Closer To Heaven
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3 November 2025 | Between October 27–30, 2025, buildings were leveled, streets were flooded, powerlines were toppled, and communities were destroyed in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. Classified as a Category 5 hurricane, the highest category, the effects of 185mph sustained winds were felt in Haiti, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. The death toll in […] Source: https://atoday.org/local-churches-and-adra-work-to-aid-the-caribbean-after-hurricane-melissa/
3 November 2025 | Aunty, When we get to heaven, which one of the 28 Fundamental Beliefs of our church am I most likely to find that we got wrong? Gentle reader: This is a hard question to answer. But if you insist, Aunty will say that we’ll likely discover that all of them were […] Source: https://atoday.org/when-were-in-heaven-which-of-our-doctrines-am-i-most-likely-to-find-out-that-we-got-wrong/
"If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer" (Matthew 21:22, NIV).
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This is day five of the 2025 North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Year-end Meeting. Please join us in watching worship and the morning session on this final day of business on Nov. 3, 2025. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8AwsEnKA90
Amidst the breathtaking beauty of Mindoro’s mountains and rivers, communist rebels have lived in violence and crime for years. Yet even in the heart of this turmoil, one rebel began to question if there was more to life. Was there any way to break free from crime, guilt, and despair? Watch the full transformation story from rebel to witness here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cGyJA8v9pF0&list=PLGPdsC4UKnguKNW4S3x0_TaJ2xJUWY0hN&index=4 #AWR360 #BroadcastToBaptism MB01KIGLRT4TXU0 Source: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-ks8Y9u0wbQ
What can one simple meal do? Hope opened hearts in Venda as caring volunteers shared simple meals that made room for the gospel. True mission begins with compassion. By serving the physical needs of others, many can discover Jesus’ love. Help us share God’s love where it’s needed most at https://awr.org/give. #AWR360 #BroadcastToBaptism Source: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nYU_seBfbLk
John 16:33 says it all: "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world" (NIV). Share this message of peace with someone today! Source: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_8_KYWIEFaQ
This is day four of the 2025 North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Year-end Meeting. Please join us in watching the afternoon business session on Nov. 2, 2025. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz7ipHgiIOI
Comments of the Week Oct 27-Nov 2 “Wouldn’t be quicker for the GC to develop an artificial intelligence model that could scrub each social media comment according to certain church- approved criteria, and them post them directly on behalf of the submitter? This could happen in approximately 1.4 seconds per post. All such posts could […] Source: https://atoday.org/comments-of-the-week-oct27-nov2/
Daily Lesson for Monday 3rd of November 2025
Instead of unveiling the identity of the transgressor, God sets up a procedure that reveals both His justice and grace. After explaining the reason for Israel’s defeat and calling for the sanctification of the people (Joshua 7:13), He allows a time span between the announcement of the procedure and its application, which gives Achan time to think, repent, and confess his sin.
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Similarly, his family (if they knew what had happened) has the opportunity to decide whether they want to be involved in the cover-up or refuse to be accomplices, like the sons of Korah, who avoided destruction by refusing to side with their father (compare with Numbers 16:23-33, Numbers 26:11).
The solution to the predicament follows the opposite direction to how it entered and plagued Israel: corporate guilt is eliminated and narrowed down from Israel to one tribe; from tribe to family; from family to household; and from household to individuals. Besides revealing the offender, the investigative process also cleared the innocent. This was an equally important aspect of the meticulous juridical procedure, where God Himself acts as witness to the unseen acts of Achan.
The reader almost can feel the tension as God zeroes in on Achan. Who cannot wonder at the man’s obstinacy in hoping that he could go undetected? Nothing is concealed from the penetrating eyes of the Lord (Psalms 139:1-16, 2 Chronicles 16:9), who knows what is hidden in the heart of a man (1 Samuel 16:7, Jeremiah 17:10, Proverbs 5:21).
It is important to notice the way Joshua addressed Achan: “My son.” This expression shows not only the age and leadership role of Joshua but also reveals the spirit in which this great warrior approached justice. His heart was full of compassion for Achan, even though he was called to execute judgment on the offender. Through his attitude, Joshua was again foreshadowing the sensitivity, kindness, and love of the One who “was never rude, never needlessly spoke a severe word, never gave needless pain to a sensitive soul. . . . He [Jesus] fearlessly denounced hypocrisy, unbelief, and iniquity, but tears were in His voice as He uttered His scathing rebukes.”—Ellen G. White, The Desire of Ages, p. 353.
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