Does Jesus Leave Us When We Make Mistakes?
This coming April I will be celebrating 21 years in Florida. I have a heart full of wonderful memories and experiences here, but it was not exactly a smooth start when I first came here.

by William Earnhardt
I would not trade the last 21 years for anything. However, there were a few bumps in the road when I first got here. For one thing I was not prepared for the spike in car insurance prices.
I first came to Florida as a local-hire Bible Worker, which means my pay came from the local church which hired me and not the conference office. The church made some mistakes in quoting my salary, and, in the end, the conference had to point out to them that my actual salary was much less than what was quoted in my offer letter. After I discovered that I would be paid much less than promised, I wanted to leave right away, but I was broke and had no money to move back home to Texas.
So, there I was back in 2004 in a strange place with no money, without any close friends yet and a job that was not going to pay enough to cover my living expenses. It looked like I had made a huge mistake, and I thought I was really foolish to have made this move. Then I ran across this passage that brought hope to my heart.
Whatever our situation, if we are doers of His word, we have a Guide to direct our way; whatever our perplexity, we have a sure Counselor; whatever our sorrow, bereavement, or loneliness, we have a sympathizing Friend. If in our ignorance we make missteps, the Saviour does not forsake us. We need never feel that we are alone. Angels are our companions. The Comforter that Christ promised to send in His name abides with us. In the way that leads to the City of God there are no difficulties which those who trust in Him may not overcome. There are no dangers which they may not escape. There is not a sorrow, not a grievance, not a human weakness, for which He has not provided a remedy. –Ellen White, Ministry of Healing, Pages 248-249
This was so encouraging! Even if I had made missteps and ignorantly ended up in the wrong state with the wrong job, Jesus was still with me and was still going to care for me! That passage comforted me with all the assurance I needed to hear. So many times, we comfort each other with promises that God will take care of us when we are making wise choices, but now I was assured Jesus is still with me and cares for me when I make mistakes.
Incidentally, during this time I thought I had found a better job here in Florida. The pest control man came to my church one week day, and I started talking to him and asked if he was hiring. He told me he was, and we talked a little more. He had already basically hired me when he asked how I was going to do my Bible work while working for him. Now, keep in mind the pest control man was not a Seventh-day Adventist. I told him I would be quitting my Bible Worker job to work for him. He stepped away from me and waving his hands, he said, “No way! I am not going to hire you. I will not be responsible for taking a man out of the ministry!”
Soon things started turning around, and I got raises, and other miraculous things started falling into place. More importantly, I started making some of the best friends I have ever had, and God blessed my ministry with scores of Bible studies and baptisms. My church became very supportive of me and my ministry, and it soon became apparent that I had made no mistake by coming to Florida.
I look back now and see how even when I was broke, I was never stuck in Florida. I was securely fastened in God’s loving hands. Twenty-one years later I look back and think about the pest control man refusing to hire me because he was not going to take me out of the ministry. That was a God thing! God had a plan the entire time.
That passage from Ministry of Healing was and is still encouraging.
If in our ignorance we make missteps, the Saviour does not forsake us. We need never feel that we are alone.
Twenty-one years later, after hundreds of baptisms, and countless Bible studies and precious friendships forged along the way, I know beyond any shadow of a doubt that moving to Florida was no mistake. God knew exactly what He was doing the entire time. I still make mistakes. I make wrong choices sometimes. How good to know that even when I make mistakes, or missteps as Ellen White calls them, Jesus is still with me, loving and caring for me.
Friend, I have no idea where you are right now. Maybe you have made missteps or maybe you are exactly where God planned for you to be the whole time, but things may a little rough right now. Either way, your Savior will not forsake you even when you make missteps. You are not alone. Jesus is with you just as much as He was with me. Jesus loves me a lot I know, but I am not His favorite. He loves you just as much, and some wonderful miracles are headed your way too!

Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/does-jesus-leave-us-when-we-make-mistakes/
Melissa Morris Named Executive Secretary of Iowa-Missouri Conference
18 February 2025| The following is an announcement from the Iowa-Missouri Conference The Iowa-Missouri Conference is pleased to announce that Melissa Morris has been appointed Executive Secretary, transitioning from her current role as Education Superintendent. Morris, commissioned as a teacher in 2018, brings extensive administrative experience and a proven track record of leadership within the […] Source: https://atoday.org/melissa-morris-named-executive-secretary-of-iowa-missouri-conference/
¿ Nos llegó la hora? Nuestras conspiraciones y las suyas
Un comentarista en Facebook escribió esto recientemente: Aquí en Australia, durante la pandemia, algunos adventistas locales repartían literatura adventista en las protestas anti-vaxx, anti-gobierno y anti-cierre en la ciudad. Resultado: conversos anti-vaxx, anti-gobierno, anti-cierre con poca o ninguna motivación u orientación para moderar sus puntos de vista, y un círculo ya hecho de compañeros contrarios […] Source: https://atoday.org/nos-llego-la-hora-nuestras-conspiraciones-y-las-suyas/
The Miraculous Moment That Led William Miller to His Bible
From skeptic to devoted Bible student, William Miller’s transformation began in this very room. His studies in prophecy led him to a life-changing conclusion about the sanctuary and its cleansing. What did Miller uncover, and why does it still matter today? Watch and be inspired by his journey of faith. #WilliamMiller #FaithAndProphecy #ChristianLegacy #awr #adventistworldradio #short Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4eF3b3j5oE
Two Tragic Family Stories—and why we feel about abortion as we do
by Richard W. Coffen | 18 February 2025 | Story one: Waterbury, Connecticut Grandpa Roberts owned and operated a brass plating factory at the beginning of a dirt road. About a half mile up the same country lane stood a three-story clapboard house, which he also owned. Here Annette and Lester Hayward raised 10 children. […] Source: https://atoday.org/family-matters-and-why-we-feel-differently-about-abortion-than-you-might/
Comments of the Week Feb 10-18
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Wednesday: God’s Ideal and Remedial Wills
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 19th of February 2025
Read Ephesians 1:9-11. What is this text saying about predestination? Are some people predestined to be saved and others to be lost?
The Greek term translated “predestination” here and elsewhere in Scripture (prohorizo) does not itself teach that God causally determines history. Rather, the Greek term simply means “to decide beforehand.”
Of course, one can decide something beforehand unilaterally, or one can decide something beforehand in a way that takes into account the free decisions of others. Scripture teaches that God does the latter.
Here and elsewhere (for example, Romans 8:29-30), the term translated “predestined” refers to what God plans for the future after taking into account what God foreknows about the free decisions of creatures. Thus, God can providentially guide history to His desired good ends for all, even while respecting the kind of creaturely freedom that is required for a genuine love relationship.
Ephesians 1:11 proclaims that God “works all things according to the counsel of His will” (NKJV). Does this mean that God determines everything to happen just as He desires? Read in isolation, Ephesians 1:9-11 might seem to affirm this view. However, this interpretation would contradict the many texts we saw earlier that show that people sometimes reject “the will of God” (Luke 7:30, NKJV; compare with Luke 13:34, Psalms 81:11-14). If the Bible does not contradict itself, how can these passages be understood in a way that is consistent with one another?
This passage makes perfect sense if one simply recognizes a distinction between what we might call God’s “ideal will” and God’s “remedial will.” God’s “ideal will” is what God actually prefers to occur and which would occur if everyone always did exactly what God desires. God’s “remedial will,” on the other hand, is God’s will that has already taken into account every other factor, including the free decisions of creatures, which sometimes depart from what God prefers. Ephesians 1:11 appears to be referring to God’s “remedial will.”
So powerful is God’s foreknowledge of the future that, even knowing all the choices, including the bad choices, that people will make, He can still work “all things together for good” (Romans 8:28, CEB). What comfort can you draw from this truth? |

Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/25a-08-gods-ideal-and-remedial-wills/
God First: Your Daily Prayer Meeting #918
"If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer" (Matthew 21:22, NIV).
Tag someone in need of prayer, and kindly share your prayer requests here:
https://wkf.ms/3DBuapQ Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iImh1W2KI2M
Proverbi 21:21 – Apri la porta del tuo cuore
“Chi ricerca la giustizia e la bontà troverà vita, giustizia e gloria”. 📖 Proverbi 21:21 —
💌 Apri la porta del tuo cuore
🗣 Speaker: Justine Biscocho Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_dpeQjjojk
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