Waging Love
(All Bible texts are in the NKJV Bible unless otherwise indicated)
Sabbath Afternoon
Memory Text: Isaiah 58:10
10 If you extend your soul to the hungry
And satisfy the afflicted soul,
Then your light shall dawn in the darkness,
And your darkness shall be as the noonday.
Isaiah 58:6, 7
6 “Is this not the fast that I have chosen:
To loose the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the heavy burdens,
To let the oppressed go free,
And that you break every yoke?
7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out;
When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not hide yourself from your own flesh?
Sunday – Buy Something Free? (Isa. 55:1–7)
Isaiah 55:1-7
An Invitation to Abundant Life
1 “Ho! Everyone who thirsts,
Come to the waters;
And you who have no money,
Come, buy and eat.
Yes, come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without price.
2 Why do you spend money for what is not bread,
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And let your soul delight itself in abundance.
3 Incline your ear, and come to Me.
Hear, and your soul shall live;
And I will make an everlasting covenant with you—
The sure mercies of David.
4 Indeed I have given him as a witness to the people,
A leader and commander for the people.
5 Surely you shall call a nation you do not know,
And nations who do not know you shall run to you,
Because of the Lord your God,
And the Holy One of Israel;
For He has glorified you.”
6 Seek the Lord while He may be found,
Call upon Him while He is near.
7 Let the wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
And He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.
1 Peter 1:18
18 knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like
silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from
your fathers,
Ephesians. 2:8, 9
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of
yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should
boast.
Genesis 3:15
15 And I will put enmity
Between you and the woman,
And between your seed and her Seed;
He shall bruise your head,
And you shall bruise His heel.”
Romans 6:23
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in
Christ Jesus our Lord.
Matthew 10:39
39 He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My
sake will find it.
Luke 9:23
Take Up the Cross and Follow Him
23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let
him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
Luke 14:26
26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife
and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he
cannot be My disciple.
Philippians 3:8
8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the
knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of
all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ
Monday - High Thoughts and Ways (Isa. 55:6–13)
Isaiah 55:6-13
6 Seek the Lord while He may be found,
Call upon Him while He is near.
7 Let the wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
And He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.
8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.
10 “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven,
And do not return there,
But water the earth,
And make it bring forth and bud,
That it may give seed to the sower
And bread to the eater,
11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
12 “For you shall go out with joy,
And be led out with peace;
The mountains and the hills
Shall break forth into singing before you,
And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree,
And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree;
And it shall be to the Lord for a name,
For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”
Isaiah 57:15
15 For thus says the High and Lofty One
Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:
“I dwell in the high and holy place,
With him who has a contrite and humble spirit,
To revive the spirit of the humble,
And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Ephesians 6:19
19 and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my
mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,
Ellen G. White, My Life Today, p. 360, quoting Signs
of the Times, April 18, 1906.
Our Great Treasure-House
“They are They Which Testify of Me”—Part 5
The central theme of the Bible, the theme about which every other in the
whole book clusters, is the redemption plan, the restoration in the
human soul of the image of God. From the first intimation of hope in the
sentence pronounced in Eden, to that last glorious promise of the
Revelation, “They shall see His face; and His name shall be in their
foreheads,” the burden of every book and every passage of the Bible is
the unfolding of this wondrous theme,—man’s uplifting, the power of God,
which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Here we
behold the Majesty of heaven, as He humbled Himself to become our
Substitute and Surety, to cope single-handed with the powers of
darkness, and to gain the victory in our behalf. A reverent
contemplation of such themes as these can not fail to soften, purify,
and ennoble the heart, and, at the same time, to inspire the mind with
new strength and vigor.
The science of redemption is the science of all sciences; the science
that is the study of the angels, and of all the intelligencies of the
unfallen worlds; the science that engages the attention of our Lord and
Saviour; the science that enters into the purpose brooded in the mind of
the Infinite,—“kept in silence through times eternal;” the science that
will be the study of God’s redeemed throughout the endless ages. This is
the highest study in which it is possible for man to engage. As no other
study can, it will quicken the mind, and uplift the soul.
