Heralds Digest

“Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭26:12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/pro.26.12.nkjv The scriptures declare that the earth is filled with the abundance of useful knowledge, as the water covers the sea. And a productive engagement with these abundant provisions, through progressive interaction with various opportunities in life, including continuous education, consistent enlightenment, cooperative enlistment, etc, represents the relevant design for the use of time. While a fool denies the existence of these opportunities for better life, a lazy man basically waste these opportunities with disengagement on the concept of his self-reliance. Sometimes, it is easier to jettison the drive towards improvement in the pursuits of better life, especially when there is no interest towards the satisfaction of others beside self. However, God created everyone for a definite purpose; and He makes available all needed resources and op...

“Take away the dross from silver, And it will go to the silversmith for jewelry.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭25:4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/pro.25.4.nkjv Low melting point materials represent the natural attraction for dross; but the relevance of silver also suffer in the possible association with dross. Unfortunately, the silversmith is not often interested in a dedicated working on dross-rich silver. Likewise, God demands a self-removal of dross (pride, personal preferences, prayer-needlessness), that attract itself to all His potential servants. This attraction lead to unproductive services, and lack of positioning for divine enablement. Pride abuses the provision of grace, personal preferences misuses the purpose of grace, while prayer-needlessness disuses the privileges of grace in the life of believers. Meanwhile, God's grace appeared for a complete dedication to the glory of God. " Lord, spare me the heat of thy Spirit today, and help rid me of the dross " remains the sob...

“Prepare your outside work, Make it fit for yourself in the field; And afterward build your house.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭24:27‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/pro.24.27.nkjv It is easier for building experts to limit their design considerations to internal forces and encumbrances, than accommodating the dynamics of external forces towards the projection of the implementation timeline of a building project. For example, external forces can be the major decisive factor, including the regulatory constraints, municipal influences, land disputes, environmental instabilities, etc, for either the breakthrough or breakdown of the project. However, a generous accommodation of all these external influences enables the heart to be stable and strong against possible despair and discouragement. Most times, the heart of man easily give up on the challenges of life; whereas, difficulties are merely designed for more productive buildup of the internal system. In fact, the scriptures say " all things wor...

“My son, fear the LORD and the king; Do not associate with those given to change;” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭24:21‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/pro.24.21.nkjv When the king's policies align with the precepts of the Lord, the people have little challenge in pursuing a purpose-driven life. Although this near-heaven experience represents the consistent prayer of the righteous in every sphere of life, including homes, workplaces, organizations, societies and all nations, king's policies are often at variance with the precepts of the Lord. Yet, the righteous or God-fearing believer is admonished to fear both the Lord and the king. Consequently, the greatest challenge of most children of God is retaining consistency in their convictions about the precepts of the Lord. God's precepts often find interpretation in the pseudo-policy of the government and the prevailing perception in the society. Whereas, the king's policies are given to change, depending on changes in socio-economic value...

Proverbs 23:23 (NKJV) Buy the truth, and do not sell it, Also wisdom and instruction and understanding. Stock market traders exhibit interesting dispositions in response to different dynamics in the open market. Especially in times of recession, there are sporadic responses to unusual volatility in the prices of stocks, indicated by the dynamics of distressed 'calls' and 'puts'. Truth is somewhat like good stocks; that even when it does not lose its value in the real market, it apparently does in the minds of unstable traders. In times great distress and discouragement, compromises in the value of the truth of God's word are high. Although the cost of wisdom, instructions and understanding will be very high in times like this, the Lord admonishes a consistent hard purchase with the virtue of patience. After all, hard times never last. In fact, hard people look away from their shares, even when it is hard to stock more into the market of truth.

“Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before unknown men.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭22:29‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/pro.22.29.nkjv Excellence in life and ministry demands great levels of commitment, including the listening, hearing, and believing levels of commitment. However, many average people aspire success at the level of listening, and a few fraction of these people reach further to the level of hearing. Listeners attend seminars and workshops for motivational talks on success principles, but they never pay attention to the perceived rhetoric. Their minds are shaped by their low self-esteem and lack of confidence in the possibility of a change in status. Whereas, hearers' conviction in the principles of success is not commensurate with the expected commitment. Meanwhile, kings in most fields of endeavours are attracted to those who have paid the price of disciple, determination, and diligence; but the deeper commitment will demand ...

“A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, Loving favor rather than silver and gold.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭22:1‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/pro.22.1.nkjv "Good" remains a veritable attraction anywhere in the world. For example, a tourist is attracted to good selected cities or states, based on a collection of their historical attractions. He manages his short stay by exploring the best attractions of elegant creations, beautiful buildings, and attractive innovations. Meanwhile, these attractions represent mostly the end-products of past people's engagements, who believe in the quality of legacies left behind for generations yet unborn, rather than being motivated by the quantity of luxury accumulated in their lifetime. Therefore, the historical attractions to tourists are really not about the beautiful artifacts, but the history of the virtue endowed and the character extolled that makes the engraved stories. Likewise, no matter how beautiful a character spends h...