Heralds Digest

“Now it happened, when Jeremiah had stopped speaking to all the people all the words of the LORD their God, for which the LORD their God had sent him to them, all these words, that Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men spoke, saying to Jeremiah, “You speak falsely! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘Do not go to Egypt to dwell there.’” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭43:1-2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.43.1-2.nkjv Significant research efforts are devoted to investigating the importance of a tiny membrane towards improving the power conversion efficiency of fuel cells. The permeability of the membrane material determines the exchange of the quality and quantity of information between the anion and cation sides of the fuel cell, in order to guarantee the right quantum of electricity that the device will generate. Likewise, the exchange of good information from the prophet Jeremiah to the remnant of the Jews, who desperately needed the words of the Lo...

“Now all the captains of the forces, Johanan the son of Kareah, Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people, from the least to the greatest, came near and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please, let our petition be acceptable to you, and pray for us to the LORD your God, for all this remnant (since we are left but a few of many, as you can see), that the LORD your God may show us the way in which we should walk and the thing we should do.”” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭42:1-3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.42.1-3.nkjv Building trust on the invisible things is the most challenging aspect of a desirable relationship with God. It is rather easier to build confidence on human intelligence than building a senseless castle in the air. Even when a religious man is compelled to desire divine counsel, he is looking for a favourable authentication of already made-up mindsets. After the remnant of the Jews in Judah realized the unfortunate devastation their nesting with strong-will has produced, they ...

“But ten men were found among them who said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have treasures of wheat, barley, oil, and honey in the field.” So he desisted and did not kill them among their brethren.” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭41:8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.41.8.nkjv Hate speech and social violence are sometimes motivated by a misconception of the real value in self, fellow citizens, workers, and colleagues. Given the opportunity, the monster is capable of destroying the social setting of good faith like that of Governor Gedaliah. He was struck to death by his visitors after a friendly mealtime fellowship, apparently without an opportunity to arrest the uninvited rampage. But when the monster visited the ‘special ten men’, they presented themselves as a reliable asset; and the strategy worked. The strategy of attempting to arrest the monster of hate speech and social violence as a liability often lead to an escalation of social disorder. Whereas, the presentation of the good virtues i...

“Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields came to Gedaliah at Mizpah, and said to him, “Do you certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to murder you?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam did not believe them.” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭40:13-14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.40.13-14.nkjv Building trust in leadership is a daunting task, especially when human intelligence is preferred as the limit of exploration. A man left to rule life’s affairs by himself is a helpless head; but anyone who ignore divine assistance in the field of life is described as a fool. Even when Nebuzaradan the captain of the Chaldeans guard directed the housing of prophet Jeremiah with Governor Gedaliah, the helpless head ignored the strategic provision of assistance for spiritual discernment and divine guidance in leadership. He resulted into the game of playing innocence with the heart of man. Unfortunately, the scrip...

“But I will deliver you in that day,” says the LORD, “and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid. For I will surely deliver you, and you shall not fall by the sword; but your life shall be as a prize to you, because you have put your trust in Me,” says the LORD.’ ”” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭39:17-18‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.39.17-18.nkjv Everyone knows that genuine praise cannot be measured in life’s pleasant moments. Whereas, jungle praises are normal occurrence in times of great challenges. When the king and the princes were apparently perplexed, the servants and the poor people of the land must be in dilemma of the right allegiance path. However, Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian palace servant had trusted in the Lord, even when the heart of his Master, the king, failed him due to the fear of the Jews and the ravaging Chaldeans. It was a comely praise of the invisible King of Kings within the visible presence of fear. When life’s position, property and prosp...

“Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive to Babylon the remnant of the people who remained in the city and those who defected to him, with the rest of the people who remained. But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left in the land of Judah the poor people, who had nothing, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭39:9-10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.39.9-10.nkjv In the world of competition and the parade of show, the lack of the material things of this world is distasteful. The worth of every man is mostly determined by the value of acquired material possessions. Even when a timer is set on the expiration of material wealth, having ‘nothing’ remains naughty to the pride of the flesh. The timer for king Zedekiah was set with several stages of reminder by prophet Jeremiah; but the thought of parting away with ‘something’, i.e., the tangible affluence of the palace, was unthinkable until the final alarm went off. Then, the stupi...

“Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘If you surely surrender to the king of Babylon’s princes, then your soul shall live; this city shall not be burned with fire, and you and your house shall live. But if you do not surrender to the king of Babylon’s princes, then this city shall be given into the hand of the Chaldeans; they shall burn it with fire, and you shall not escape from their hand.’”” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭38:17-18‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.38.17-18.nkjv The dilemma of the soul of man has always been the destructive consequences of the pride of the flesh. Self consideration without soul concern will readily provide reasons to ignore the solemn call to salvation and separation from the consequences of sin. Otherwise, why would king Zedekiah requested to hear, over again, the same message or the call to surrender to the king of Babylon’s princes? The self in Zedekiah had the throne, the respect of the Jews, the parade of ...