I Need Thee Every Hour
Monday’s Sabbath School lesson asks, “With so many wonderful promises before us, why do we still find it so easy to sin?” Personally, I am increasingly aware of the reality of that old hymn: “I Need Thee Every Hour.” When I was younger, I would sing this song without appreciating the gravity of my need … Continue reading –>
Thursday: Cling to God
Daily Lesson for Thursday 18th of December 2025 The only way Israel will be able to avoid the temptation of idolatry and the wrath of God is not by constantly remembering the “don’ts” of the covenant but by fostering a conscious and consistent allegiance to the Lord. The same verb, “to cleave, adhere” to the … Continue reading –>
Wednesday: The Anger of the Lord
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 17th of December 2025 How should we interpret the descriptions of God’s wrath and retributive justice in Joshua (Joshua 23:15-16) and elsewhere in Scripture? (See also Numbers 11:33; 2 Chronicles 36:16; Revelation 14:10,19; Revelation 15:1.) Israel already has experienced the Lord’s anger during the wilderness wanderings (Numbers 11:33, Numbers 12:9) as … Continue reading –>
Tuesday: Clear Boundaries
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 16th of December 2025 Using the same words that were addressed to him at the beginning of the book (Joshua 1:7-8), Joshua states that the task that lay ahead of Israel is not primarily military in nature. It is spiritual. It has to do with obedience to God’s revealed will in … Continue reading –>
Monday: A Sign of Concern
Daily Lesson for Monday 15th of December 2025 The glorious conclusion of the whole section (Joshua 21:43-45) carries within it the fulfilled condition of obedience. Success is never to be taken for granted; it is always linked to obedience to God’s Word. Thus, the allotment of the land, besides being the token of God’s faithfulness … Continue reading –>
Sunday: All Came to Pass
Daily Lesson for Sunday 14th of December 2025 In Joshua 21:43-45, what picture does the book paint of God? How do these words apply not only to the historical Promised Land but also to the reality of our salvation (2 Timothy 2:11-13)? These verses constitute the climax of the book and its theological summary. They … Continue reading –>
Sabbath: God Is Faithful!
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 13th of December 2025 Read for This Week’s Study: Joshua 21:43-45; 2 Timothy 2:11-13; Joshua 23:1-16; Revelation 14:10,19; Deuteronomy 6:5. Memory Text:“Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass” (Joshua 21:45, ESV). When John F. Kennedy … Continue reading –>
Friday: Further Thought – Living in the Land
Daily Lesson for Friday 12th of December 2025 Further Thought: Read Ellen G.White, “The Division of Canaan,” Pages 517–520, in Patriarchs and Prophets. “While it is important on the one hand that laxness in dealing with sin be avoided, it is equally important on the other to shun harsh judgment and groundless suspicion. . . … Continue reading –>
Inside Story: Mission: God’s Helping Hand
Inside Story for Friday 12th of December 2025 Kim Sun is associate director of the 1000 Missionary Movement, whose headquarters in Silang, Philippines, were constructed with the help of a 1996 Thirteenth Sabbath Offering. Read more next week. __ Kim Sun was excited to be sent to a remote area of the Philippines to serve … Continue reading –>
Thursday: Conflict Resolution
Daily Lesson for Thursday 11th of December 2025 Read Joshua 22:30-34. How does this entire incident give us some insights into conflict resolution and ways of ensuring the unity of the church? (Compare with Psalms 133:1-3; John 17:20-23; 1 Peter 3:8-9.) The story of Joshua 22:1-34 has several principles of communication that can apply to … Continue reading –>