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29.07.2025 | JOSEPH – FAITH THAT CARRIES YOU THROUGH | 4. The Well of Despair | HEART ANCHOR | Youth Devotional

July 28, 2025 By admin

📅 29.07.2025


🌟 Joseph – A Faith That Carries Through
Devotions from the Life of a Dreamer with Character


🧭 4. The Well of Despair
When everything turns dark – and God is still there


👣 Introduction

The well.
No light. No grip. Just cold and emptiness.

Despair is not a quiet feeling –
it screams in the darkness.
It doesn’t ask politely.
It overwhelms.

It was the same for Joseph.
He didn’t just fall physically into the cistern,
but also inwardly into an abyss.

The voices that betrayed him were still above.
But no one came to pull him out.

No escape. No understanding. No comfort.
Only the well –
and the despair.

And yet:
God was there.
Even there.


🎯 Devotion

📖 Genesis 37:24:
“And they took him and threw him into the cistern. The cistern was empty; there was no water in it.”

A pit.
No water – but also no way out.
A place that shows: You’ve hit rock bottom.

Joseph had dreams –
but now he was pushed into darkness.

No ray of light saying, “It will get better.”
No voice calling, “I’m with you.”
Only silence.

💔 Maybe you know wells like that.
Times when you fell –
not because you failed,
but because life pushed you down.

A conversation that changed everything.
A loss that pulled the ground from under you.
A decision made against you, for no reason.

And you sit there –
asking yourself:
“God, are you still there?”

📖 Psalm 88:6:
“You have put me in the lowest pit,
in the darkest depths.”

📖 Psalm 88:14:
“Why, Lord, do you reject me
and hide your face from me?”

These words are in the Bible –
because God knows such times exist.
He doesn’t hide them.
He doesn’t condemn them.
He meets us in them.


📝 Story – How Elias Met God in the Depths

Elias was 19 when his world fell apart.
His mother – seriously ill.
His father? Long gone.
His only anchor – music and faith.

But one winter, he lost both:
His mother passed away –
and in his grief, he also lost the strength to believe.

Where there used to be worship,
there was now only silence.

He stopped going to church.
He stopped praying.
He shut himself off.

“I can’t go on anymore” – that was his constant thought.
“If you exist, God – why did you allow this?”

Then one evening, he listened to an old recording of his mother.
She had recorded a prayer years ago,
just casually – as a voice message.

“Elias, if you’re hearing this – and I’m no longer around –
remember: God has not forgotten you.
You can tell Him everything.
Even your pain.”

He wept.
For the first time in weeks.
Not because everything got better –
but because he realized: God had never left.

The well was there –
but God was deeper.

Today, Elias says:
“I thought my faith was gone.
But God was never gone from me.
I met Him in the depths.”


💭 What We Can Learn from This

  • Even believers fall into dark wells

  • Despair is not a sign of unbelief – but an invitation to be honest

  • God is not only on the mountaintops – He’s in the depths too

  • The pit is not the end – sometimes it’s the beginning of something deeper


🧠 Reflections – What Does This Mean for You?

🔍 Have you experienced times when you felt “trapped” inside?
😔 Were there moments when you didn’t feel God’s presence – and yet hoped He was there?
🛐 Can you bring your despair to God – just as it is?


💡 Practical Steps for Today

✅ Speak your despair honestly in prayer – you don’t have to sugarcoat it
✅ Read Psalm 88 – one of the most honest texts in the Bible
✅ Make space for silence – God often speaks softly
✅ Write down what holds you in the “well” – and what still gives you hope

📖 “The well was empty – but not meaningless.”


🙏 Prayer

Lord,
I don’t know how deep I’ve fallen –
but I know: You are deeper still.

When I see nothing,
You still see me.

When I don’t feel You,
You still hold me.

Today, I bring You my despair.
My questions. My darkness.

Give me hope –
not for a quick way out,
but for Your presence.

Show me: I am not alone.
Not even in the pit.

Amen.


📌 Takeaway for Today

“God is not only the God of the mountains –
He is also the God of the wells.”


🌿 Blessing to End With

May the Lord bless you –
when you fall,
and no one catches you.

May He be near –
when you cry out,
and no one answers.

May He hold you –
when you feel like nothing holds anymore.

And may He lead you out –
not always quickly,
but always surely.

Because He is there –
even in the well.
Even in the despair.
Even with you.

