Heralds Digest

  “ Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life .” II Corinthians 3 : 5 - 6 NKJV Everyone understands the benevolence of offering a support service, but our understanding cannot offer the necessary bailout from the burden of not measuring up. The question, as always, is “ how can we ascertain a sufficient service in our pursuit of a commendable support service? ”. We need the assistance of the Holy Spirit to offer a sufficient service in life and ministry. Only the Spirit understands an acceptable, holy, and reasonable service in line with the divine counsel for our homes, society, and business engagement. Recipients of God’s mercies and grace can always attempt to jump presumptuously into the service line, but such rendezvouses have often resulted in frustrati...

  “ Moreover he commanded the people who dwelt in Jerusalem to contribute support for the priests and the Levites, that they might devote themselves to the Law of the Lord .” II Chronicles 31 : 4 NKJV While it is ludicrous or pitiable that some believers struggled with a cheerful release of their tithes and offerings to the Lord, the offering of support for all good courses within every believer’s sphere of influence is expected to be a lifestyle. This support  service  includes believer’s extension of love and encouragement to everyone towards encouraging all to abound in their pursuit of godliness. King Hezekiah leveraged this mindset by mobilizing the citizens of Judah to support the service of the priests and the Levites. Why? “ That they might devote themselves to the Law of the Lord ”. Without buying the distraction by many belly-motivated ministers on self-employment, a sincere service support is a lifestyle of showing love and godliness for all who are endowed ...

  “ My sons, do not be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and that you should minister to Him and burn incense. ”” II Chronicles 29 : 11 NKJV In God’s parlance, appointment and anointing are mostly used interchangeably. Notwithstanding, our negligence in service often creates the difference between appointment and anointing. And when we “ do not be negligent now ” as exemplified by king Hezekiah, we are bound to experience what is called anointed appointment. It is instructive to note that king Hezekiah provoked revival in both Judah and Israel, right from the first year of his reign in Jerusalem as the king of Judah. Outside this divine appointment, human activities may attract failed initiatives, frustrated alternatives, and foolish expenditures; and mostly without an auction to function. Whereas, the amazing achievements of king Hezekiah in restoring the joint assembly of Judah and Israel (especially when Israel under her previous kin...

  “ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God .” II Corinthians 1 : 3 - 4 NKJV Usually, human intervention to conflict will either breeds comfort or conspiracies. This is often because the best of comfort received from man has an element of self service. Even in the honest disposition of comfort as community service, there is always an expectation in the receipts of self recognition, appreciation, and recommendation. And because comprehensive comfort comes only from God, God would often rather train up His children through an atmosphere soaked with wilderness experiences for the first fruits of His comprehensive comfort. A trained-up beneficiary of the comprehensive comfort from God has been a successful distributor of gracious comfort at home and in the socie...

  “ Now it was so, after Amaziah came from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the people of Seir, set them up to be his gods, and bowed down before them and burned incense to them. Therefore the anger of the Lord was aroused against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet who said to him, “Why have you sought the gods of the people, which could not rescue their own people from your hand? ””  II Chronicles 25 : 14 - 15 NKJV The fall of king Amaziah after his rise and divine favour shows the evil side of success and achievements. Success and worldly achievements readily attract bad companies than retaining the good ones. For example, while Amaziah’s Dad had a good company in the chief priest Jehoiada, he was properly guided and guarded against evil and unrighteousness. But immediately the chief priest died, the waiting bad companies ceased the occasion to the destruction of his fruitful fellowship with God. Funny enough, king Amariah was prevented from bad ...

  “ The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. ” I Corinthians 15 : 56 - 58 NKJV Fainting in the line of weary work is not an isolated phenomenon. Jesus Christ became extremely weary and fainting at the garden of Gethsemane. Particularly, the idea of going down on the highway of the cross and crucifixion as the sin bearer of the world has always worn the regalia of victory and celebration by the enemy; but the truth remains that both the cross and resurrection is the greatest victory in the history of the world. Although the death of Christ and His burial for three days slowed down or eroded the confidence of the disciples, they offered a calculated destruction of the power of sin and death over humanity. Likewise, when believers embr...

  “ You will arise and have mercy on Zion; For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come. ” Psalms 102 : 13 NKJV ‘Testing! Testing! Testing!’ …is a familiar voice of the Master of Ceremony (MC) or confidence note that a waiting programme or event is about to start. By self-recognition of the MC, the anxieties of the waiting audience are always quieted. Likewise, the set time for the manifestation of God’s promises in the lives and affairs of His children is always a trust time. It is more a time for believers’ inspirational fellowship with the MC God; and an opportunity to develop confidence and faith in our unchanging, unstoppable, and unconquerable Master Changer (MC) of time, space, and events. Even in the closest and accurate revelation of God’s will, the human heart is mostly focused on selfish dreams and ambitions. But with the trust time, human perspective on the manifestation of God’s will is redesigned for optimal revelation of the glory of God. Therefore, ‘You ...