Inside Story for Friday 26th of June 2026

By Mwamba Mpundu

Amelia couldn’t envision a future worth living for. She had struggled with mental health for years and carried deep pain from the harsh words and actions of others. One day, she considered ending her life.

Then she recalled a conversation with a friend. He had encouraged her to pray for the people who hurt her. Amelia was desperate for change, so she decided to try. “I remembered Psalms 37:5, that says, ‘Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass,’ ” Amelia said. “I was crying, and I claimed that promise. I told God I wanted to serve Him and become all He wanted me to be. ‘I will work for you, Lord,’ I promised, ‘if You help me out of this problem.’ ”

Amelia’s prayer opened doors for God to change her life. Free from the resentment that kept her focused on herself, she now wanted to share His love with others. One day, Amelia’s friend told her about an opportunity to serve as a Global Mission pioneer, teaching at an Adventist school in the mountains. The travel to the area sounded daunting, but she was determined to go.

Amelia’s days at the school were long and demanding. After teaching, she would visit the students and their families and lead worship services—not only for the Adventist members but for the animists, who made up most of the community.

Not everyone supported Amelia’s mission. The local village leader demanded that the locals stay away from her. He started attending and disrupting her evangelistic meetings. Amelia had heard that the man used witchcraft and cursed those who upset him, so she made his opposition a constant matter of prayer.

One evening, she held a parent-teacher meeting to discuss the students’ performances and share her plans for the school. She hadn’t gotten very far when the leader caused a scene. Amelia tried to ignore him, but his shouting drowned out her voice.

Amelia rushed to the church and knelt at the altar. “Please, God, help me,” she pled. “Please, make me strong and guide our meeting.” Feeling God’s presence, she returned to the meeting with newfound courage.

The village leader’s hostility didn’t subside, but Amelia kept her composure and answered his questions respectfully. He demanded that the parents take his side, but they stood firm in their support of Amelia.

In the end, the meeting was inconclusive. Amelia didn’t know what the future held, but she was determined to remain faithful to her promise, trusting Him to guide her through every challenge.

Global Mission pioneers such as Amelia often serve in difficult and even dangerous conditions. Please pray for Amelia and for the hundreds of pioneers who are sharing God’s love. To learn more about Global Mission pioneers, visit GMsda.org/Give.

Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/26b-13-inside-story-amelias-promise-to-god/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=26b-13-inside-story-amelias-promise-to-god

Daily Lesson for Friday 26th of June 2026
Further Thought:

“If we do not receive the religion of Christ by feeding upon the Word of God, we shall not be entitled to an entrance into the city of God.

Image © Stan Myers from GoodSalt.com

Having lived on earthly food, having educated our tastes to love worldly things, we would not be fitted for the heavenly courts; we could not appreciate the pure, heavenly current that circulates in heaven. The voices of the angels and the music of their harps would not satisfy us. The science of heaven would be as an enigma to our minds. We need to hunger and thirst for the righteousness of Christ; we need to be molded and fashioned by the transforming influence of His grace, that we may be fitted for the society of heavenly angels. . . .

“Then the nations will own no other law than the law of heaven. All will be a happy, united family, clothed with the garments of praise and thanksgiving. . . . Over the scene the morning stars will sing together, and the sons of God will shout for joy, while God and Christ will unite in proclaiming, ‘There shall be no more sin, neither shall there be any more death.’

“We want to get in the habit of talking of heaven, beautiful heaven. Talk of that life which will continue as long as God shall live, and then you will forget your little trials and difficulties. Let the mind be attracted to God.”—Ellen G. White, The Faith I Live By, p. 363.

Discussion Questions

Summary: As we keep our eyes on the goal, may we be “confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:6, NKJV). God initiated the relationship He has with you, and He will complete it. May we grow in love and in faith as we wait for that day, while always resting only in the righteousness of Christ, which is credited to us by faith.

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