Daily Lesson for Wednesday 5th of February 2025 Can God “repent”? If so, what would that mean? We have seen that God’s character never changes. However, some biblical texts speak of God as “repenting” or “relenting.” At least for humans, repentance involves recognition that one has done something wrong. How, then, can some biblical passages … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 4th of February 2025 Read Malachi 3:6 and James 1:17. What do these passages teach about God’s character? In Malachi 3:6, God declares, “ ‘I am the Lord, I do not change’ ” (NKJV). While some read this part of the verse and take it to mean that God does not … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 3rd of February 2025 God does not simply claim to love justice and call people to love and do justice, but God Himself perfectly and unwaveringly exemplifies these traits. Scripture teaches that God is entirely holy, faithful, righteous, and loving. God only and always does what is loving, righteous, and just. … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 2nd of February 2025 Throughout Scripture, love and justice go together. True love requires justice, and true justice can be governed by and meted out only in love. We are not used to thinking of these two concepts together, but that is only because both love and justice have been greatly … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 1st of February 2025 Read for This Week’s Study: Psalms 33:5, Psalms 85:10, Deuteronomy 32:4, James 1:17, Titus 1:2, Exodus 32:14, Matthew 5:43-48. Memory Text: “ ‘But let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 31st of January 2025 By Andrew McChesney American missionary Joanne (Park) Kim locked herself in her apartment after being attacked by four drunken strangers in Mongolia. She was hurt, scared, and crying. She wanted to return home to the United States. After two days, another missionary came to see her. She … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 31st of January 2025 Read Ellen G. White, “Idolatry at Sinai,” Pages 315–330, in Patriarchs and Prophets. In the context of the sin of the golden calf, Ellen G. White wrote: “The Israelites had been guilty of treason, and that against a King who had loaded them with benefits and whose … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 30th of January 2025 While divine wrath is a “terrible” thing, it is by no means immoral or unloving. On the contrary, in the Old and New Testaments, God expresses wrath against evil because of His love. Divine wrath is terrible because of the insidious nature of evil in contrast to … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 29th of January 2025 Throughout the Bible, God repeatedly displays His passion in favor of the downtrodden and the oppressed and His corresponding righteous indignation against the victimizers and oppressors. If there were no evil, God would not be angry. His anger is only and always against that which harms His … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 28th of January 2025 While there are many inappropriate forms of anger, the Bible also teaches that there is “righteous indignation.” Imagine a mother watching her three-year-old daughter playing at the playground and then, suddenly, a man attacks her daughter. Should she not be angry? Of course, she should. Anger is … Continue reading –>