Jesus said of the Old Testament Scriptures,—and how much more is it true
of the New,—“They are they which testify of Me,” the Redeemer, Him in
whom our hopes of eternal life are centered. Yes, the whole Bible tells
of Christ. From the first record of Creation—“for without Him was not
anything made that was made”—to the closing promise, “Behold, I come
quickly,” we are reading of His works, and listening to His voice. If
you would become better acquainted with the Saviour, study the
Scriptures.
The Science and the Song
The theme of redemption is one that angels desire to look
into; it will be the science and the song of the redeemed throughout
the ceaseless ages of eternity. Is it not worthy of careful thought
and study now?
The infinite mercy and love of Jesus, the sacrifice made in our behalf,
calls for the most serious and solemn reflection. We should dwell upon
the character of our dear Redeemer and Intercessor. We should meditate
upon the mission of Him who came to save His people from their sins. As
we thus contemplate heavenly themes, our faith and love will grow
stronger, and our prayers will be more and more acceptable to God,
because they will be mixed with faith and love. They will be intelligent
and fervent. There will be more constant confidence in Jesus, and a
daily living experience in His power to save to the uttermost all who
come to God by Him. As we meditate upon the perfections of the Saviour,
we shall desire to be wholly transformed and renewed in the image of His
purity. There will be a hungering and thirsting of soul to become like
Him whom we adore. The more our thoughts dwell upon Christ, the more we
shall speak of Him to others, and the more clearly represent Him to the
world.
Every Essential Truth
In giving us His Word, God has put us in possession of every truth
essential for our salvation. Thousands have drawn water from these wells
of life, yet there is no diminishing of the supply. Thousands have set
the Lord before them, and by beholding have been changed into the same
image. Their spirit burns within them as they speak of His character,
telling what Christ is to them, and what they are to Christ. But these
searchers have not exhausted these grand and holy themes. Thousands more
may engage in the work of searching out the mysteries of salvation. As
the life of Christ and the character of His mission are dwelt upon, rays
of light will shine forth more distinctly at every attempt to discover
truth. Each fresh search will reveal something more deeply interesting
than has yet been unfolded. The subject is inexhaustible.
The study of the incarnation of Christ, His atoning sacrifice and
mediatorial work, will employ the mind of the diligent student as
long as time shall last; and, looking to heaven with its unnumbered
years, he will exclaim, “Great is the mystery of godliness.”
In eternity we shall learn that which, had we received the enlightenment
that it was possible to obtain here, would have opened our
understanding. The themes of redemption will employ the hearts and minds
and tongues of the redeemed through the everlasting ages. They will
understand the truths which Christ longed to open to His disciples, but
which they did not have faith to grasp. Forever and forever new views of
the perfection and glory of Christ will appear. Through endless ages the
faithful householder will bring forth from his treasures things new and
old.
Tuesday - Fast Friends (Isa. 58:1–8)
Isaiah 58:1-8
Fasting that Pleases God
58 “Cry aloud, spare not;
Lift up your voice like a trumpet;
Tell My people their transgression,
And the house of Jacob their sins.
2 Yet they seek Me daily,
And delight to know My ways,
As a nation that did righteousness,
And did not forsake the ordinance of their God.
They ask of Me the ordinances of justice;
They take delight in approaching God.
3 ‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and You have not seen?
Why have we afflicted our souls, and You take no notice?’
“In fact, in the day of your fast you find pleasure,
And exploit all your laborers.
4 Indeed you fast for strife and debate,
And to strike with the fist of wickedness.
You will not fast as you do this day,
To make your voice heard on high.
5 Is it a fast that I have chosen,
A day for a man to afflict his soul?
Is it to bow down his head like a bulrush,
And to spread out sackcloth and ashes?
Would you call this a fast,
And an acceptable day to the Lord?
6 “Is this not the fast that I have chosen:
To loose the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the heavy burdens,
To let the oppressed go free,
And that you break every yoke?
7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out;
When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not hide yourself from your own flesh?
8 Then your light shall break forth like the morning,
Your healing shall spring forth speedily,
And your righteousness shall go before you;
The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
Leviticus 16:29
29 “This shall be a statute forever for you: In the seventh month, on
the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and do no work
at all, whether a native of your own country or a stranger who dwells
among you.
