Daily Lesson for Friday 23rd of February 2024 In these modern times, obtaining wisdom seems not to be so desirable as achieving happiness. People would rather be happy than wise. However, can we truly be happy and live a fulfilled life without godly wisdom? The Psalms clearly say that we cannot. The good news is … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 22nd of February 2024 Read Psalms 1:1-3, Psalms 112:1-9, and Psalms 128:1-6. What blessings are promised for those who revere the Lord? Of the many blessings promised to those who revere the Lord, peace is perhaps one of the greatest. Psalms 1:1-6 depicts the righteous by a simile of a tree … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 21st of February 2024 Read Psalms 141:1-10. What does the psalmist pray for? Psalms 141:1-10 is a prayer for protection from temptations from within and from without. The psalmist is not only endangered by the schemes of the wicked (Psalms 141:9-10) but also is tempted to act like the wicked. The … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 20th of February 2024 Read Psalms 81:7-8; Psalms 95:7-11; and Psalms 105:17-22. What does divine testing involve in these texts? Meribah is the place where Israel tested God by challenging His faithfulness and power to provide for their needs (Exodus 17:1-7; Psalms 95:8-9). Psalms 81:1-16 makes an intriguing reversal and interprets … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 19th of February 2024 Read Psalms 90:1-17, Psalms 102:11, and Psalms 103:14-16. What is the human predicament? Fallen human existence is but a vapor in the light of eternity. A thousand years in God’s sight is “like a watch in the night,” which lasted three or four hours (Psalms 90:4, NKJV). … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 18th of February 2024 Read Psalms 119:1-16,161-168. How should we keep God’s commandments, and what are the blessings that come from doing that? The Bible depicts a daily life of faith as a pilgrimage (“walk”) with God in His path of righteousness. The life of faith is maintained by walking “in … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 17th of February 2024 Read for This Week’s Study Psalms 119:1-16, Psalms 90:1-17, John 3:16, Psalms 95:7-11, Psalms 141:1-10, Psalms 128:1-6. Memory Text: “So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (Psalms 90:12, NKJV). As we have seen, God’s grace provides for the forgiveness … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 16th of February 2024 By Andrew McChesney On a Friday evening, Sekule was waiting outside the boys’ dormitory at his high school in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was waiting for a boy who had insulted him, and he planned to beat him up. As he waited, a friend … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 16th of February 2024 Read Ellen G. White, “The Sinner’s Need of Christ,” pages 17–22, in Steps to Christ. In the Psalms, the voices of God’s people join as one in repeating the chorus “His mercy endures forever” in celebration of God’s eternal love (Psalms 106:1, NKJV; Psalms 107:1, NKJV; Psalms … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 15th of February 2024 Read Psalms 103:1-22. How is God’s mercy portrayed here? Psalms 103:1-22 enumerates the Lord’s manifold blessings. The blessings include “all his benefits” (Psalms 103:2) for a flourishing life (Psalms 103:3-6). These blessings are grounded in God’s gracious character and in His faithfulness to His covenant with Israel … Continue reading –>
