Daily Lesson for Sunday 5th of April 2026
The Bible gives the truest, clearest, and most consistent picture of God. The entire Bible seeks to peel back the unseen veil between our visible world and the invisible; to show us where we’ve come from and where we’re going; and, ultimately, to show us who is in control and what God is like.
From Genesis to Revelation, we read about the one true God, who makes Himself known to us through the Bible and through Jesus Christ, God incarnate. We can read about God’s omnipotence (Job 1:12), His omniscience, His all-knowing nature (Isaiah 46:9-10), His justice (Isaiah 30:18), His mercy (Deuteronomy 7:9), His loving-kindness and patience with us (Romans 2:4), His wisdom (1 Corinthians 2:7), His grace (2 Corinthians 12:9), His forgiveness (Matthew 6:14), His will for our lives (Jeremiah 29:11), His power to defeat death (John 11:25), His kingship (Psalms 47:8), His eternal nature (Deuteronomy 33:27), and many other characteristics that give us abundant reasons to love and have an abiding relationship with Him. The more we know about God and what He is like, the more we will love Him and desire a close and abiding relationship with Him.
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It was Lucifer who first doubted God’s character. His doubts about who God is ultimately led to the greatest battle in the history of our universe. Ever since that time, “it is Satan’s constant study to keep the minds of men occupied with those things which will prevent them from obtaining the knowledge of God.”—Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, p. 740. Satan doesn’t care what kind of picture of God we have (pantheism, polytheism, deism, etc.), as long as it’s not an accurate one.
Read Genesis 3:1-5. What was Satan’s goal in his conversation with Eve? What lies did he tell Eve about God’s character?
Ultimately, Satan’s message to Eve was this: _God is keeping secrets from you. God does not want what is best for you. You can’t trust Him. _Ellen White expands on this when she says, “From the opening of the great controversy it has been Satan’s purpose to misrepresent God’s character and to excite rebellion against His law.”—Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 338.
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How is God’s character misrepresented in our world? More important, how might you, at times, have misrepresented His character to others? If you have, what can you do to change with the Holy Spirit’s help? How can you show God’s love to the people around you? |
