Daily Lesson for Wednesday 7th of February 2024 Read Psalms 58:6-8; Psalms 69:22-28; Psalms 83:9-17; Psalms 94:1-2; and Psalms 137:7-9. What sentiments do these psalms convey? Who is the agent of judgment in these psalms? Some psalms beseech God to take vengeance on individuals and nations who intend to harm, or who have already harmed, … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 6th of February 2024 The Lord has endowed Israel’s leaders with authority to maintain justice in Israel (Psalms 72:1-7, Psalms 72:12-14). Israel’s kings were to exercise their authority in accordance with God’s will. The leaders’ central concern should be ensuring peace and justice in the land and caring for the socially … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 5th of February 2024 Read Psalms 9:18, Psalms 12:5, Psalms 40:17, Psalms 113:7, Psalms 146:6-10, and Psalms 41:1-3. What is the message here to us, even today? God exhibits special care and concern for justice regarding the various vulnerable groups of people, including the poor, needy, oppressed, fatherless, widows, widowers, and … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 4th of February 2024 Read Psalms 18:3-18; Psalms 76:3-9,12; and Psalms 144:5-7. How is the Lord portrayed in these texts? What do these images convey about God’s readiness to deliver His people? These hymns praise the Lord for His awesome power over the evil forces that threaten His people. They portray … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 3rd of February 2024 Read for This Week’s Study Psalms 18:3-18, Psalms 41:1-3, Deuteronomy 15:7-11, Psalms 82:1-8, Psalms 96:6-10, Psalms 99:1-4, Romans 8:34. Memory Text: “ ‘For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now I will arise,’ says the Lord; ‘I will set him in the … Continue reading –>
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 –>
