Heralds Digest

“keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life...Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen.” ‭‭Jude‬ ‭1:21, 24-25‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jud.1.21,24-25.nkjv The evidence of the love of God is primarily captured by the quality of fellowship between God and man. Fulfillment of the emotional and material desires of man in life, family, career, and ministry are basically secondary to the essence of His love. “Keep yourselves in the love of God...Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling...”. The love of God is rich in grace, mercy, and peace to bring undeserved gain, bar deserved pain, and brighten unrestricted rain in life. Whichever the seasons from gain, pain, or rain, confidence in the supremacy of God’s wisdom encoura...

“Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.”” ‭‭Jude‬ ‭1:14-15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jud.1.14-15.nkjv Humility in a fast-paced world is readily old-fashioned. And the biblical principle of preferring one another first in honour is gradually becoming a recipe for sluggishness. Even in love feasts organized in a godly assembly, harvest of honour and relevance in life is commonly promoted in a harsh environment. Whereas, the God of real harvest is the Lord of lords and the King of kings. The recommended principle of sincere harvest remains the possession of untarnished humility in the heart. Even if godliness in all harsh harvests means ungodly reception, in God’s humble har...

“Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries...But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves.” ‭‭Jude‬ ‭1:8, 10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jud.1.8,10.nkjv There are those who treat every pocket of good deeds as a service deposit towards a zero liability insurance policy. Their belief is that the policy will be beneficial in cancelling a threshold of future bad deeds. “As long as the good deeds outshines the possible bad deeds, there would no cause for alarm”, they thought out passively or actively. However, the scriptures group these set of people as dreamers. True salvation saves the heart from the pollution of sin and brings the soul of man in a sweet fellowship with God. The conversion from sin and the conformity with saints experiences represent a combo package that guarantees a heart that no longer think evil and a tongue tha...

“Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.” ‭‭Jude‬ ‭1:3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jud.1.3.nkjv Consistency in the faith of believers represents a difficult concern in Christendom. Challenging experiences of life appear to be increasingly consistent in posing an overwhelming threat on the evidence of faith. For the convincingly called and commissioned believers, the burning concern would be how can we earnestly contend for the faith in today’s world value system? When social liberalism and the consistent struggle for political correctness have succeeded in stamping out the knowledge of God from the home affairs of people (needless to mention the pervasion in the society and public places), the power of faith in believers become increasingly vague. For example, the position of facts appears to explain mor...

“All your strongholds are fig trees with ripened figs: If they are shaken, They fall into the mouth of the eater.” ‭‭Nahum‬ ‭3:12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/nam.3.12.nkjv In times of economic, health, and social instability, offer of human assistance is greatly resourceful. Particularly, the favour of God brings people who are capable of influencing a positive change of situation and circumstances in the affairs of those who put their confidence in Him. However, the search for favour leads man into the temptation of replacing the favour of God with a trust in the favour from fellow men. Favour from men is always okay, but a trust in this favour is shakeable. Nineveh had put all her confidence in the strength of her business partners, political allies, intellectual capabilities, and the abundant human resource. These are strongholds with no design consideration for the unpredictable force of the wind. And a time-dependent prosperity in life means an abject poverty at sunset is p...

“For the LORD will restore the excellence of Jacob Like the excellence of Israel, For the emptiers have emptied them out And ruined their vine branches.” ‭‭Nahum‬ ‭2:2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/nam.2.2.nkjv If favour is equitable and fair, breakthrough in career, family, business, and professional life will be strictly based on brilliant performances. In real world, favouritism is a tool in the hands of corrupt minds in the world’s ivory towers. Oftentimes, the excesses of the emptiers in every human excellence drive is a test of the righteous’ humility and consistency. Like in the deplorable experiences of Jacob and Israel, application for recognition and rewards saps out the juice from the upright’s vine branches. And the pressure to achieve breakthrough attracts compromises and a deviation from the truth, leading to the celebration of transient restoration. However, real restoration comes from the Lord; and His unfailing promises are more reliable. Actually, all emptied inve...

“Behold, on the mountains The feet of him who brings good tidings, Who proclaims peace! O Judah, keep your appointed feasts, Perform your vows. For the wicked one shall no more pass through you; He is utterly cut off.” ‭‭Nahum‬ ‭1:15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/nam.1.15.nkjv The pride of the wicked is always his prosperity, while the problem of the righteous remains a disregard for the sense of poverty of Spirit. Meanwhile, the God of both the righteous and the wicked is often more concerned about the character than the circumstances of His people. For example, the wicked Nineveh cannot abuse the mercy of God without attracting His Judgment; while the righteous Judah cannot abuse the grace of God without facing the same judgment with the wicked. Therefore, and unlike Jonah, consistency with the preaching the gospel of peace is encouraged. Like the ferocious messages of immortality and materialism consistently invade the social, educational and entertainment spaces, the righteou...