Heralds Digest

  “ You have put gladness in my heart, More than in the season that their grain and wine increased. I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. ” Psalms 4 : 7 - 8 NKJV Wishes are not horses. Otherwise, the prosperity with grains and wine would have translated into peace and safety for all human endeavours. Money, position, and fame can authorize goods; but it cannot guarantee gladness. Informed by his experience in the palace of king Saul, while dealing with the disturbing evil spirit of his master through the use of inspired music from the Lord, the shepherd boy quite understood the limitations of material prosperity, position, and popularity. Like it happened to king Saul in his discouraging pursuit of David‘s destruction, these metrics of intelligence, influence and affluence sometimes increase the level of insecurity of those whose confidence is built on materialism. As we reflect on this passing year, can we thoughtfully confess...

  “ Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place. “Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.” ” Revelation 22 : 6 - 7 NKJV In spite of the fact that all time-bound truth are simply lies, they possess a riveting influence on the hearts of simple men and faithless believers. And while the promises of God and scriptural revelations are mostly couched with “ Behold, I am coming quickly! ”, they represent timeless truth from the throne of grace and the declaration of the Creator of heaven and earth. Unfortunately, the time-bound truths and declarations that are influenced by the status of men, scientific realities, and sophisticated intelligence of the created things do readily turn believers into faithless folks. Notwithstanding, the timeless truths and heavenly revelations are solidly settled in heaven; even...

  “ Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands, And let her own works praise her in the gates .” (Proverbs 31 : 30 - 31 NKJV ) Those who have functioned on a job recruiting board will understand the daunting task of identifying a prepared candidate for a well described job. Oftentimes, objectivity to the job specifications is sacrificed on the altar of favouritism, nepotism, etc. It implies that the searching of a prepared persona for any responsibility, and relationship in life’s engagements cannot be safely delegated to the human systems and administrations. Only the decision of a man or woman who fears the Lord can be trusted to produce a prepared persona for the management of affairs in our homes, institutions, and societies. God’s chosen personae are not always idle folks and jobless individuals. Even after His created personae are abused and dejected by the fall, God will often walk His ...

  “ Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years. ” Revelation 20 : 6 NKJV When Jesus reigns and believers ride strictly within His reign, they actually rule or reign with Him perpetually. Unfortunately, the hearts of men are easily deceived by the touting of fake rules over mundane riches, temporal wealth and transient political and administrative positions. Whereas, no one can doubt the audacity of the ego-centric slave master with his drive for fake rules. Even the King of kings and the Lord of lords was taken, tempted, and touted to accept his fake rules when Satan had the chance to tempt him: “ Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “ All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me ”” ( Matthew 4 : 8 ...

  “ He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses .” Revelation 19 : 13 - 14 NKJV Wherever there is a right reign, the right ride is expected. Unfortunately, it is possible to get on the wrong ride or ‘one chance’ without sustaining the race with the grace of God. When the King of kings and the Lord of lords reigns, He brings the grace of God for all to come onboard. Thereafter, everyone is responsible for the ride on righteousness or white horses and garments to follow Christ in the race to the end. Notwithstanding, Christ remains the Word of God; and everyone who follows Him by daily meditation on His precepts and consistent mountaineering through prayer can never get on the wrong ride. Obviously, with the advances of social media connectivity, sophisticated diplomacy, and complex human relationships, bad communication or influence do corrupt goo...

  “ And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready. ”” Revelation 19 : 6 - 7 NKJV The penchant for reign by the kingdom of darkness, defiling rules and authority in our homes, institutions, and society, has always been the subject of human releases. The original design by heaven is the reservation of these domains for the right reign of the King of Kings and the Lord of lords. Even from the affairs of supposedly redeemed children of God, the thrones are rented by the penchant for peanuts through lies, deceit, disobedience, and discontentment. Little wonders we no longer see our signs, and strangers do readily rule over us with their arrogant pride, when we fail to make ourselves consistently ready by the grace of God. Notwithsta...

  “ Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. The heart of her husband safely trusts her; So he will have no lack of gain .” Proverbs 31 : 10 - 11 NKJV From a little perspective of thermodynamics, it is possible to understand that system efficiency is not limited to the study of thermodynamic states. The study of the process in between the states matters more. Likewise, many bachelors often engage in a shameless search for the endpoints of a virtuous wife until they are discouraged and disappointed. Yes, “ Who can find a virtuous wife? “ is not a call for the searching out of measurable qualities in a virtuous wife, but a call for a serving of the monitoring  commitment from the promising husband. It implies that the husband of a virtuous wife must be prayerfully and patiently committed to working out of the process to earn trust, submission, and love. Even when the starting point of the perfect will of God is gracious, the glorious state of virtue in ...