Leviticus 16:31
31 It is a sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall afflict your
souls. It is a statute forever.
Leviticus 23:27-32
27 “Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of
Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall afflict
your souls, and offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. 28 And you
shall do no work on that same day, for it is the Day of Atonement, to
make atonement for you before the Lord your God. 29 For any person who
is not afflicted in soul on that same day shall be cut off from his
people. 30 And any person who does any work on that same day, that
person I will destroy from among his people. 31 You shall do no manner
of work; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in
all your dwellings. 32 It shall be to you a sabbath of solemn rest, and
you shall afflict your souls; on the ninth day of the month at evening,
from evening to evening, you shall celebrate your sabbath.”
Psalm 35:13
13 But as for me, when they were sick,
My clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled myself with fasting;
And my prayer would return to my own heart.
Daniel 10:2, 3
2 In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three full weeks. 3 I ate no
pleasant food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, nor did I anoint
myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
Daniel 10:12
12 Then he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that
you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your
God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words.
Leviticus 23:24
24 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘In the seventh month, on
the first day of the month, you shall have a sabbath-rest, a memorial of
blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.
Leviticus 25:9, 10
9 Then you shall cause the trumpet of the Jubilee to sound on the tenth
day of the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement you shall make the
trumpet to sound throughout all your land. 10 And you shall consecrate
the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all
its inhabitants. It shall be a Jubilee for you; and each of you shall
return to his possession, and each of you shall return to his family.
Isaiah 27:13
13 So it shall be in that day:
The great trumpet will be blown;
They will come, who are about to perish in the land of Assyria,
And they who are outcasts in the land of Egypt,
And shall worship the Lord in the holy mount at Jerusalem.
Isaiah 58:3-7
3 ‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and You have not seen?
Why have we afflicted our souls, and You take no notice?’
“In fact, in the day of your fast you find pleasure,
And exploit all your laborers.
4 Indeed you fast for strife and debate,
And to strike with the fist of wickedness.
You will not fast as you do this day,
To make your voice heard on high.
5 Is it a fast that I have chosen,
A day for a man to afflict his soul?
Is it to bow down his head like a bulrush,
And to spread out sackcloth and ashes?
Would you call this a fast,
And an acceptable day to the Lord?
6 “Is this not the fast that I have chosen:
To loose the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the heavy burdens,
To let the oppressed go free,
And that you break every yoke?
7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out;
When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not hide yourself from your own flesh?
Read Leviticus 16
Wednesday – Fast Fight (Isa. 58:1–12)
Isaiah 58:1-12
Fasting that Pleases God
1 “Cry aloud, spare not;
Lift up your voice like a trumpet;
Tell My people their transgression,
And the house of Jacob their sins.
2 Yet they seek Me daily,
And delight to know My ways,
As a nation that did righteousness,
And did not forsake the ordinance of their God.
They ask of Me the ordinances of justice;
They take delight in approaching God.
3 ‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and You have not seen?
Why have we afflicted our souls, and You take no notice?’
“In fact, in the day of your fast you find pleasure,
And exploit all your laborers.
4 Indeed you fast for strife and debate,
And to strike with the fist of wickedness.
You will not fast as you do this day,
To make your voice heard on high.
5 Is it a fast that I have chosen,
A day for a man to afflict his soul?
Is it to bow down his head like a bulrush,
And to spread out sackcloth and ashes?
Would you call this a fast,
And an acceptable day to the Lord?
6 “Is this not the fast that I have chosen:
To loose the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the heavy burdens,
To let the oppressed go free,
And that you break every yoke?
7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out;
When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not hide yourself from your own flesh?
8 Then your light shall break forth like the morning,
Your healing shall spring forth speedily,
And your righteousness shall go before you;
The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’
“If you take away the yoke from your midst,
The pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
10 If you extend your soul to the hungry
And satisfy the afflicted soul,
Then your light shall dawn in the darkness,
And your darkness shall be as the noonday.
11 The Lord will guide you continually,
And satisfy your soul in drought,
And strengthen your bones;
You shall be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.
