Inside Story for Friday 9th of February 2024 By Andrew McChesney Seventeen-year-old Sekule wanted to know truth as a high school student in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, so, he started to visit various houses of worship. But he didn’t find satisfactory answers to his questions about why a God of love would burn … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 9th of February 2024 Read Ellen G. White, “The Beatitudes,” pages. 6–13, 29–35, in Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing. The Psalms are protests against human indifference to injustice; they are a refusal to accept evil. They are motivated not by a desire for revenge but by a zeal to glorify … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 8th of February 2024 Read Psalms 96:6-10; Psalms 99:1-4; and Psalms 132:7-9,13-18. Where does God’s judgment take place, and what are the implications of the answer for us? How does the sanctuary help us understand how God will deal with evil? The Lord’s judgment is closely related to the sanctuary. The … Continue reading –>
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 –>
