Exodus points us to a wonderful conclusion with the Israelites being bound for the Promised Land, hence our theme hymn for the quarter being 
We Are Bound For The Promised Land – Hymn 620.

 The practical terms we are given on Sabbath afternoon are “studying His Word”:
Hymn 272 – Give Me The Bible and “praying”: 
Hymn 684 – Hear Our Prayer, O Lord. In the end of the study introduction, “we obey Him”: 
Hymn 590 – Trust And Obey.

We find on Sunday “The Book and the Blood” instructs us that God “is love”: 
Hymn 349 – God Is Love, then tells us that our “help comes only from above, from the power of God’s grace”: 
Hymn 109 – Marvellous Grace and “from His Word: 
Hymn 272 – Give Me The Bible and 
Hymn 273 – Lord, I Have Made Thy Word My Choice, “and from the Holy Spirit”: 
Hymn 269 – Come, Holy Spirit.

“We have to make the choice, the moment-by-moment choice to surrender to Him” says Tuesday: 
Hymn 507 – Moment By Moment and 
Hymn 309 – I Surrender All. Having done this, Paul says: “When I am weak, then I am strong” in 2 Cor 12:10 
Hymn 339 – God Is My Strong Salvation.

 The building of the Sanctuary has the Israelites giving of their best  voluntarily: 
Hymn 572 – Give Of Your Best To The Master.

Scripture tells us on Thursday “that God would fill a person with the Spirit of God” and we may request this today: 
Hymn 269 – Come, Holy Spirit. The “sign between God and His people that the Lord makes them holy”, “God’s Sabbath is presented” so 
Don’t Forget The Sabbath – Hymn 388 all because 
We Love Thy Sabbath, Lord – Hymn 390

Please continue to search the scriptures this week to be blessed, and to bless others.

To learn unknown hymns, you will find the accompaniment music for each one at: https://sdahymnals.com/Hymnal/

Another great resource is for when there is a hymn you wish to sing but can’t find it in your hymnal. Go to https://www.sdahymnal.org/Search and in the search bar type a special word in that is in the hymn. I am sure you will be amazed at the help you will be given.

 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV – “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

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Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/10-the-covenant-and-the-blueprint-singing-with-inspiration/

Daily Lesson for Monday 1st of September 2025

After the firm reestablishment of the covenant with God, Moses again climbed Sinai. In the beginning of this climb, Moses was not alone. He had the excellent company of 73 Israelite leaders. For the leaders, this was the pinnacle experience: they saw God (theophany), and twice the text underlines this amazing reality. It was also a time for the leaders, by eating together, to seal the covenant with God. This was a banquet, and the God of Israel was their Host. These leaders were deeply honored by God.

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In the Middle East during biblical times (and to a certain extent today), eating together was a high experience, great honor, and privilege. It offered forgiveness and formed a bond of friendship. It implied being there for each other and staying together in times of crisis and problems. By eating together, they promised each other, without words, that if something should happen to one party, the other would be obliged to come and help. To be invited to a meal was a special treat that was not extended to everyone.

Meanwhile, to refuse an invitation was one of the worst kinds of insults. This insight helps us to understand the stories in the New Testament in which Jesus Christ was heavily criticized for eating with sinners (Luke 5:30). When believers celebrate the Lord’s Supper, they also establish this close bond with other believers who are sinners like themselves. During this meal, we celebrate the forgiveness and salvation that we have in Jesus (see Matthew 26:26-30, Mark 14:22-25, 1 Corinthians 11:23-29).

Tragically, some of the men who had gone up with Moses later fell into sin and lost their lives (see Leviticus 10:1-2,9). Even though they had such a deep experience with God there, they were not transformed or converted by that experience. What a powerful lesson about how possession of truth and sacred privileges does not automatically mean conversion. Having experienced what they did, these men should have been the last ones to have done what they would later tragically do.

<–Sunday Tuesday–>

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Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/25c-10-seeing-god/