12 Those from among you
Shall build the old waste places;
You shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach,
The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In.
Matthew 25:40
40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you,
inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did
it to Me.’
James 1:27
27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to
visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted
from the world.
Read Isaiah 58
Thursday - A Time for us (Isa. 58:13, 14)
Isaiah 58:13, 14
13 “If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath,
From doing your pleasure on My holy day,
And call the Sabbath a delight,
The holy day of the Lord honorable,
And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways,
Nor finding your own pleasure,
Nor speaking your own words,
14 Then you shall delight yourself in the Lord;
And I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth,
And feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father.
The mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
Leviticus 23:27-32
27 “Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of
Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall afflict
your souls, and offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. 28 And you
shall do no work on that same day, for it is the Day of Atonement, to
make atonement for you before the Lord your God. 29 For any person who
is not afflicted in soul on that same day shall be cut off from his
people. 30 And any person who does any work on that same day, that
person I will destroy from among his people. 31 You shall do no manner
of work; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in
all your dwellings. 32 It shall be to you a sabbath of solemn rest, and
you shall afflict your souls; on the ninth day of the month at evening,
from evening to evening, you shall celebrate your sabbath.”
Leviticus 19:2
2 “Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to
them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
Philippians 2:8
8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became
obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
John 3:16
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Genesis 2:2, 3
2 And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He
rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. 3 Then
God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested
from all His work which God had created and made.
Exodus 20:11
11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and
all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord
blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.
Exodus 23:12
12 Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall
rest, that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female
servant and the stranger may be refreshed.
Mark 2:27
27 And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for
the Sabbath.
Mark 3:1-5
Healing on the Sabbath
1 And He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a
withered hand. 2 So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him
on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him. 3 And He said to the man
who had the withered hand, “Step forward.” 4 Then He said to them, “Is
it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to
kill?” But they kept silent. 5 And when He had looked around at them
with anger, being grieved by the hardness of their hearts, He said to
the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand
was restored as whole as the other.
John 5:1-17
A Man Healed at the Pool of Bethesda
1 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to
Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which
is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In these lay a
great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the
moving of the water. 4 For an angel went down at a certain time into the
pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the
stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. 5 Now a
certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. 6 When
Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that
condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?”
7 The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool
when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down
before me.”
8 Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” 9 And
immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked.
And that day was the Sabbath. 10 The Jews therefore said to him who was
cured, “It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.”
11 He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your bed
and walk.’ ”
12 Then they asked him, “Who is the Man who said to you, ‘Take up your
bed and walk’?” 13 But the one who was healed did not know who it was,
for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place. 14 Afterward
Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made
well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.”
15 The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him
well.
Honor the Father and the Son
16 For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill Him,
because He had done these things on the Sabbath. 17 But Jesus answered
them, “My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.”
Isaiah 58:10, 11
10 If you extend your soul to the hungry
And satisfy the afflicted soul,
Then your light shall dawn in the darkness,
And your darkness shall be as the noonday.
11 The Lord will guide you continually,
And satisfy your soul in drought,
And strengthen your bones;
You shall be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.
Friday: Further Study
Ellen G. White, The Ministry of Healing, pp. 205-208.
A Test of Character
“Ye have the poor with you always,” Christ said, “and whensoever ye will
ye may do them good.” “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the
Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction,
and to keep himself unspotted from the world.” Mark 14:7; James 1:27.
In placing among them the helpless and the poor, to be dependent upon
their care, Christ tests His professed followers. By our love and
service for His needy children we prove the genuineness of our love for
Him. To neglect them is to declare ourselves false disciples, strangers
to Christ and His love.
If all were done that could be done in providing homes in families for
orphan children, there would still remain very many requiring care. Many
of them have received an inheritance of evil. They are unpromising,
unattractive, perverse, but they are the purchase of the blood of
Christ, and in His sight are just as precious as are our own little
ones. Unless a helping hand is held out to them, they will grow up in
ignorance and drift into vice and crime. Many of these children could be
rescued through the work of orphan asylums.
