For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross. Colossians 1:19-20 NLT Why did God need to make peace with heaven? This verse right here may … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 29th of March 2024 By Andrew McChesney Ryszard Jankowski couldn’t get the police to leave him alone. Every time he set up a stand to sell Ellen White’s The Great Controversy and other books in a Baltic resort town in Poland, the police showed up and demanded that he remove the … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 29th of March 2024 Read Ellen G. White, “Growing Up Into Christ,” pp. 67–75, in Steps to Christ. The Psalms utter fervent appeals to wait on the Lord. “Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him” (Psalms 37:7, NKJV). When waiting strikes us as burdensome, uncertain, and lonely, we should … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 28th of March 2024 Read Psalms 5:3, Psalms 30:5, Psalms 49:14, Psalms 59:16, Psalms 92:2, Psalms 119:147, 2 Peter 1:19, and Revelation 22:16. What time of day is symbolically portrayed as the time of divine redemption and why? In the Psalms, morning is typically the time when God’s redemption is anticipated. … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 27th of March 2024 Read Psalms 92:1-15. What two aspects of the Sabbath day are highlighted in this song for the Sabbath day? The praise of God for the great works of His hands (Psalms 92:4-5) and the Eden-like portrayal of the righteous (Psalms 92:12-14) clearly point to Creation, the first … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 26th of March 2024 Read Psalms 126:1-6. What gives strength and hope to God’s people? What is being said here, in this context, that we can apply to our own lives today? The Lord’s miraculous deliverances in the past are an inexhaustible source of inspiration for God’s people and their source … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 25th of March 2024 Read Psalms 131:1-3. What does this psalm teach us about our relationship with God? God’s people live in a world that afflicts the faithful, a world full of temptations and hardship for almost everyone. A refreshed conviction that he is a child of God and dependent on … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 24th of March 2024 Read Psalms 27:14; Psalms 37:7,9,34; Psalms 39:7; Psalms 40:1; Psalms 69:6; Galatians 5:5; and Romans 8:18-25. What do these texts implore God’s people to do? Perhaps one of the greatest stresses in life is the stress of waiting. No matter who we are, where we live, what … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Saturday 23rd of March 2024 Read for This Week’s Study Psalms 27:14, Romans 8:18-25, Psalms 131:1-3, Matthew 18:3, Psalms 126:1-6, Psalms 92:1-15, Mark 16:1-8, 2 Peter 1:19. Memory Text: “Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord!” (Psalms 27:14, NKJV). … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 22nd of March 2024 By Andrew McChesney Sekule learned of two other Sabbath-keepers in the military: a lieutenant preparing for baptism and an older man born in a Seventh-day Adventist home. The Bosnian War was raging, and the lieutenant tried to convince Sekule that desperate times called for desperate measures. “This … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 22nd of March 2024 Read Ellen G. White, “How to Pray,” pp. 39–42, in A Call to Stand Apart. Central to worship is the need for repentance, true repentance: “Repentance includes sorrow for sin and a turning away from it. We shall not renounce sin unless we see its sinfulness; until … Continue reading –>
