by Melissa Brotton | 20 December 2021 | “Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me.” (Psalm 139:10) My windshield wipers cannot keep up with the pelting rain, and the streetlights are barely visible, though I am driving on a wide strip in a well-lit city. Only a half […] Source: https://atoday.org/miracle-in-a-storm-drain/
There Shall Be No More Curse
And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him. Revelation 22:3.
The great controversy is ended. Sin and sinners are no more. The entire universe is clean. One pulse of harmony and gladness beats through the vast creation. From Him who created all, flow life and light and gladness, throughout the realms of illimitable space. From the minutest atom to the greatest world, all things, animate and inanimate, in their unshadowed beauty and perfect joy, declare that God is love.—The Great Controversy, 678.
The voice of the Son of God is heard calling forth the sleeping saints, and as the prophet beholds them coming from the prison-house of death, he exclaims: “Thy dead men shall live…. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.”
“Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
Then shall the lame man leap as an hart,
And the tongue of the dumb sing.”
In the visions of the prophet, those who have triumphed over sin and the grave are now seen happy in the presence of their Maker, talking freely with Him as man talked with God in the beginning.—Prophets and Kings, 728, 729.
Language is altogether too feeble to attempt a description of heaven. As the scene rises before me, I am lost in amazement. Carried away with the surpassing splendor and excellent glory, I lay down the pen, and exclaim, “Oh, what love! what wondrous love!”—Early Writings, 289.
With God at Dawn p. 359
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Prayer Requests
—-Please pray for E that she will make the right decisions. She needs God’s protection and guidance for her and her children. R
—-I have an urgent unspoken prayer request that’s going to need a miracle. My wife’s bronchitis is acting up again out of the blue. David
—-Please pray for my sister Zena. She is homeless and has other thing going on.. Pray she comes to rely on the Lord and know him as her best friend. Beverly
—-My friend of 20 yrs. Jill died peacefully at her home today. She battled lung cancer for 4 years. . . . Please pray for her son Ethan who had also lost his father to ALS some years back. N
Source: https://rosesdevotional.org/there-shall-be-no-more-curse.html
Passing It On: German Adventist Church Shares Peace Light from Bethlehem —Electronically
Peace Light an actual flame that came all the way from Bethlehem, and is shared throughout the world. Peace Light lit from oil lamps that have been kept burning for more than 1,000 years. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Adventist church in Germany aims to share Peace Light digitally and through online Peace Light Christmas Service. […] Source: https://atoday.org/passing-it-on-german-adventist-church-shares-peace-light-from-bethlehem-electronically/
News Briefs for December 23, 2021
News reports from Hollywood; Missouri, US; Mongolia; Washington, D.C. Gifted WGTS-FM Washington, D.C., a radio station with affiliation to the Seventh-day Adventist community, was recently named Religious Station of the Year at the 2021 National Association of Broadcasters’ (NAB) Marconi Radio Awards. We Need to Talk, from the same station, was named Best Radio Podcast […] Source: https://atoday.org/news-briefs-for-december-23-2021/
A Seasonal Message from the BUC President and Field Presidents
BUC President – Pastor Eglan Brooks
Interactions of Love.
Centuries ago, the prophet Isaiah wrote, “For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government shall be upon His shoulders: and His name shall be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). Herein lies a message of love, sacrifice and hope.
God’s plan to sacrifice His Son He loved so much to save the people He loved so much changed the destiny of…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2021-12-23/a-seasonal-message-from-the-buc-president-and-field-presidents/
