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The Captivity of Satan

May 20, 2019 By admin

And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years. Revelation 20:1, 2.
At the coming of Christ the wicked are blotted from the face of the whole earth—consumed with the spirit of His mouth, and destroyed by the brightness of His glory. Christ takes His people to the city of God, and the earth is emptied of its inhabitants….
The whole earth appears like a desolate wilderness. The ruins of cities and villages destroyed by the earthquake, uprooted trees, ragged rocks thrown out by the sea or torn out of the earth itself, are scattered over its surface, while vast caverns mark the spot where the mountains have been rent from their foundations.
Here is to be the home of Satan with his evil angels for a thousand years. Here he will be confined, to wander up and down over the broken surface of the earth and see the effects of his rebellion against God’s law. For a thousand years he can enjoy the fruit of the curse which he has caused. Limited alone to the earth, he will not have the privilege of ranging to other planets, to tempt and annoy those who have not fallen. During this time, Satan suffers extremely. Since his fall his evil traits have been in constant exercise. But he is then to be deprived of his power, and left to reflect upon the part which he has acted since his fall, and to look forward with trembling and terror to the dreadful future, when he must suffer for all the evil that he has done and be punished for all the sins that he has caused to be committed.
I heard shouts of triumph from the angels and from the redeemed saints, which sounded like ten thousand musical instruments, because they were to be no more annoyed and tempted by Satan and because the inhabitants of other worlds were delivered from his presence and his temptations.
The Faith I Live By p. 353
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Prayer Requests
—-Please pray for M who has expressed the desire to become a Christian in a country of persecution. R
—-Kindly pray for Aaron, he has been admitted in hospital in intensive care unit(ICU) since 17th May. He went trough a major surgery which lasted for 5 hours, he is still unconscious. he is on ventilation, most of his organs are infected and also undergoing dialysis. Please pray for his recovery. Roy
—-Please pray for my husband Stephen. He hurt his back and he is in extreme pain. Valerie
—-My Mother is in need of healing. She is 86 and is in afib. She has had her heart shocked 3 times and they do not want to do it again. So she is still in afib and we will try and control it with medication. Also she has dementia and she has been hallucinating which has been causing problems too. Please pray for Gods will in her life. I am asking for a miracle of complete healing. Carla
—-Please pray for my brother-in-law as he undergoes heart surgery on May 29th! Heidi
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Dear Friends,
When I first began going to church, a group of us would go to a nursing home in the afternoon to sing for the elderly residents there. The odor of stale urine hung thickly in the air, the residents were dirty and unkempt. It was an awful place.
Years later, Ron and I worked in an extended care facility that was somewhat better, yet our heart went out to the patients there. They really wanted to go home, yet it seemed their family had largely abandoned them. The CNA’s often made fun of the patients or sadly neglected them. We felt very sorry for their plight.
Over the years, I have had little patience with anyone who put their loved one in a nursing home (even a good nursing home). I felt that they were selfish and inconsiderate of their dear one’s desires and needs. I declared loud and long that I would never do such a thing. Caring for family at home was the right thing to do and I would do what was right. I would never allow my loved one to be placed in the care of others.
How careful we need to be in our judgement of others. Many times He Who said, “Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again,” places us in a situation where we must do that very thing for which we had criticized others. Matt 7:1,2 After trying to care for my ailing mother at home for over a year while still working full time, she had come to the point where she could not stay by herself while I worked because she had stopped walking or being cooperative in even the smallest matters. We could not afford to bring in a full-time caregiver. Finally, I had to make the agonizing decision to place her in a nursing facility.
Although Ron and I looked for the best place we could find, it still went against every thing we believed in. It was overwhelming and stressful beyond anything I had imagined. I shed many tears. I said many prayers for God’s leading.
Each evening, as I visited my mother, I had the opportunity to see family members of some of the residents there and their interaction with them. Faithfully, each evening they too would help their dear one in various ways. Tenderly, they too did what they could to make them comfortable.
Suddenly, I realized that there were some others who have had to put their loved ones in such a place and had not wanted to do it any more than I had. They also had agonized over their decision. They also had been in a situation where caring for their family member at home became too difficult or as impossible as it had been for us. It must had been a heart-wrenching decision for them as well.
This experience taught me much about how I view the things others do and say. It showed me many things about myself that I had not realized was even there. It taught me to be much kinder in my estimation of those around me and how they react to their unique situation.
May we never wrap our “self-righteous robes” about ourselves looking “down our noses” at others for the decisions they make. May we be kind and loving to those around us, helping them bear their burdens as Paul says, “Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.” Phil 2:3, 4 May we be as our Dear Saviour Who “went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil” is my prayer. Acts 10:38
Rose

