(1656)Daily Lessons
(1656)(1656)Your Career Does Not Define You
In my early twenties, I felt like I was spinning my wheels, having neglected to return to college to complete my degree for pastoral work. Instead, I found a job working in the warehouse for a business forms company, where I made deliveries. There, I met Alan, who had already been there for a while, … Continue reading –>
Sabbath: Precursors
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 14th of June 2025 Read for This Week’s Study: Daniel 2:31-45; Daniel 3:1-12,17-18; Revelation 13:11-17; Romans 1:18-25; Acts 12:1-17; Matthew 12:9-14. Memory Text: “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7, NKJV). This week, we will … Continue reading –>
Inside Story: Part 7: “We Need One of Those!”
Inside Story for Friday 13th of June 2025 By Diana Fish Diana and Loren Fish had their dream jobs. She was working in development at the Seventh-day Adventist hospital in Orlando, Florida, and he had a successful counseling practice. But something was missing. They prayed. On a whim, Diana attended a North American Division Women’s … Continue reading –>
Friday: Further Thought – Ruth and Esther
Daily Lesson for Friday 13th of June 2025 Further Thought: “The First King of Israel,” Pages 605, 606, in Patriarchs and Prophets. “Satan will arouse indignation against the minority who refuse to accept popular customs and traditions. Men of position and reputation will join with the lawless and the vile to take counsel against the … Continue reading –>
Thursday: For Such a Time as This
Daily Lesson for Thursday 12th of June 2025 There is an unfortunate tendency among some Christians to dwell on the hard things of Bible prophecy. We see that trying times lie ahead, and the study of prophecy can become fear-based, focusing on hardship instead of the promised resolution to the story. While God does not … Continue reading –>
Wednesday: Haman and Satan
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 11th of June 2025 In the story of Esther, we meet Haman, who is hungry for position and power. He is given a great degree of prominence in the empire, above all the other princes (Esther 3:1). If we read Ezekiel 28:11-15 and Isaiah 14:12-15 about Lucifer, we can find some … Continue reading –>
Tuesday: Boaz as Redeemer
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 10th of June 2025 Boaz falls deeply in love with Ruth and wishes to marry her, but there is a significant barrier: there is a closer relative who also has a claim on the woman and the land. If we consider Boaz to be a type of Christ, this situation may … Continue reading –>
Monday: Ruth and Boaz
Daily Lesson for Monday 9th of June 2025 Naomi asked that her name be changed to Mara because of the bitterness that had fallen over her life (see Ruth 1:20). Our relationship with our Creator has been irreparably damaged by sin, forcing us into spiritual poverty. Our prospects are dim, and we spend our lives … Continue reading –>
Sunday: Famine in “The House of Bread”
Daily Lesson for Sunday 8th of June 2025 Critics of the Christian faith have often pointed to the brutal reality of living in this world as evidence that: (a) God does not exist, (b) He is powerless to intervene when bad things happen, or (c) He doesn’t care when we hurt. Many of the stories … Continue reading –>
Sabbath: Ruth and Esther
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 7th of June 2025 Read for This Week’s Study: Ruth 1:1-5; Ruth 2:5-20; Job 1:6-11; Matthew 4:8-9; Esther 3:1-14; Revelation 12:14-17. Memory Text: “So it was, when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, that she found favor in his sight, and the king held out to Esther the golden … Continue reading –>