Heralds Digest

  “ And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son .” Revelation 21 : 6 - 7 NKJV By reflecting on the best activities in the passing year 2025 and its lost privileges and opportunities, the most sincere response in the assessment of human efforts is likely to be baggage. Nothing is definitely assessed as “ It is done! “ on the basis of human limitations on relationships, participation, etc. Notwithstanding, the engagement of God in all of life’s affairs always leads to the production of a transformed life, a new beginning, and somehow like the best bride. Instead of getting wrecked by the disappointments arising from our engagement of human activities and opinions in the passing 2025, we can get rocked by the transformation of Jesus Christ into the best bride for the year 2026...

  “ Let the saints be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on their beds. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand, To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples; To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron; To execute on them the written judgment— This honor have all His saints. Praise the Lord! ” Psalms 149 : 5 - 9 NKJV In seasons of afflictions and persecution from a culture of dishonesty, “ Let the saints be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on their beds ” appears distasteful. While heaven and its promises wait, saints often walk around with their eyes dropped, shoulders lowered, and feet shackled…thinking what a joyful noise in gory? Unfortunately, dishonesty and diplomacy are the only wares that trend in the waiting seasons. Whereas, heaven always expects faith in God to inspire the righteous delight of saints who are called and commanded to be joyful in glory on their beds of af...

  “ Yet in Your manifold mercies You did not forsake them in the wilderness. The pillar of the cloud did not depart from them by day, To lead them on the road; Nor the pillar of fire by night, To show them light, And the way they should go. ” Nehemiah 9 : 19 NKJV As we step into the last week of 2025 and the first week of 2026, many believers will rightly agree with Nehemiah’s folks on the same confession of the manifold mercies of God in spite of our unfaithfulness. Even the Book of Revelation reveals Jesus Christ to the churches in the New Testament as Faithful and True, as the nations are prepared to face the judgment of God at the close of age. It is only troubling that in spite of the manifold mercies of God, the miserable manipulation of the enemy can readily attract defilement of divine offer with abuses. Therefore, less we get carried away by the overlords of mismanagement, misinformation and manipulation from human reports, believers are invited to reflect on the manifo...

  “ Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” So the Levites quieted all the people, saying, “Be still, for the day is holy; do not be grieved.” ” Nehemiah 8 : 10 - 11 NKJV “ Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted (Matthew 5 : 4 )” remains the revelation of the true thing in the midst of the present-day frivolity and carelessness. A solemn assembly for the reading of the book of the Law, after a very long period of distraction, by Ezra the scribe and supported by Nehemiah the governor with the Levites inspired the divine revelation of the commandments of the Lord. Unfortunately, the tiny things, which represent the inconsequential social relationships, worldly entertainment and social extravagances, have always attracted the hearts of men. These tiny things have succeeded in creating the at...

  “ For they all were trying to make us afraid, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will not be done.” Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands. And I said, “Should such a man as I flee? And who is there such as I who would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in!” Then I perceived that God had not sent him at all, but that he pronounced this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.” Nehemiah 6 : 9 , 11 - 12 NKJV When people say an idle hand is the devil’s workshop, it is important to note that the devil and his agents doesn’t wait on free idleness to operate. Great works readily attract aggressive enforcement of idleness for satanic manipulations. With reference to the employment of miserable manipulations to frustrate the great project by Nehemiah and his team in Jerusalem, it is not strange for good family prospects, great business ideas, and glorious ministerial outreaches to suffer deliberate doses of panic attack...

  “ These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of Lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful” Revelation 17 : 14 NKJV The essence of Christmas is the making of Christians by the mercy of God, and not the mending of churchianists. But in the loss of the essence, our churches are readily filled with congregants with wrapped gifts for the world with sworn swords to steal, kill, and destroy the fabrics of righteousness in the hearts of all followers of Christ. Whereas, Christ was born as the Gift of God to save humanity from sin and to outrightly keep sin away from the heart of man. And by His sacrifice on the cross of Calvary, He made war with the world of sin and unrighteousness on behalf of Christians; and He overcame for His chosen to step into the battlefield as over-comers. Therefore, Christians are the chosen of Christ on the battlefield, but with a sense of confidence as over-comers only by tho...

  “ He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man. The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, In those who hope in His mercy. ” Psalms 147 : 10 - 11 NKJV If hope for help through the hand of God upon another man is called mercy, little wonder why hope for help of man without the hand of God is simply referred to as manipulation. No man has ever resisted the temptation of playing god in his use of hostile hope for help in the absence of the hand of God. Unfortunately, prayerlessness breeds the spite of manipulation in Christendom today. People’s delight in the gains of high-speed internet, advances in artificial intelligence, fast-paced social networking, and political connectivity with principals and principalities have often resulted in an outright rejection of or a futile reference to the relevance of the mercy of God. Whereas, an heavenward hope is expected to leverage on the advances of earthly gains and human resources. For ...