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A Crown for Every Saint

May 17, 2019 By admin

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. James 1:12.
I saw a very great number of angels bring from the city glorious crowns—a crown for every saint, with his name written thereon. As Jesus called for the crowns, angels presented them to Him, and with His own right hand the lovely Jesus placed the crowns on the heads of the saints. In the same manner the angels brought the harps, and Jesus presented them also to the saints. The commanding angels first struck the note, and then every voice was raised in grateful, happy praise, and every hand skillfully swept over the strings of the harp, sending forth melodious music in rich and perfect strains….
Within the city there was everything to feast the eye. Rich glory they beheld everywhere. Then Jesus looked upon His redeemed saints; their countenances were radiant with glory; and as He fixed His loving eyes upon them, He said, with His rich, musical voice, “I behold the travail of My soul, and am satisfied. This rich glory is yours to enjoy eternally. Your sorrows are ended. There shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain.” …
I then saw Jesus leading His people to the tree of life…. Upon the tree of life was most beautiful fruit, of which the saints could partake freely, in the city was a most glorious throne, from which proceeded a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal. On each side of this river was the tree of life, and on the banks of the river were other beautiful trees bearing fruit….
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!” The most exalted language fails to describe the glory of heaven or the matchless depths of a Saviour’s love.

The Faith I Live By p. 352
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Prayer Requests
—-Please pray for my Granddaughter who is having much adversity in her work life. Sandi
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Dear Friends,
Shortly after WWI, my grandfather, Edwin Harmon, moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan. Like many men in those far off days, he rented a room and the YMCA, where he became acquainted with a salesman about his age by the name of Gus Van Camp. Before long, they became very good friends and spent most of their time together.
One day, the bindery where my grandfather worked closed unexpectedly for the day. Being single and knowing very few people, my grandfather was lamenting to his friend about having to spend a boring day at the “Y.” Mr. Van Camp invited him to spend the day with him while he visited his customers.
As they went from business to business, they talked of their future plans, hopes, and dreams. Gus had one more stop for the day—the Upjohn Company. The two men walked toward Mr. Upjohn’s office where they were greeted by Ida Phillips, Mr. Upjohn’s secretary. Edwin’s heart beat faster. This young lady looked so much like his dear, sweet mother! He knew right then that she was the girl for him.
Over the next few years, Edwin and Ida courted and on November 19, 1919, they were married.
Shortly thereafter, Mr. Van Camp married a young lady by the name of Rena. The two couples became friends and in a few years Rena’s sister Annabelle and her husband moved to Kalamazoo and completed the group of friends. They all had such good times together.
Even though Gus and Rena and Annabelle and her husband eventually moved to Florida in the 1940’s, they kept in touch by mail and they came to visit occasionally.
Those three couples’ friendships lasted for a lifetime and even on through the next generation. Annabelle’s daughter, Mary Esther, and Geneva, my mother, were friends throughout their entire lives. There were times when they didn’t see each other for several years, but they always kept in touch by letter.
When my mother got laid off from work in the 1970’s, Mary Esther invited her to move to Florida. Over the years they had wonderful times together.
Just as friendships can last for years or even generations, so we have the opportunity of having a life-long friendship with the Friend Who “sticketh closer than a brother.” Prov 18:24 Just as God called Abraham His friend, so He longs to be able to say the same of us. (Isa 41:8) “Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.” James 2:23 What a privilege!
Our Dear Saviour tells us, “As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.” John 15:9-15 Wonderful promise! We can have a life-long friendship with the Creator of the Universe, the Saviour of the world!
How our Dear Saviour longs to be our Best Friend. How He yearns for that fellowship, that comfortableness, that closeness that best friends have. Moreover, He desires this friendship to continue for future generations. Just as He was the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, so He longs to be the God and close friend of our children and grandchildren.
Think of it! We have the privilege of bringing our little ones to Him. He will not turn them away. When He was upon this earth, mothers often brought young children to him, that he should take them upon His lap and bless them. His disciples rebuked those mothers and wanted to send them away. They felt that those little ones were not important, “but when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.” Mark 10:14
May we put His friendship, His approbation, His love before any earthly friendship. May we be diligent to lead our little ones to their Loving Friend Who desires to place His Great Arms of Love around them. May we place our hand in the nail-scarred hand of our Dearest Friend trusting Him to lead us gently to the Place that He has gone to prepare for us. (John 14:1-3)
Rose

