Closer To Heaven
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16 April, 2026 | News from Loma Linda Loma Linda University Health has received a California state grant of $4,731,384 for its Violence Intervention and Prevention Program. The program uses a multidisciplinary approach to help patients and families of those who sustain a violent injury and offer help through Community Health Workers. They help break […] Source: https://atoday.org/news-briefs-from-loma-linda-southern-adventist-university-washington-dc-colorado/
Daily Lesson for Friday 17th of April 2026
Further Thought:
“The nearer we come to Jesus and the more clearly we discern the purity of His character, the more clearly we shall discern the exceeding sinfulness of sin and the less we shall feel like exalting ourselves.
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Those whom heaven recognizes as holy ones are the last to parade their own goodness.”—Ellen G. White, Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 160.
“Before honor is humility. To fill a high place before men, Heaven chooses the worker who, like John the Baptist, takes a lowly place before God. The most childlike disciple is the most efficient in labor for God. The heavenly intelligences can co-operate with him who is seeking, not to exalt self, but to save souls. . . .
“When men exalt themselves, feeling that they are a necessity for the success of God’s great plan, the Lord causes them to be set aside. . . .
“It was not enough for the disciples of Jesus to be instructed as to the nature of His kingdom. What they needed was a change of heart that would bring them into harmony with its principles. . . . The simplicity, the self-forgetfulness, and the confiding love of a little child are the attributes that Heaven values. These are the characteristics of real greatness. . . .
“The sincere, contrite soul is precious in the sight of God. He places His own signet upon men, not by their rank, not by their wealth, not by their intellectual greatness, but by their oneness with Christ.”—Ellen G. White, The Desire of Ages, Pages 436, 437.
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Summary: Pride can be one of the greatest blocks to growing in a relationship with God. If we feel self-sufficient and don’t realize our need of this relationship, we simply won’t pursue it. In contrast, Jesus was the humblest Man on earth and the most perfect example of how to have a close relationship with God.
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Leamo was raised to fight. Fear and conflict were part of his life. But in his lowest moment, Leamo cried out to God, and his prayer was answered in a marvelous way through the Godpod. Don’t forget to vote for Leamo’s story at awr.org/vote (create a free account on Telly Awards and vote for all three AWR videos).
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After giving their lives to Jesus, Nancy and Kevin Kroeker faced unexpected struggles, setbacks, and drifting faith—but discovered that God never gave up on them. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRTcKFm_id4
The Final Glory: When Heaven Lights the Earth Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv1qeUPUS2g
Nella nuova puntata di BenEssere, parliamo di forza di volontà, autocontrollo, costanza e autodisciplina con Chiara Calabrini, laureata in Psicologia. A volte manca la motivazione. A volte manca la costanza nella vita di tutti i giorni. Source: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wdrz10gEKwY
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