Source: https://fulfilleddesire.net/29-07-2025-joseph-faith-that-carries-you-through-4-the-well-of-despair-heart-anchor-youth-devotional/

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California Adventist Health Hospitals At Risk Due To President Donald Trump’s Bill

July 28, 2025 By admin

28 July 2025 | According to a local California news outlet, The Fresno Bee, Adventist Health’s 8 hospitals and 131 clinics in the Central Valley are at risk of closure after United States President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” gutted healthcare for many U.S citizens. The bill promises to cut $1 trillion in funding from […] Source: https://atoday.org/california-adventist-health-hospitals-at-risk-due-to-president-donald-trumps-bill/

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Divine Rest

July 28, 2025 By admin



The night may be dark, but with God, it is always peaceful. If you’re seeking that peace that surpasses all understanding, join us in prayer for a blessed night. Trust your rest to the Creator. Comment "Amen" if you want this blessing Source: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ulj9cmb7P_0

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Israel Field: Proclaiming Peace in Israel

July 28, 2025 By admin



As presented at the 62nd GC Session of the Adventist Church, the Israel Field reports 75 baptisms since 2022, adding to 860 members in 21 congregations in this territory. This is possible through media and evangelistic efforts in the region. Watch this video report to learn how God is moving through the church in the Israel Field. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKOYF7edXWs

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Aunty, is the Sabbath mandatory for Christians?

July 28, 2025 By admin

28 July 2025  | I read an article in an Adventist periodical awhile back that asked this question. “Does Colossians 2:16 teach that keeping the seventh-day Sabbath isn’t required of Christians?” Of course, the author said it doesn’t mean that—that the Sabbath wasn’t done away with by that passage. It was the phrasing of the […] Source: https://atoday.org/aunty-is-the-sabbath-mandatory-for-christians/

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Monday, July 28 1045AM – Michael Campbell, PhD “Discovering Mission” (BC Camp Meeting 2025)

July 28, 2025 By admin



Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWjIR1K9wZg

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AdventInnovate: SDA Virtual Assistant

July 28, 2025 By admin

“Hope” is an Adventist virtual assistant that can give Bible studies or provide health tips, even connecting folks to free health checks when needed. She is a technology created by the South American Division, in partnership with Hope Channel and an anti-diabetes campaign called “10,000 Toes.” She has helped answer questions for people in more […] Source: https://atoday.org/adventinnovate-sda-virtual-assistant/

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Tuesday: Pesach

July 28, 2025 By admin

Daily Lesson for Tuesday 29th of July 2025

Read Exodus 12:17-23. What role does blood play in the celebration of this new festival?

The blood of the sacrificed animal is a key element in this celebration. Those who participated in this feast had put the blood of the slain lamb on the doorframes of their houses. In this way, they demonstrated their faith in God, believing that He would deliver them from what those not covered by the blood would face.

What a powerful expression of the gospel!

Sprinkling Blood on the Doorpost

Image © Phil McKay at Goodsalt.com

The Passover lamb had to be without blemish because it pointed to Jesus Christ, “ ‘the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!’ ” (John 1:29, NKJV). The animal’s blood played a crucial role: it symbolized protection and was the sign of life at a time of death.

“ ‘ “Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt” ’ ” (Exodus 12:13, NKJV).

The whole gospel was associated with the celebration of the Passover because it pointed not only to freedom from slavery and going to the Promised Land but to Jesus Christ’s sacrifice for our sins and His ­merits applied to all who are covered by His blood.

Centuries later as Paul looked back on this celebration, he wrote: “Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us” (1 Corinthians 5:7, NKJV).

Yeast, or leaven, was used to prepare dough of various kinds. When it is first mentioned in the Bible, it is in connection with the preparation of the unleavened bread on the eve of the Israelites’ departure from Egypt. Yeast also had to be removed from their homes (Exodus 12:8,15-20; Exodus 13:3-7). In this particular context, yeast was a symbol of sin (1 Corinthians 5:6-8); therefore, it was not to be used during the Passover festival for a week.

The unleavened bread is a symbol of the sinless Messiah, who overcame all temptations and gave His life for us (John 1:29, 1 Corinthians 5:7, Hebrews 4:15). A bunch of “hyssop,” which was dipped in the blood, symbolized God’s purifying grace (Psalms 51:7). In short, all through Pesach, the redeeming work of Jesus is revealed.

What does the fact that it took the blood of Jesus, God Himself, to atone for sin to teach us about how bad sin really is?

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Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/25c-05-pesach/

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SATIRE: Adventist Review Rates Running Shoes for End Times Escape Effectiveness

July 28, 2025 By admin

SILVER SPRING, Maryland — The entire Adventist Review staff spent last weekend trying on running shoes for a new monthly rating system that ranks shoes for End-Times escape effectiveness. The ranking has already proven controversial, as staff members have vigorously disagreed on which brand and model provides the best chances for saints on the run. […] Source: https://atoday.org/satire-adventist-review-rates-running-shoes-for-end-times-escape-effectiveness/

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Monday, July 28 6:30AM – Tatenda Jura (BC Camp Meeting 2025)

July 28, 2025 By admin



Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMkQKkIwo7s

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