Heralds Digest

  “ Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him. ”” Luke‬ ‭17:3-4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ While most people do focus on the withdrawal of usefulness in social and corporate relationships as the primary consequences of offences, heaven is mostly concerned about the total loss of both the offender and offendee relevance for kingdom purposes. In all cases of offences, the famous path towards establishing the offender is mostly subjective. So, when the assumed offendee determines the offender , chances are that he has failed to carefully examine himself. Therefore, Jesus provides the most reliable path: “ Take heed to yourself ”. When a man places a high value on his self-relevance, he loses the more desirable relevance to God and others. Otherwise, ‘ if your brother sins against you ’ will always come after ‘...

  ““ Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able. When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are from ,’” Luke‬ ‭13:24-25‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ The dilemma of strange stewards would always be pathetic, compared with the destiny of stranded sinners. While sinners are stranded in satanic bondage and alienated from the kingdom of God, stewards have working relationships with the Master and are dutifully engaged in His kingdom services. However, obedience to the Lord requires consistent attention to His commandments; while striving against the prevailing forces of distraction. The relationship between the Master and His stewards is strictly constrained through the narrow gate; and only those whose eyes are single on the Lord can afford not to be distracted. Unfortu...

  “And He said to them, “ Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses. ”” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭12:15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Those in need of the material things on earth would wish for comfort in affluence, while there are many in affluence and high standards of living without a purposeful and positive influence in life. This reality was the headache of the fellow who begged the intervention of Jesus in an inheritance sharing dispute. And the Lord’s response remains valid for all times: Life consists only in the abiding purpose for living and not in the abundance of material possessions. Unfortunately, the pursuits of the coveted comfort receive the attention of the majority in life: how to get more stuff; how to feel more space; and how to grab more attention, etc. Whereas, a purpose-driven life is concerned about giving and making sacrifices in order to provide satisfaction to the needs of others. The conversion of any soul towards the ...

  “ But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows .” Luke‬ ‭12:7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Human care is best illustrated by hair beauty care. Our strands of hairs are best treated with touch, chemical, and cuts; and if any strand is intentionally or mistakenly damaged, the creatures’ care cannot replace the loss. This scenario just play out the interdependence between the care and threat of man. The best of our care in a system must come with a penalty (a threat) on another system. Little wonder why a man with excessive power is greatly feared by those who seemed vulnerable as the object of his threat. Whereas, those who benefit from the product of excessive power would readily praise this creature’s care, albeit at the expense of those who do not benefit. Therefore, Jesus said ‘Do not fear’ …because, unlike the creature’s care, the Creator’s care is absolutely creative. “But the very hairs of your head are all numbered” means God...

  ““ No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light. The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness. Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness. If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light.” ”Luke‬ ‭11:33-36‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Stage management is an art of spotlighting that requires the mixture of light and darkness. All objects and activities that are not spotlighted are necessarily shedded from the glare of the audience through the power of darkness. Unfortunately, human lifestyle and socialization have also employed the art of stage management with the power of greed, bitterness, and dishonesty. For sinners and the unregenerate souls, these attribute...

  “ And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!” But He said, “ More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it! ”” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭11:27-28‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Surely, wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom and the manifestation of signs and wonders. The focus of the words of power and authority is always deliverance from the bondage of sin, sickness, and satanic oppression. But in such manifestation of the supernatural power of God, there are the normal expressions of excitement from the natural men, like that of the unknown woman from the crowd: “ Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You! ” Unfortunately, the likes of those normal expressions have derailed the focus of most mighty ministers from the merciful messages from the throne of grace. Therefore, Jesus was quick to correct and reconstruct t...

  “ He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters .”Luke‬ ‭11:23‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ There is no doubt that #impact2022 convocation has just released a new wave into the strategy for global evangelism, especially with special focus on the generation of youth and young adults. While many people may be struggling with their exclusive mindset, the new race for inclusivity in global evangelism has just started. Notwithstanding, it is important for everyone to understand that the disruptive strategy has nothing to do with the denial of denominational identity. And like with the exclusive outbursts and experiences in the days of Christ’s disruptive extension of the kingdom of God, the main focus of the change here is all about global gathering, in preparation for the coming of the Lord. Unfortunately, some may be unwittingly engaged by the enemy into the mindset of scary scattering; when every hand ought to be on deck for global gathering with God. Just as the ‘Me...