Inside Story for Friday 2nd of February 2024 By Andrew McChesney Five-year-old Sekule was frightened by Grandmother’s warnings about hell. “You must be good,” Grandmother said. “If you aren’t good, you’ll end up in hell.” “What do you mean ‘end up in hell’?” the boy asked. “You will end up in eternal flames if you … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 2nd of February 2024 Read Psalms 56:1-13; Ellen G. White, “Rejoicing in the Lord,” pages 115–126, in Steps to Christ. Like the psalmists, God’s people of all times wonder every so often how to sing the Lord’s songs in “a strange land.” Our faith in the sovereign rule of the Lord … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 1st of February 2024 Read Psalms 37:1,8; Psalms 49:5-7; Psalms 94:3-7; and Psalms 125:3. What struggle does the psalmist face? These psalms lament the current prosperity of the wicked and the challenge that this fact poses to the righteous. The wicked not only prosper but at times also openly despise God … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 31st of January 2024 Read Psalms 77:1-20. What experience is the author going through? Psalms 77:1-20 begins with a plea to God for help that is filled with lament and painful remembering of the past (Psalms 77:1-6). The psalmist’s whole being is mournfully turned to God. He refuses to be comforted … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 30th of January 2024 Read Psalms 42:1-3, Psalms 63:1, Psalms 69:1-3, and Psalms 102:1-7. What causes great pain to the psalmist? Not only does personal and communal sufferings trouble the psalmist but also, if not more, God’s seeming lack of attention to His servants’ hardships. God’s absence is felt like intense … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 29th of January 2024 Read Psalms 41:1-4; Psalms 88:3-12; and Psalms 102:3-5,11,23-24. What experiences do these texts describe? In what can you relate to what is said here? These prayers for salvation from illness and death demonstrate that God’s children are not exempt from the sufferings of this world. The Psalms … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 28th of January 2024 Read Psalms 74:18-22 and Psalms 79:5-13. What is at stake here? The psalmist seeks to grasp the great controversy between God and the powers of evil, and he points to God’s unfathomable forbearance, as well as to His infinite wisdom and power. The problem of evil in … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 27th of January 2024 Read for This Week’s Study Psalms 79:5-13, Psalms 88:3-12, Psalms 69:1-3, Psalms 22:1, Psalms 77:1-20, Psalms 73:1-20, 1 Peter 1:17. Memory Text: “How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?” (Psalms 137:4). We do not need to get deep into the book of Psalms … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 26th of January 2024 By Joe Peola Margaret and her husband, Levana, were sitting one morning in their living room in Perth, Australia, after returning the previous night from a trip to Papua New Guinea, located some 2,000 miles (4,500 kilometers) away. Margaret was reflecting quietly on her father’s parting words … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 26th of January 2024 Read Ellen G. White, “The Night of Wrestling,” pp. 195–203, in Patriarchs and Prophets. What can we learn from Jacob’s experience about the power of importunate prayer and unreserved trust in God? The Psalms strengthen our faith in God, who is the never-failing Refuge for those who … Continue reading –>
