Heralds Digest

  “I am Your servant; Give me understanding, That I may know Your testimonies.” Psalms‬ ‭119:125‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ It is common knowledge that the pursuit of most training curricula is driven by the manifestation of personal prosperity, financial freedom, and remarkable recognition. The acceptable concept of training is the offer of opportunity for transformation from being a servant to the attainment of the position of a master. Unfortunately, these carnal training and exposures in life have done more havoc than good to the original purpose of God for many promising prospects in the kingdom. Whenever a change in status finds its way into the head, the head loses its honourable control of the body system. Whereas, in God’s training school, the focus of all trainees is not a change of status; but rather the consistent improvements in enlightenment and understanding. In every situation and status, there is always something to learn more from God; in order to advance in the fulfillment of His ...

  “Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119:105‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ The words of principal at the workplace, partner at home, and principalities in the society are mostly remarkable. Career progression, family peace, and societal prosperity are known to be either woven or wasted by their counsels, depending on the personal interests of these external influences. Little wonder why many concerned personalities, like the psalmist, are drawn to a neutral Source of light and inspiration. When the scriptures say, referring to the Ancient of days, that ‘Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path’ , it reveals the absence of self-interest in all the revelations from the throne of grace. While the counsels from almost all external influences in everyone’s life are laden with selfish coloration or a self-lubricant to their personal agenda, the rhema from the Lord is always righteous and a lamp only to the feet of its recipients. Oh for a heart to truly trust in ...

  “Make me understand the way of Your precepts; So shall I meditate on Your wonderful works. My soul melts from heaviness; Strengthen me according to Your word.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119:27-28‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ There is no private interpretation needed for visible manifestation of divine intervention in believers’ works, careers, families, etc. With clarity of word construction, everyone can attest to the testimonies of divine provision, promotion, protection, and preservation. But for divine guidance along uncharted and unattractive territories of life, not many people are so clear of what God is doing, even when the steps taken are convincingly marked by His precepts. The days and moments when hearts struggle to understand the beauty in our ashes, the sweetness in our pain, and the bliss in our wilderness experiences, the eyes can only see ‘wicked works’ . When the psalmist realized the failure of the eyes to see the wonderful works of God in his own personal wilderness experience, he cried unto th...

  “This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭118:24‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Without the right perspective on control in life, the end of story relating to mess is always anguish and pain. Unfortunately, the incitement  of mess in a promising career, business, family and ministerial life is always one of the best-selling stories. Even when someone attempts to get the mess stories behind, reporters are often quick to tag every present event with the negative issues in the past. Whereas, the psalmist‘s proposition here is always the right perspective. The sovereign God has never ever lost control in all of life’s messy situations and circumstances. The mess in a believer’s life is inconsequential, compared to the pool of God’s mercy and providence for every new day. When we focus on someone or something else as the agent of our mess, we lose focus on God’s mercy and providence. But like the psalmist, those who truly believe that God is the Lord over our l...

  “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples! For His merciful kindness is great toward us, And the truth of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭117:1-2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ One of the smartest ways of avoiding the reliability challenges in human relationships is simply the refusal to make promises; or the making of promises with sufficient ‘fine print’ and disclaimer. For example, marriage covenants are being replaced or interpreted with common-law contracts; full-time employment is given way to time-bound job contracts, etc. When circumstances change and performance wavers along the way, people are willing to walk away without too much encumbrances. But ‘Praise the Lord’ , God’s promises and truth on believers’ protection, preservation, prosperity, and promotion are not time-bound. The truth of the Lord endures forever. Unfortunately, the major challenge is the time-bound behaviour or reliability of God’s testifiers. It is easier for believers to cook ...

  “I love the Lord, because He has heard My voice and my supplications. Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭116:1-2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Without undermining the pain inflicted by the challenges of life, the anguish from family, workplace and relational difficulties, the privileges of a sweet fellowship with the Lord when believers take these challenges to the Lord are great. Although the primary intentions of the enemies of progress in life are discouragement, destruction, and even the death of glorious dreams, believers can be amazed to find that greater achievement is not in the disappearance of these agents of death; but in the unending sweet fellowship with the Prince of life. Little wonder the psalmist said “ I love the Lord ”, not because He made my problems disappeared; but “ because He has heard My voice and my supplications” . When we truly love the Lord and find delight in accessing His presence because of the joy of fe...

  “Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your mercy, Because of Your truth.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭115:1‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ While mercy prevents the service of the consequences of the bad choices we made, truth promotes the service of the commendation for our good choices. Unfortunately, no human being can be trusted with a reliable service of both mercy and truth. And with a common baggage of consequences for the wrongs on the plate of all, no one deserves the credit for his great achievements and breakthrough in life. Notwithstanding, man is often tempted to shift the glory attention from God to fellow men, in recognition of their life’s achievements. These men and their achievements have always become idols that takes away human attention from the glory of God. Whereas, the psalmist truly observed the necessity of the grand glory to the great God for His mercy and truth over all who trust and fear Him. Truly, God deserves the grand glory in all of the righteous’ f...