Inside Story for Friday 7th of March 2025 By Andrew McChesney To the Seventh-day Adventist pediatrician, the 13-year-old Alaska Native girl resembled a giant. Four months after their first phone call, pediatrician Colette Reahl made the seven-hour drive from Anchorage to Fairbanks, Alaska, to meet Matrona for the first time at the facility where she … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 7th of March 2025 Read Ellen G. White, “The Power of Satan,” Pages 341–347, in Testimonies for the Church, vol. 1 “Fallen man is Satan’s lawful captive. The mission of Christ was to rescue him from the power of his great adversary. Man is naturally inclined to follow Satan’s suggestions, … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 6th of March 2025 The cosmic conflict is primarily a dispute over God’s character, caused by the devil’s slanderous allegations against God’s goodness, justice, and government. It is a kind of cosmic covenant lawsuit. Such a conflict cannot be settled by sheer power but, instead, requires demonstration. If serious allegations are … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 5th of March 2025 We have seen in previous lessons that, within the cosmic conflict, Satan and his cohorts are temporarily granted significant jurisdiction in this world, limited according to some kind of rules of engagement. These rules of engagement limit not only the actions of the enemy—the devil and his … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 4th of March 2025 In the book of Job, we are given some fascinating insights into the reality of the great controversy. Read Job 1:1-12 and Job 2:1-7. What principles of the great controversy do we see unveiled here? Many significant details can be gleaned from these verses. First, there appears … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 3rd of March 2025 The overarching perspective of celestial rulers in the cosmic conflict is encapsulated in the book of Revelation, where the devil is depicted as “the great dragon” who opposes God and “deceives the whole world” (Revelation 12:9, NKJV). Read Revelation 13:1-8. What does this reveal about the extent … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 2nd of March 2025 As we have seen, the false “gods” of the nations were demons in disguise. And elsewhere we see evidence that demonic celestial rulers are sometimes behind earthly rulers. Even angelic agents sent by God can be opposed by the forces of the enemy. Read Daniel 10:1-14, with … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 1st of March 2025 Read for This Week’s Study: Daniel 10:1-14, Revelation 13:1-8, Job 1:1-12, Job 2:1-7, John 12:31, John 14:30, Mark 6:5, Mark 9:29. Memory Text: “He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 28th of February 2025 By Andrew McChesney The Zoom call just wouldn’t go through. “It’s not working!” Matrona exclaimed. Over her phone, Colette could hear Matrona typing and retyping the Zoom password on a facility computer. It was a call that they had attempted many times that week. Matrona was among … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 28th of February 2025 Read Ellen G. White, The Great Controversy — Ellen G. White Writings “Nothing is more plainly taught in Scripture than that God was in no wise responsible for the entrance of sin; that there was no arbitrary withdrawal of divine grace, no deficiency in the divine government, … Continue reading –>