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This Same Jesus Shall Return

May 16, 2019 By admin

Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Acts 1:11.
The angels who lingered upon Olivet after Christ’s ascension, repeated to the disciples the promise of His return: “This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.”
Precious, indeed, was this promise to those sorrowing disciples, that they should again see Jesus, who was greatly beloved by them all. Precious also is this promise to every true follower of Christ. None who truly love Jesus will be sorry that He is coming again….
Jesus is coming! But not to listen to the woes of mankind, and to hear the guilty sinner confess his sins, and to speak pardon to him; for every one’s case will then be decided for life or death. Those who have lived in sin will remain sinners forever. Those who have confessed their sins to Jesus in the sanctuary, have made Him their friend and have loved His appearing, will have pardon written for all their sins….
Jesus is coming as He ascended into heaven, only with additional splendor. He is coming with the glory of His Father, and all the holy angels with Him, to escort Him on His way. Instead of the cruel crown of thorns to pierce His holy temples, a crown of dazzling glory will deck His sacred brow…. He will not wear a plain seamless coat, but a garment whiter than snow—of dazzling brightness. Jesus is coming! But not to reign as a temporal prince. He will raise the righteous dead, change the living saints to a glorious immortality, and, with the saints, take the kingdom under the whole heaven….
Dear young reader, seek a thorough preparation to meet Jesus, that when He appears you may exclaim with joy, “Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us.” Isaiah 25:9. Eternal life will then be yours, and you will be a partaker with Christ of His glory, ever to hear His glorious approving voice and behold His lovely person.
The Faith I Live By p. 351
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Prayer Requests
—-Please pray for Scott who has bowel cancer. He needs to fully surrender to God and if God wills to be healed. Nancy
—-Please pray that Ron will have wisdom from the only One Who knows the future. Rose
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Dear Friends,
When Eileen was two years old, we lived in Pennsylvania where Ron had a job selling books door to door. We were having a very difficult time financially. Every day he would go out and work from morning till late at night. Every day he did not make enough money for our needs.
But God did not forsake us. During this difficult time He put it in the hearts of two church members to help us. One of these men was a goat farmer. He supplied us daily with goat’s milk. I did not like the taste, but I learned to drink it. It was very good for Eileen, who needed good nutrition. This man also sold Mason shoes and gave Ron a pair of these expensive shoes. Ron was very thankful for them. They were very comfortable and he wore them for many years.
The other member brought us coal for heat. Before that I had been going daily out into the woods to gather firewood for heating and cooking. It did not keep the house warm and Eileen and I would have to get very close to the heating stove to get a little heat. The coal burned hotter and kept the house comfortable. I was very thankful for his kindness.
Everyone has difficulties in this life. It is how we react to those difficulties that is important. Do we fight against the trial and blame our troubles on the only One Who can help us? Do we trust our Loving Heavenly Father through both the hard times and the good? Our very future depends on how we react to what we are going through.
When Joseph was sold by his own brothers, he had not only the fear of the future to deal with, but he also had the heartbreak of knowing that he was in this situation because those he loved hated him. What a difficult trial that knowledge was. Yet, through all this, he determined to be true to God. “God was with him, and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house. Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance. But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first. And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s kindred was made known unto Pharaoh. Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.” Acts 7:9-17
God was leading in even who bought Joseph. If it had not been Potiphar, he might have been sold as a common laborer and perished quickly. The rule of Joseph’s life was brought out in the words he spoke when urged to do evil, “How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” Gen 39:9 Although he suffered for his steadfastness, God did not allow the suffering to last. He lead in other lives to bring about his purpose for His faithful servant. Joseph got a great reward for his faithfulness. He became second ruler in the kingdom of Egypt. Even dearer to him was the eventual reuniting with his family for, even though those he loved had hated him, he had love and forgiveness toward them. What an example he is to us.
May we determine, as did Joseph, to love God and keep His commandments no matter what trials we are going through. May we put away our feelings of bitterness toward those who do us harm. May we follow our Loving Shepherd all the way to the Heavenly Kingdom is my prayer.
Rose

