Closer To Heaven
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SegĂşn la publicaciĂłn keniana The Star: «La Iglesia Adventista del SĂ©ptimo DĂa (SDA) en Nakuru ha despedido a 19 pastores por presunta mala conducta y formaciĂłn de una organizaciĂłn apĂłstata». El despido fue comunicado en una carta pĂşblica el 3 de febrero por la AsociaciĂłn Central del Valle del Rift (CRVC) de los Adventistas del […] Source: https://atoday.org/la-asociacion-adventista-en-nakuru-kenya-despidio-a-19-pastores-tras-acusaciones-publicas/
Inside Story for Friday 27th of February 2026
Rene Tucaldo is chief financial officer of the 1000 Missionary Movement, whose headquarters in Silang, Philippines, were constructed with the help of a 1996 Thirteenth Sabbath Offering. Read more next week.
After losing two jobs because of his Seventh-day Adventist faith, Rene prayed to God again in the Philippines. “Lord,” he said, “it seems that being Adventist is only for the rich. I can’t find a job that doesn’t require me to work on Saturdays. How can we survive?”
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Even though he had a university degree, Rene took odd jobs at construction sites. The pay, however, wasn’t enough to feed his growing family. He now was the father of two young children. He prayed again, “God, can You help me find a job that will support my family?”
Then he saw an advertisement for an accounting job in the Middle East. He would have to leave his family in the Philippines. He applied for the position and, after an interview, was hired. It was a challenging time.
When Rene arrived, he learned that the national weekend was on Thursdays and Fridays. That meant people were required to work on Saturdays and Sundays.
While Rene had to go to the office on Saturdays, he didn’t actually have to work. He read the Bible and Ellen White’s writings. His boss only came in on Saturday nights, so Rene didn’t work during the day. But he still felt bad. He was at work on Sabbath. He felt as though he was compromising his faith, and he longed to go to church on Sabbath. “God,” he prayed, “if You give me a chance to go to church on Saturday, I will keep the Sabbath holy until I die.”
For two years, he prayed this prayer. Then he spoke with his boss.
“Please give me Saturday for my Sabbath rest,” he said.
“No, I can’t allow you,” his boss replied. But he allowed for an exception, saying, “If my king declares Friday and Saturday to be the weekend, then you are free to rest.”
Rene prayed, “You heard what my boss said. Can You please help?”
Three months later, Rene’s boss was in Europe when the king signed a decree that the country’s weekend would be moved to Friday and Saturday. Rene, who had been praying the whole time, didn’t hear the news and went to the office as usual at nine o’clock on Saturday morning. After sitting down, he checked his email to see if any important messages had come in. It was then that he saw the message from his boss. He read, “Rene, I heard the news from my king. I remember my promise to you that you are free to rest if my king declares Friday and Saturday to be the weekend.” Rene closed the office and went to church. He was so happy that he cried.
Daily Lesson for Friday 27th of February 2026
Further Thought
“We have no righteousness of our own with which to meet the claims of the law of God.
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But Christ has made a way of escape for us. . . . If you give yourself to Him, and accept Him as your Saviour, then, sinful as your life may have been, for His sake you are accounted righteous. Christ’s character stands in place of your character, and you are accepted before God just as if you had not sinned.
“More than this, Christ changes the heart. He abides in your heart by faith. You are to maintain this connection with Christ by faith and the continual surrender of your will to Him; and so long as you do this, He will work in you to will and to do according to His good pleasure. . . .
“So we have nothing in ourselves of which to boast. We have no ground for self-exaltation. Our only ground of hope is in the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and in that wrought by His Spirit working in and through us.”—Ellen G. White, Steps to Christ, Pages 62, 63.
“The light given me has been very forcible that many would go out from us, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils. The Lord desires that every soul who claims to believe the truth shall have an intelligent knowledge of what is truth.”—Ellen G. White, Evangelism, p. 363.
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25 February 2026 | News from the Netherlands “From 29 January to 1 February, ACTS, a support system for church planters, took place in Huis ter Heide, Netherlands, bringing together 27 participants representing 11 active church plants in their early stages across the country. The training marked a significant step forward in equipping leaders for […] Source: https://atoday.org/news-from-the-netherlands-washington-adventist-university-the-solomon-islands-fiji/
Adventist World Radio’s focus has always been to reach the most difficult places in the world with the gospel message. And while this has often included the remote jungles of Africa, Asia and South America, we cannot forget the steel and concrete jungles that form the cities across Europe and North America. Recently, I traveled to Europe with part of our leadership team to meet with church leaders there and discuss how to effectively reach the people of Europe—and we’re excited by the possibilities! There are currently dozens of radio stations and studios that AWR either owns, has helped to set up, or supports across Europe, including in countries like England, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Bosnia, Latvia, Moldova, and more. They have been faithfully transmitting the good news that Jesus is coming soon. But now we want to do more! Watch the video below, where I share our plans to train and equip our churches in Europe to effectively partner with AWR and flood Europe with an evangelism strategy that will reach people through the most popular social media platforms and connect them with local churches. We believe that thousands of Europeans will soon be studying the Bible through a new Global Bible School developed and powered by AWR! Friend, Jesus is coming soon. There is an urgency that can’t be ignored. We believe that if we do our part, as difficult as it may seem, God will do the rest, because His Word shall never return void but will accomplish all His purposes (Isaiah 55:11). Thank you for being a part of our AWR family. Your support is making a difference for eternity. Yours in the Blessed Hope, Jim Howard
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