Such institutions, to be most effective, should be modeled as closely as
possible after the plan of a Christian home. Instead of large
establishments, bringing great numbers together, let there be small
institutions in different places. Instead of being in or near some town
or large city, they should be in the country where land can be secured
for cultivation and the children can be brought into contact with nature
and can have the benefits of industrial training.
Those in charge of such a home should be men and women who are
largehearted, cultured, and self-sacrificing; men and women who
undertake the work from love to Christ and who train the children for
Him. Under such care many homeless and neglected ones may be prepared to
become useful members of society, an honor to Christ themselves, and in
their turn helping others.
Many despise economy, confounding it with stinginess and narrowness. But
economy is consistent with the broadest liberality. Indeed, without
economy, there can be no true liberality. We are to save, that we may
give.
No one can practice real benevolence without self-denial.
Only by a life of simplicity, self-denial, and close economy is it
possible for us to accomplish the work appointed us as Christ’s
representatives. Pride and worldly ambition must be put out of our
hearts. In all our work the principle of unselfishness revealed in
Christ’s life is to be carried out. Upon the walls of our homes, the
pictures, the furnishings, we are to read, “Bring the poor that are
cast out to thy house.” On our wardrobes we are to see written, as
with the finger of God, “Clothe the naked.” In the dining room, on
the table laden with abundant food, we should see traced, “Is it not
to deal thy bread to the hungry?” Isaiah 58:7.
A thousand doors of usefulness are open before us. Often we lament the
scanty resources available, but were Christians thoroughly in earnest,
they could multiply the resources a thousandfold. It is selfishness,
self-indulgence, that bars the way to our usefulness.
How much means is expended for things that are mere idols, things that
engross thought and time and strength which should be put to a higher
use! How much money is wasted on expensive houses and furniture, on
selfish pleasures, luxurious and unwholesome food, hurtful indulgences!
How much is squandered on gifts that benefit no one! For things that are
needless, often harmful, professed Christians are today spending more,
many times more, than they spend in seeking to rescue souls from the
tempter.
Many who profess to be Christians spend so much on dress that they have
nothing to spare for the needs of others. Costly ornaments and expensive
clothing they think they must have, regardless of the needs of those who
can with difficulty provide themselves with even the plainest clothing.
My sisters, if you would bring your manner of dressing into conformity
with the rules given in the Bible, you would have an abundance with
which to help your poorer sisters. You would have not only means, but
time. Often this is most needed. There are many whom you might help with
your suggestions, your tact and skill. Show them how to dress simply and
yet tastefully. Many a woman remains away from the house of God because
her shabby, ill-fitting garments are in such striking contrast to the
dress of others. Many a sensitive spirit cherishes a sense of bitter
humiliation and injustice because of this contrast. And because of it
many are led to doubt the reality of religion and to harden their hearts
against the gospel.
Christ bids us, “Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be
lost.” While thousands are every day perishing from famine, bloodshed,
fire, and plague, it becomes every lover of his kind to see that nothing
is wasted, that nothing is needlessly expended, whereby he might benefit
a human being.
It is wrong to waste our time, wrong to waste our thoughts. We lose
every moment that we devote to self-seeking. If every moment were valued
and rightly employed, we should have time for everything that we need to
do for ourselves or for the world. In the expenditure of money, in the
use of time, strength, opportunities, let every Christian look to God
for guidance. “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that
giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given
him.” James 1:5.
Isaiah 55:2
2 Why do you spend money for what is not bread,
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And let your soul delight itself in abundance.
Daniel 8:14
14 And he said to me, “For two thousand three hundred days; then the
sanctuary shall be cleansed.”
1 Corinthians 15:52
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the
trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we
shall be changed.
Leviticus 25:9, 10
9 Then you shall cause the trumpet of the Jubilee to sound on the tenth
day of the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement you shall make the
trumpet to sound throughout all your land. 10 And you shall consecrate
the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all
its inhabitants. It shall be a Jubilee for you; and each of you shall
return to his possession, and each of you shall return to his family.
Isaiah 58:13
13 “If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath,
From doing your pleasure on My holy day,
And call the Sabbath a delight,
The holy day of the Lord honorable,
And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways,
Nor finding your own pleasure,
Nor speaking your own words,
Read Isaiah 55 and 58