NCU lecturer Russell McLean accused of breaking into homes and threatening victims with a gun in order to assault them. McLean fled to Jamaica in 2007 when investigators uncovered evidence that identified McLean as a person of interest. McLean was a faculty member at NCU for more than 18 years before he was arrested. 12 […] Source: https://atoday.org/ncu-faculty-member-arrested-for-decades-old-sexual-assaults-in-florida-u-s/
Denis Fortin: Lecciones de la Conferencia bíblica de 1919 – Parte 1
Denis Fortin | 12 de julio del 2022 | Este documento fue escrito por Denis Fortin y es el discurso presidencial que se presentó en la Sociedad Adventista de Estudios Religiosos (ASRS) en San Diego, California, el 21 de noviembre de 2019. Publicado en Spectrum. Usado con permiso. Estaban en la mirada de todos. Al […] Source: https://atoday.org/denis-fortin-lecciones-de-la-conferencia-biblica-de-1919-parte-1/
Does Romans 13:1-7 apply to Covid vaccines?
11 July 2022 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, The Scriptures say we are to be obedient to the laws of the land because it’s God who put them in charge (Romans 13:1-7, 1 Peter 2:13-17). So why did some Christians object to being vaccinated, since what the government asked does not contradict our faith or belief […] Source: https://atoday.org/does-romans-131-7-apply-to-covid-vaccines/
$5.2 Million Awarded to Woman Who Was Misdiagnosed by AdventHealth-Affiliated Doctor
Dr. Shamim Patel had diagnosed a woman as having a miscarriage, but later discovered a fetal heartbeat during a procedure to remove the unborn baby. The baby later died from complications of the procedure, according to the mother’s lawyer. The $5.2 million award is the highest reported in Illinois for a miscarriage case. 11 July […] Source: https://atoday.org/5-2-million-awarded-to-woman-who-was-misdiagnosed-by-adventhealth-affiliated-doctor/
Tuesday: The Great Controversy in the Desert
“Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being tempted for forty days by the devil” (Luke 4:1-2, , NKJV).
Read Luke 4:1-13. What lessons can you learn from this account about how to overcome temptation and not give in to sin?
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Temptations can be so difficult because they appeal to things we really desire, and they always seem to come at our weakest moments.
Luke 4:1-44 is the beginning of the story of Jesus’ temptation by Satan, and it brings some difficult issues to our attention. At first glance, it appears that the Holy Spirit is leading Jesus into temptation. However, God never tempts us (James 1:13). Rather, as we have been seeing, God does lead us to crucibles of testing. What is striking in Luke 4:1-44 is that the Holy Spirit can lead us to times of testing that involve our being exposed to Satan’s fierce temptations. At such times, when we feel these temptations so strongly, we may misunderstand and think we have not been following God correctly. But this is not necessarily true. “Often when placed in a trying situation we doubt that the Spirit of God has been leading us. But it was the Spirit’s leading that brought Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted by Satan. When God brings us into trial, He has a purpose to accomplish for our good. Jesus did not presume on God’s promises by going unbidden into temptation, neither did He give up to despondency when temptation came upon Him. Nor should we.” — Ellen G. White, The Desire of Ages, Pages 126, 129.
Sometimes, when in the crucible, we get burned rather than purified. It is therefore very comforting to know that when we crumple under temptation, we can hope again because Jesus stood firm. The good news is that because Jesus is our Sin Bearer, because He paid the penalty for our failure to endure that temptation (whatever it was), because He went through a crucible worse than any of us will ever face, we are not cast off or forsaken by God. There is hope, even for the “chief” of sinners (1 Timothy 1:15).
| What temptations are you facing now? Spend some time in prayer, asking the Lord to teach you how to apply the lessons from Jesus’ example in your own life. Remember, you don’t have to succumb to temptation, ever! Remember, too, that if you do succumb, you have a Savior. |
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