Closer To Heaven
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El martes 17 de junio de 2025 se incendió la iglesia adventista del séptimo día de la Misión de Santa Lucía. Según un relato: Las unidades del Servicio de Bomberos de Santa Lucía y del Servicio de Policía de Santa Lucía respondieron rápidamente y trabajaron sin descanso para contener el fuego, que se propagó rápidamente […] Source: https://atoday.org/la-iglesia-de-santa-lucia-se-recupera-de-un-devastador-incendio/
In the heart of winter, nearly 700 souls were baptized in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. This is not just revival—it is full reformation. God is moving powerfully. Join the mission at https://awr.org/missiontrips #AWR360 #BroadcastToBaptism Source: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2zMXHohwQCE
21 July 2025 | According to an article by the North American Division publication Adventist Journey, “On Thursday, July 10, 2025, as the General Conference Session was winding down, G. Alexander Bryant wound up his pitching arm as he chose a different dinner venue — and experience — than the rest of the week. At […] Source: https://atoday.org/nad-president-bryant-makes-heartfelt-pitch-at-cardinals-game/
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 22nd of July 2025
The ten plagues in Egypt were aimed not at the Egyptian people but at their gods. Each plague hit at least one of them.
God instructed Moses that the dialogue with Pharaoh would be difficult and almost impossible (Exodus 7:14). However, God wanted to reveal Himself to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians. Thus, He decided to communicate with them in a way that they could understand. Also, the Hebrews would benefit from this confrontation because they would learn more about their God.
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The first plague was aimed against Hapi, the god of the Nile (Exodus 7:17-25). Life in Egypt was totally dependent on water from the Nile. Where there was water, there was life. Water was the source of life, so they invented their god Hapi and worshiped him as the provider of life.
Of course, only the living God is the Source of life, the Creator of everything, including water and food (Genesis 1:1-2,20-22; Psalms 104:27-28; Psalms 136:25; John 11:25; John 14:6). Changing water into blood symbolizes transforming life into death. Hapi was not able to provide and protect life. These are possible only through the power of the Lord.
God then gives Pharaoh another chance. This time the frog goddess, Heqet, is directly confronted (Exodus 8:1-15). Instead of life, the Nile produces frogs, which the Egyptians fear, detest, and abhor. They want to get rid of them. The precise time when this plague was taken away demonstrated that God’s power was also behind this plague.
The third plague has the shortest description (Exodus 8:16-19). The type of insect here (Heb. kinnim) is not clear (gnats, mosquitoes, ticks, lice?). It was directed against the god Geb, the Egyptian god of the earth. Out of the dust of the earth (echoes of the biblical Creation story) God brought forth gnats, which spread throughout the land. Unable to duplicate this miracle (only God can create life), the magicians declared, “This is the finger of God” (Exodus 8:19). Pharaoh, however, still refused to budge.
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Think how hard Pharaoh’s heart was. Repeated rejection of God’s prompting only made it worse. What lessons are here for each of us about the constant rejection of the Lord’s prompting? |
(0)Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/25c-04-the-first-three-plagues/
Comments of the Week July 14-20 “I often wonder about the people who lived before 1844. The way I was raised, only SDAs will make it to heaven, only if they follow all the rules. That leaves a lot of people out!” –Ruby Parmele MacFarlane on Aunt Sevvy’s answer to whether we are supposed to […] Source: https://atoday.org/comments-of-the-week-july14-20/
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