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Preparation for Translation

May 15, 2019 By admin

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. Hebrews 11:5.
We are living in an evil age. The perils of the last days thicken around us. Because iniquity abounds, the love of many waxes cold. Enoch walked with God three hundred years. Now the shortness of time seems to be urged as a motive to seek righteousness. Should it be necessary that the terrors of the day of God be held before us in order to compel us to right action? Enoch’s case is before us. Hundreds of years he walked with God. He lived in a corrupt age, when moral pollution was teeming all around him; yet he trained his mind to devotion, to love purity. His conversation was upon heavenly things. He educated his mind to run in this channel, and he bore the impress of the divine. His countenance was lighted up with the light which shineth in the face of Jesus.
Enoch had temptations as well as we. He was surrounded with society no more friendly to righteousness than is that which surrounds us. The atmosphere he breathed was tainted with sin and corruption, the same as ours; yet he lived a life of holiness. He was unsullied with the prevailing sins of the age in which he lived. So may we remain pure and uncorrupted. He was a representative of the saints who live amid the perils and corruptions of the last days. For his faithful obedience to God he was translated. So, also, the faithful, who are alive and remain, will be translated. They will be removed from a sinful and corrupt world to the pure joys of heaven. The course of God’s people should be upward and onward to victory.
Enoch’s translation to heaven just before the destruction of the world by a flood represents the translation of all the living righteous from the earth previous to its destruction by fire. The saints will be glorified in the presence of those who have hated them for their loyal obedience to God’s righteous commandments.
The Faith I Live By p. 350
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Prayer Requests
—-Please pray for me as I prepare a sermon for Youth Sabbath. Pray that the Holy Spirit will speak through me. Esther
—-I am earnestly appealing to Seventh-day Adventist church members, and others worldwide, to begin a strong, worldwide prayer initiative for our members and church organization in the central African country of Burundi, who are experiencing systematic religious liberty abuse by the government.
—-I have a close friend Rosendo Torres who had a severe heart attack today and is in ICU. Please lift him his wife Yolanda and medical staff in prayer. Daniel
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Dear Friends,
A week or so ago, we heard the tornado sirens going off, so we turned on the TV to get weather information. The meteorologist told of a tornado that was in a nearby town. He also said that we could get large hail and damaging winds. Thankfully, the hail was only marble size and although the wind was strong, we have been through stronger.
The prediction of large hail brought to mind of an event some years ago that happened when a friend was driving to work. A sudden, severe storm burst upon her. Baseball sized hail began to hit her car leaving large dents on every part of her car including her windshield. Thankfully, the hailstones did not go through the windshield but only smashed it making driving very difficult. She was very frightened that some of the hail would come all the way through. As soon as she could, she found a place of shelter—the drive through at a bank. When she got to work, she found that she was not the only one who had received damage from the storm. Some did have the hailstones go completely through their car windows. Some received damage to their house and other possessions.
How often trials and troubles come crashing upon us as a great hailstorm. Life becomes as scary as driving in baseball-sized hail. It seems to us like there is no deliverance, no end in sight. We are overwhelmed. and afraid. We find ourselves damaged and broken. We need repairing just as much as did my friend’s car.
Praise God! He will repair us if we allow Him to. Indeed, a time is soon coming when He will put an end to all sin and sinners. Malachi assures us, “For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.” Mal 4:1-3
Peter explains why our Dear Saviour has borne so long with the evil of this world, “But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.” 2 Peter 3:7-14
When our Dear Saviour shall come in the clouds to take us to His Heavenly Home, there will be no more hailstorms of troubles, all will be new again, all the desires of our heart will be fulfilled. What a day of rejoicing that will be! John gives us a glimpse of the joys that await us in that great day. “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful…. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.” “And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels… And the wall of the city had twelve foundations….And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones….and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass….And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life. And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 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: And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true….Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city….And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Rev 21:1-5; 10-22:17
May we, when the hailstones of trial and trouble plummet down upon us, run to the Our Shelter in the time of storm. May we allow the Holy Spirit to repair us that we may become a new person, made in the image of our Redeemer. (2 Cor 5:17) May we, someday very soon, look up with joy at our Coming King and exclaim, “Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.” Isa 25:9
Rose

