actually unpleasant ". May all the righteous children of God be always open to grace that delivers from the deception of secret sin.

“If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you will bear it alone.”” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭9:12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/pro.9.12.nkjv Anyway who has ever gone forward to offer a seemingly harmless advice in exchange of a socking attack knows the relevance of channeling right words through the right way. The scriptures claim that God is the absolute repertoire of wisdom and the fear of the Almighty in every relationship with man is the beginning of walking in the wise way. Human's view about any matter in life is personal; but a godly counselor knows the sacredness of divine guidance in every counseling section, rather than alluding to personal experiences or preferences. Now, either the product of a counseling section is acknowledged by God as being a wise word or a scoff word, the counselor must earn either the respect or the retribution of the Great Counselor (God). Therefore, wise way is more about righteousness in pursuing the knowledge of God, rather than t...