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26.06.25 | Light On – Or Still Off? | HEART ANCHOR | Youth Devotional

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🗓 26.06.2025 | Light On – Or Still Off? | HEART ANCHOR
🌱 Living Authentically in the Light – What It Means to Walk with Jesus
📖 1 John 1:6-7

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📖 Bible Text

“If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another,
and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.”
1 John 1:6-7

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🌿 Introduction

Do you know that feeling when you’re sitting in a dark room and suddenly the light turns on? Everything suddenly looks different. What was hidden is now clearly visible. It’s often the same in our lives. We can live in “darkness” – or we can decide to step into the light.

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✨ Devotional

Many people say they believe in God. Maybe you say that too. But what does it really mean to live with Jesus – not just talk about Him?
John makes a clear distinction in these verses: Are we just talking about it, or are we truly living it?

Living in the light means being honest. It means hiding nothing – neither from God nor from each other. That’s not always comfortable because light also reveals our flaws. But the amazing thing is: it’s in this very light that cleansing happens. When we live with God, when we come to Him sincerely, we experience real freedom.

Ellen White writes:

“God hates hypocrisy. Sincere and repentant hearts He will never turn away.
Whoever walks in the light will recognize their own weaknesses – and the deeper their gratitude will be for the grace of Christ.”
– Ellen G. White, Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing, p. 30

Living in the light doesn’t mean being perfect. It means being real. Not pretending everything is fine when it’s not. It means facing the truth – and being accepted in it.

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📝 Story – The Story of Lukas and His Phone

Lukas was 17 and had a secret. He was deep into a world of websites and apps he didn’t want anyone to see. He knew it wasn’t right. But he couldn’t stop. At youth group, he was always cheerful, knew all the right answers, and helped with setup.

One day, the youth leader gave a devotional on “walking in the light.” Lukas could hardly listen; his heart was pounding. After the devotional, he stayed behind. Tears ran down his face. Finally, he went to the youth leader and said, “I can’t do this anymore. I act like I’m strong, but I’m not. I live in the darkness.”

The conversation that followed wasn’t condemning. It was full of grace. The youth leader prayed with him. And Lukas began to take small steps – back into the light. It was a hard path. But he wasn’t alone anymore. He had fellowship. And he knew: God cleanses. God forgives.

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🧠 Reflections – What Does It Mean for You?

Maybe you also have areas you prefer to keep in the dark – thoughts, sins, hurts.
But the good news is: You don’t have to stay there. Jesus invites you to come into the light.
Not to shame you – but to heal you.

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💡 Today’s Questions to Reflect On

  • Where in my life is there “darkness” I’m hiding from others – or from God?

  • What would it mean for me to take a step into the light today?

  • Is there someone I need to be honest with about what’s really going on inside me?

  • Do I trust that Jesus will cleanse me – even when I’ve failed?

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🙏 Prayer

Lord Jesus, sometimes it’s easier to stay in the dark. I’m afraid of what will happen if my true self comes into the light. But I want to trust You. I believe You love me – not because I’m perfect, but because You are good. Please help me to be honest. Help me to live in the light. Cleanse me through Your blood. Thank You for Your grace and for never leaving me alone.
Amen.

Source: https://fulfilleddesire.net/26-06-25-light-on-or-still-off-heart-anchor-youth-devotional/

Images of the End – Hit the Mark Sabbath School

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Join the Hit the Mark panel as they discuss Sabbath School Lesson 13 – Images of the End. It’s the fastest hour of the week!

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Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/images-of-the-end-hit-the-mark-sabbath-school/

Don’t stop praying.

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Jesus taught us through the story of the persistent widow that we’re never forgotten in prayer (Luke 18:1–8). Even when it feels like nothing’s changing, God is moving behind the scenes. He’s not ignoring your prayers—He’s building your faith, strengthening your heart, and working out His perfect plan. Comment "I’ll keep praying" if you believe God hears you! Source: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/k-NI-zh_UQ0

“I Alone Can Fix It,” Part 3: Centralization Isn’t Unity

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L’activisme social: Un trait récessif de l’ADN adventiste

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Thursday: Cyrus, the Anointed

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Daily Lesson for Thursday 26th of June 2025

When Cyrus sacked the city of Babylon, the years of captivity for God’s people were over, and the Persians permitted the Jews to return to the Promised Land and rebuild the temple. Under Cyrus, the Persian Empire became the largest in history, with what historian Tom Holland calls “the largest agglomeration of territories that the world had ever seen.”—Dominion (New York: Basic Books, 2019), p. 25.

As was the custom among the Persians, Cyrus was even called “the Great King” or “King of kings.”

Cyrus Making Proclamation

Image © The Classic Bible Art Collection – Formerly Standard Publishing at Goodsalt.com

Cyrus foreshadows what will happen when Christ returns for His church: He is the King who comes from the east (compare with Matthew 24:27), waging war against Babylon, and liberating His people finally to escape from Babylon and return to the Land of Promise. (See Revelation 19:11-16.) This is why God refers to Cyrus as “His anointed” (Isaiah 45:1, NKJV); not only did this famous Persian liberate God’s people, but his campaign against Babylon is also a type of Christ’s second coming.

Read 2 Chronicles 36:22-23. In what ways does the story of Cyrus paral­lel that of Nebuchadnezzar? In what ways does it differ? What is the significance of the decree? After all, how did it impact the whole first coming of Jesus centuries later?

The original order of Old Testament books has been changed in our day to end with Malachi, but originally, this is where the Old Testament ended—with this declaration from Cyrus. The next episode in the canon of Scripture would be Matthew, which begins with the birth of Christ, the antitypical Cyrus. Cyrus would orchestrate the rebuilding of the earthly temple; Jesus would inaugurate His ministry in the heavenly sanctuary, leading up to His return and our liberation.

Cyrus, of course, was not a perfect representation of Christ; no type lines up perfectly with antitype, and we must be careful not to read too much into every tiny detail. Nevertheless, he broadly functions as a type of “Savior.”

How fascinating that God would use a pagan king in such a marked manner to do His will. Despite how things appear to us on the outside, how can we learn the truth that, long term, the Lord is going to bring about end-time events as prophesied?

<–Wednesday Friday–>

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Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/25b-13-cyrus-the-anointed/

AWR Leaders Visit Asia Pacific Region | AWR360°

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Matteo 6:34 – Apri la porta del tuo cuore

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💌 Apri la porta del tuo cuore
🗣 Speaker: Rebecca Sandu Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOfl4bRKbIM

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