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The King Appears in Person

May 14, 2019 By admin

Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. Psalm 50:3, 4.
The King of kings descends upon the cloud, wrapped in flaming fire. The heavens are rolled together as a scroll, the earth trembles before Him, and every mountain and island is moved out of its place.
Jesus rides forth as a mighty conqueror. Not now a “man of sorrows,” to drink the bitter cup of shame and woe, He comes, victor in heaven and earth, to judge the living and the dead. “Faithful and True,” “in righteousness he doth judge and make war.” And “the armies which were in heaven followed him.” Revelation 19:11, 14. With anthems of celestial melody the holy angels, a vast, unnumbered throng, attend Him on His way. The firmament seems filled with radiant forms—“ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands.” No human pen can portray the scene; no mortal mind is adequate to conceive its splendor. “His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. And his brightness was as the light.” Habakkuk 3:3, 4. As the living cloud comes still nearer, every eye beholds the Prince of life. No crown of thorns now mars that sacred head, but a diadem of glory rests on His holy brow. His countenance outshines the dazzling brightness of the noonday sun. “And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King of kings, and Lord of lords.” Revelation 19:16.
Before His presence, “all faces are turned into paleness;” upon the rejecters of God’s mercy falls the terror of eternal despair. “The heart melteth, and the knees smite together, … and the faces of them all gather blackness.” Jeremiah 30:6; Nahum 2:10. The righteous cry with trembling, “Who shall be able to stand?” The angels’ song is hushed, and there is a period of awful silence. Then the voice of Jesus is heard, saying, “My grace is sufficient for you.”
The Faith I Live By p. 349
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—-Baby Amara is having more severe seizures. Please pray for her and her family. Rose
—-Tammy lost her daughter several weeks ago she is grieving to the point of not being able to function. Please pray for her and her husband during this stressful time and that the grief and depression she is feeling will lessen so she can carry on. Also please pray for our Bible studies. Donna
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—-Please pray for Mom (Goldie). She has been in the hospital for two wks. Very ill ICU. She by God’s grace overcame pneumonia but she is full of fluids from her previous hospitalization during which she wasn’t treated appropriately. They are trying to do Lasix to get the excess fluid off. God is able. Praying for His will and for the medicine to work. Krystie
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Dear Friends,
After we moved away from Washington state, Ronnie Jay often reminisced about Mr. Brown and Mr. Gray, who were his Pathfinder leaders. (Pathfinders is an organization within our church for ages 10-16 and is similar to Scouts.) He made the comment that these men were more than just Pathfinder counselors to him, they were his friends. Because of their approachableness, the children felt as if they could come to these men with their problems or with their joys. Each week they played ball or entered into other activities with their Pathfinders.
Ronnie Jay often commented how the influence of these men caused him to want to be good Pathfinder counselor when he grew up. These men’s lives were all wrapped up in helping “their kids.” Every spare moment they had was used in preparing for the weekly meeting. Their whole focus was on leading their Pathfinders to become good citizens not only of this country but of the Heavenly Country as well. Mr. Gray, who was especially gentle and kind, would sit down with each Pathfinder and talk to them individually about their future plans. He would tell them of his hopes and dreams for them to carry on in his footsteps.
Our Dear Saviour longs to have an even greater influence upon our life, than those men did on Ronnie Jay. His Great Heart of Love yearns to have the closest fellowship with us. He pleads, “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” Rev 3:20 Whenever we have a meal together with someone, there is a bonding, a fellowship, a closeness. Think of it! We have the great privilege of sitting down with our Great Creator and together feasting upon His Word. As we dine upon the truths that it contains, meditating upon its precepts, He will open to us “in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.” Luke 24:27
Paul urges, “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman who needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2 Tim 2:15 Think of it! The same Holy Spirit, Who moved upon holy men of old to write the Scriptures, will guide us in our understanding of them. (2 Peter 1:21)
Indeed, our Loving Redeemer waits for us to come to Him with all of our happiness, all of our joys, all of our sorrows, all of our troubles and disappointments. He is the Only One Who can do anything about the perplexities in which we find ourself, yet how often we go to others for the help and support that He is willing to give. We may weary our friends with our burdens, but we cannot weary Him. We have the privilege of casting all of our cares upon Him, for He loves us with an everlasting love and will never turn us away. He draws us to Himself with His lovingkindness. (1 Peter 5:7; Jer 31:3) He calls, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Matt 11:28-30
May we sit daily at our Dear Saviour’s feet, learning from Him the way in which we should go for His is faithful Who promised, “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.” Ps 32:8 May we so live each day, that others will notice that we have been with Jesus is my prayer.
Rose

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