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Says Pastor Kim: “Many wonderful books about Christianity and Adventism already exist for those who are interested in learning what the Bible claims. I wanted to write a book for those who are not yet willing to examine what the Bible offers, but who might be open to some self-reflection leading to spiritual discovery.” -Quoted […] Source: https://atoday.org/adventinnovate-a-secular-devotional/
28 April 2025 | Dear Aunty, If Jesus were physically present with us today, which denomination would he join? Signed, Looking for the Right Church Dear Looking, The concept of an organized religious denomination isn’t a biblical one. The Jews weren’t a denomination. They were an ethnic group bonded by shared history, faith, and culture. […] Source: https://atoday.org/aunt-sevvy-what-denomination-would-jesus-be-a-member-of/
Youth are the key to finishing the work of proclaiming God’s last-day message, but they need the right training to succeed. In April 2023, Dr. Jan H. Cabungcal led a powerful initiative in Prague, equipping young people to carry out outreach activities in a city shaped by postmodern atheism. How did these youth overcome challenges to share their faith? Watch the inspiring story and remember to like, comment and subscribe for more stories like this! #EquippingYouth #SpreadingHope #FaithInMission Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyJet0hzxOc
Forget mud huts and malaria, the Johnson family has a new definition of missionary work: “paradise with a purpose.” This sun-kissed clan is swapping Bibles for beach towels in their quest to spread the Good Word – Hawaiian style. “We’ll follow the Lord wherever he leads, as long as it’s in Hawaii,” said Mrs. Johnson, […] Source: https://atoday.org/family-excited-to-be-missionaries-wherever-jesus-leads-as-long-as-its-in-hawaii/
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 29th of April 2025
The dream of Daniel 2:1-49 was first presented to a Babylonian king. The vision of Daniel 7:1-28, in contrast, was presented to a Hebrew prophet, a member of God’s covenant people.
Daniel is shown the same subject as was Nebuchadnezzar but from a different perspective. Instead of a statue, he sees a series of nations rising up out of the sea, the result of wind churning up the water. These nations were in a continual state of strife, causing a perpetual shift in power among them. Such passages as Psalms 65:5-8; Isaiah 17:12-13; and Jeremiah 46:7-8 use the analogy of floods and waves to depict the tumult among the nations.
In contrast, the Promised Land existed, at least for a period of time, as an island of peace and safety amid a sea of Gentile kingdoms—a sacred nation established on the solid foundation of God’s government, as opposed to the unruly nations around it.
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Daniel watches the chaos of Gentile warfare from the shore, when suddenly the beasts start coming up on the land_—into his territory! Gentile problems had now become his people’s problems. They had chosen to live _like Gentiles, so now they would live with (and under) Gentiles. Starting with Babylonian domination, God’s covenant people never again enjoyed complete or long-lasting autonomy.
This loss of autonomy for God’s people today will persist until the close of time, when Christ is finally restored to His rightful place as our King. In the New Testament, God’s people continued to suffer under the thumb of the Roman Empire and then under the persecutions of the little horn, pagan Rome’s successor.
Though, historically, some nations have been better than others, and some eras have been more peaceful than others, the vast majority of the history of nations, peoples, and empires has simply been going from one tragedy to another, from one oppressor to another. And often this is all done under rulers claiming only the best of intentions for their own people. What a contrast to the rule that God had wanted for His people, if only they would have chosen it.
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