Closer To Heaven
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If Jesus stepped into our church, what would he see? Let’s ask ourselves a few preliminary questions first. Would he only visit an Adventist church, or would he fill his weekends checking on his other Sunday and Saturday worshiping children? If he walked in off the street, with rough hands, a work shirt, and jeans, […] Source: https://atoday.org/editorial-if-jesus-visited-our-church/
Daily Lesson for Sunday 2nd of February 2025
Throughout Scripture, love and justice go together. True love requires justice, and true justice can be governed by and meted out only in love. We are not used to thinking of these two concepts together, but that is only because both love and justice have been greatly perverted by humanity.
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These texts explicitly declare that God loves justice (Psalms 33:5, Isaiah 61:8). In Scripture, the ideas of love and justice are inextricably linked. God’s love and God’s righteousness go together, and He is deeply concerned that righteousness and justice be done in this world.
For good reason, then, the prophets consistently decry all kinds of injustice, including unjust laws, false scales, and injustice and oppression of the poor and the widows or anyone vulnerable. Though people perpetrate many evils and injustices, God is the one constantly “ ‘exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth’ ” (Jeremiah 9:24, NKJV). Accordingly, throughout Scripture, those faithful to God greatly anticipate divine judgment as a very good thing because it brings punishment against evildoers and oppressors, and it brings justice and deliverance for the victims of injustice and oppression.
In fact, righteousness and justice are the foundation of God’s government. God’s moral government of love is just and righteous, quite different from the corrupt governments of this world, which often perpetuate injustice for personal gain and personal power. In God, “mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed” (Psalms 85:10, NKJV).
And God makes it clear what He expects of us. “He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” (Micah 6:8, NKJV). If there is anything that we should reflect of God’s character, love—and the justice and mercy that stems from it—would be central.
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What are examples, even now, of perverted human justice? How, then, can we not cry out for God’s perfect justice to come one day? |
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At a youth camp meeting in Ukraine, young hearts were moved to follow Jesus. These decisions reflect God’s power to transform lives. Pray for these young people as they embark on their new path of faith. #YouthForJesus #PrayForUkraine #FaithJourney #awr #adventistworldradio #short Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWsHZg8a80I
John Peckham, profesor de investigación de teología y filosofía cristiana en la Universidad Andrews, es finalista de los premios Christianity Today Book Awards 2024. El libro Why We Pray: Understanding Prayer in the Context of Cosmic Conflict [Por qué oramos: comprender la oración en el contexto del conflicto cósmico] fue escrito para abordar la naturaleza […] Source: https://atoday.org/el-dr-john-peckham-finalista-de-los-premios-del-libro-2024-de-christianity-today/
Matthew 21:22 – "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer." Tag someone in need of prayer, and kindly share your prayer requests here. https://wkf.ms/3DBuapQ Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-3C214ouxE
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