Heralds Digest

  “Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, Because of Your enemies, That You may silence the enemy and the avenger.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭8:2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Thieves do not just invade a property without an insider report of the target valuables. And without proper surveillance and adequate security system, just a single invasion can forfeit all of man’s physical and material possessions. The scriptures say that spiritual invasion is always aimed at something greater than human-replaceable properties: the soul of man. Although all of man’s earthly pursuits may come in the way of the target invasion by the enemy of our souls, the enemy and the avenger of the soul of man is always concerned about the glory of God. The moment the soul is redeemed from the captivity of sin, he receives grace to begin to pursue the glory of God in all of life’s engagements. Unfortunately, the moment the soul gets invaded by the enemies (earthly glories, pride, and accomplishments), the ...

  “I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭7:17‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Peace in a serene environment is normal and expected; but a significant attention or interest is created when traumatized experiences of life are managed peacefully. Naturally, troubled hearts always find someone to blame for their predicament; and God is not often spared in the blame game. Whereas, the relationship between God and a righteous heart is expected to be rooted in the evidence of God’s righteousness; and not based on His right-giftedness. And when the psalmist elect the praise of the Lord based on God’s righteousness, he recommended the heavenly commendation in peaceful praise. Even when it appears God allowed the transient triumph of wickedness over righteousness from the wicked, absolute confidence in God enables a righteous heart to trust in the later triumph of righteousness over wickedness. Therefore, a peaceful praise do not ...

  “Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, But establish the just; For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭7:9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ When the heart is focussed on the consideration of the plight of the righteous with the wickedness of the wicked, it is normal to justify the prayer “ Let the wicked in his wickedness come to an end” . But by meditating on the prayer of the psalmist “ Let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end”, a righteous heart aligns with the passion of a righteous God in seeing the need to focus on the pursuit of peace with God through a worthwhile weighing. Many worthwhile transformations are possible whenever the righteous accommodates the righteous God’s proving and testing of hearts and minds: (1) the righteous heart can find more peace and purpose for living; (2) the wicked can be converted from the path of destruction; and (3) the wicked does sow the seed for the conversion of others, even if the soul of the wicked escapes the wor...

  “But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly; The Lord will hear when I call to Him.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭4:3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ The concern of any sane mind is the push from poor performance to profitable performance in the state, institutions, and every aspect of life. But sometimes, performances at home, and in most of human career systems do defy diligence and hardworking. Ungodly minds often painfully derive joy and accomplishments in promoting poor performance, particularly with the aim of frustrating the efforts of the godly. Unfortunately, this frustration agenda does always work; while all inputs towards change are restricted to perseverance, diligence and determination. For example, this agenda was the exact experience of the psalmist against the conspiracy of non-performance, until he was awakened to the efficacy of prayer by the godly. Obviously, prayer changes things for those who can call unto the Lord. While the agents of poor performance are always ignorant abo...

  “But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.” Psalms‬ ‭1:2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ The fact that almost all the laws guiding human conducts in any land, state, and institution are consistent with the law of the Lord speaks volume. Yet, the delight of the  natural man is mostly in the breaking or circumventing of these laws in pursuit of personal satisfaction. This desire is an evidence of the state of human confusion due to the corruption by his nature of sin, rather than the actual commission of sin. But the delight of a righteous (blessed) man is different. He has found grace to delight in the study and meditation in the word of God, as an indispensable guide to true prosperity and satisfaction. Without a redemption of heart, it is impossible for any man to naturally delight in the Lord’s law, especially when the flesh is consistently attracted to worldly pleasure by pollution. Loophole in the laws of the land may be easily explored in pursuit of...

  “Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭1:1‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Whenever life is no longer a parade in pursuit of prosperity, then the sustenance of breath becomes meaningless. Notwithstanding, the diversity in the choice of anyone’s parade leads to different types of blessedness in prosperity. The psalmist acknowledged one of these parades, initiated by ungodly counsels, sinful paths, and scornful seats. Unfortunately, many prosperity prospects are attracted by this parade because of its shortcuts to promotion laced with compromise, corruption and carelessness. Whereas, only few prospects find the parade into true blessedness, because its prosperity demands courage, truth and integrity. Therefore, when the scriptures say ‘Blessed is the man… ’, the righteous is wise enough to look only after the man that is destined for prosperity; and not really after the materials paraded along i...

  “““Can anyone teach God knowledge, Since He judges those on high?” Job‬ ‭21:22‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ The similarity in the relationship between just and justified is straightforward, if the status of the judge is not complicated. Even the chief judge of the highest court in the state can only justify a man according to his interpretation of the laws of the land. He is not equipped to declare the justified man as just. Unfortunately, man has often extend these capabilities to the interpretation of the actions and inaction of God in the affairs of people’s life and circumstances. Whereas, since God is simply a just judge, His actions and inaction cannot be justified by man. Although the righteous may not be able to fully explain or justify the temporal lots of the wicked on earth, the eternal lots of the wicked and the workers of iniquity are clearly declared in the verdict of the just judge. Therefore, the righteous are simply satisfied with the declared justification from a just judge; and si...