Monday, May 31, 2021

Banishes Fear, May 31

 

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee: yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Isaiah 41:10.

Is Jesus true? Does He mean what He says? Answer decidedly, Yes, every word. Then if you have settled this, by faith claim every promise that He has made, and receive the blessing; for this acceptance by faith gives life to the soul. You may believe that Jesus is true to you, even though you feel yourself to be the weakest and most unworthy of His children.—Testimonies to Ministers 517.

Words cannot describe the peace and joy possessed by him who takes God at His word. Trials do not disturb him, slights do not vex him. Self is crucified. Day by day his duties may become more taxing, his temptations stronger, his trials more severe; but he does not falter; for he receives strength equal to his need.—Messages to Young People, 98.

Christ knows the strength of your temptations and the strength of your power to resist. His hand is always stretched out in pitying tenderness to every suffering child. To the tempted, discouraged one he says, Child for whom I suffered and died, cannot you trust Me? “As thy days, so shall thy strength be.”—Messages to Young People, 98.

Peace comes with dependence on divine power.... Be cheerful, and praise the Lord for His loving-kindness. That which you cannot understand, commit to Him. He loves you, and pities your every weakness.—Testimonies to Ministers, 518.

Nothing is apparently more helpless, yet really more invincible, than the soul that feels its nothingness, and relies on the merits of the Saviour. By prayer, by the study of His word, by faith in His abiding presence, the weakest of human beings may live in contact with the living Christ, and He will hold them by a hand that will never let go.—The Ministry of Healing, 182.

Sunday, May 30, 2021

In Christ’s Overcoming Power, May 30

 

These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John 16:33.

So long as we are in the world, we shall meet with adverse influences. There will be provocations to test the temper; and it is by meeting these in a right spirit that the Christian graces are developed. If Christ dwells in us, we shall be patient, kind, and forbearing, cheerful amid frets and irritations. Day by day and year by year we shall conquer self, and grow into a noble heroism. This is our allotted task; but it cannot be accomplished without help from Jesus, resolute decision, unwavering purpose, continual watchfulness, and unceasing prayer. Each one has a personal battle to fight. Not even God can make our characters noble or our lives useful, unless we become co-workers with Him. Those who decline the struggle lose the strength and joy of victory.—Gospel Workers, 477.

True happiness will be the result of every self-denial, every crucifixion of self. One victory won, the next is more easily gained.... God ... wants all to be saved. Man has light and opportunities, and if he will improve them, he may overcome.... When a man is earnestly engaged day by day in overcoming the defects in his character, he is cherishing Christ in his soul-temple: the light of Christ is in him. Under the bright beams of the light of Christ’s countenance, his entire being becomes elevated and ennobled. He has the peace of Heaven in his soul.—Testimonies for the Church 4:345.

Saturday, May 29, 2021

PeaceMaker or TroubleMaker? SDAs Give RightHand of Fellowship to Satan’s RightHand Man.Kissing Place

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HAS THE OFFENCE OF THE CROSS CEASED

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Is Based on Friendship with Jesus, May 29


Straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. Matthew 14:27.

Christians should be the most cheerful and happy people that live. They may have the consciousness that God is their father and their everlasting friend.... All who have indeed become acquainted, by experimental knowledge, with the love and tender compassion of our Heavenly Father will impart light and joy wherever they may be. Their presence and influence will be to their associates as the fragrance of sweet flowers, because they are linked to God and heaven, and the purity and exalted loveliness of heaven are communicated through them to all that are brought within their influence.—Messages to Young People, 363.

Our Saviour was deeply serious and intensely in earnest, but never gloomy or morose. The life of those who imitate Him will be full of earnest purpose: they will have a deep sense of personal responsibility. Levity will be repressed; there will be no boisterous merriment, no rude jesting: but the religion of Jesus gives peace like a river. It does not quench the light of joy; it does not restrain cheerfulness, nor cloud the sunny, smiling face.—Steps to Christ, 120.

Friday, May 28, 2021

Dairy,Fish,Meat-Eaters Rebel Against Greta.SDAs Join Jesuits & Create New Interfaith Spaces.LOCKDOWN

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Should Be Found in the Assembly of His Saints, May 28

 

Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace. Zechariah 8:19.

Our meetings should be made intensely interesting. They should be pervaded with the very atmosphere of heaven.—Testimonies for the Church 5:609.

They should be treated with the greatest solemnity and reverence, yet all the pleasantness possible should be brought into them. They should not be prolonged till they become wearisome, for the impression thus made upon the minds of the youth will cause them to associate religion with all that is dry and uninteresting; and many will be led to cast their influence on the side of the enemy, who, if properly taught, would become a blessing to the world and to the church.... The social meetings and all other religious exercises should be so planned and managed that they will be not only profitable, but so pleasant as to be positively attractive.—Testimonies for the Church 6:174.

The church of God below is one with the church of God above. Believers on the earth and the beings in heaven who have never fallen constitute one church. Every heavenly intelligence is interested in the assemblies of the saints who on earth meet to worship God.... While angels drink from the fountain-head, the saints on earth drink of the pure stream flowing from the throne, the streams that make glad the city of our God.—Testimonies for the Church 6:366.

In the Dens and Caves of the Earth, October 9

And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, whe...