Chatham Seventh-day Adventist Church

01/05/2024

Life is forever changing. When things seem good, circumstances can change in an instant. Nevertheless, God is forever constant and good. He holds us in the palm of His hands.

So whatever may be causing your heart to flood with anxiety this week, leading you to spiral into the endless possibilities of all that could go wrong, turn to Jesus in humility. Tell Him your fears and choose to let Scripture encourage your fearful heart with His sweet promises.

We have a good God!

01/05/2024

Jesus' death in our place would mean nothing if He had used His divinity to overcome sin. He faced every temptation and hardship known to man and relied solely on the Holy Spirit for His strength.

"For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin." --Hebrews 4:15,NKJV

Jesus can relate to any of our struggles because of what He went through for our sake. Read more and reflect on how His victorious life saves us.
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29/04/2024

27/04/2024

A renewed heart in Christ will experience a total transformation.

Jesus once said that if we love Him, we should keep His commandments (John 14:15). Obedience to His law will be easy if we surrender to Him.

Through obedience, we can express how much we love the Almighty—it is a sign of true discipleship.

"For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ..." — Philippians 3:20, NKJV

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27/04/2024

Nothing is more satisfying than realizing the kind of love that Jesus has for us. The love of the Heavenly King reveals kindness and mercy. He chose to sacrifice Himself out of His love for you and me.

"Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation."—2 Corinthians 5:18-19, NKJV

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27/03/2024

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27
Waiting in God’s Sabbath Rest

Read Psalm 92. What two aspects of the Sabbath day are highlighted in this song for the Sabbath day?

The praise of God for the great works of His hands (Ps. 92:4, 5) and the Eden-like portrayal of the righteous (Ps. 92:12−14) clearly point to Creation, the first aspect that the Sabbath commemorates. The psalm also magnifies the Lord for His victory over enemies as the God of justice (Ps. 92:7−15) and so reinforces the second Sabbath theme—­redemption from evil (Deut. 5:12−15). Thus, Psalm 92 extols God for His past Creation and present sustaining of the world, and it points to the end-time hope in eternal divine peace and order.

The people can enjoy Sabbath rest because God is the “Most High” (Ps. 92:1, NKJV); His superior position on the high places gives Him an unparalleled advantage over their enemies.

Yet, although He is the Most High, the Lord readily reaches down to rescue those who call on Him. The Lord’s work of creation and especially redemption of that creation should inspire people to worship God and love Him. After all, living in a fallen creation, without the hope of redemption, isn’t anything to be particularly thrilled about. We love, we suffer, we die—and do so without any hope. Hence, we praise the Lord, not only as our Creator but as our Redeemer, as well.

“Fresh oil” conveys the psalmist’s renewed devotion to serve God as His reconsecrated servant (Ps. 92:10). The anointing with oil was done for consecration of chosen people such as priests and kings (Exod. 40:15, 1 Sam. 10:1). Yet, the psalmist chose an unusual Hebrew word, balal, to describe his anointing that does not typically depict anointing of God’s servants but denotes “mixing” of oil with other parts of the sacrifice (Exod. 29:2, NKJV; Lev. 2:4, 5). The psalmist’s unique use of balal implies that the psalmist wishes to present himself as a living sacrifice to the Lord and to consecrate his whole self to God (Rom. 12:1).

It is not surprising to find thoughts about consecration in a psalm that is dedicated to the Sabbath because the Sabbath is the sign that the Lord sanctifies His people (Exod. 31:13). The images of palm trees and cedars of Lebanon portray God’s people growing in faith and true appreciation of God’s wonderful purposes and love. The Sabbath is the sign of the Lord’s eternal covenant with His people (Ezek. 20:20). Thus, the Sabbath rest is essential to God’s people because it empowers them to trustingly wait upon the Lord to fulfill all His covenantal promises (Heb. 4:1–10).

Read through Psalm 92 again. What great hope is offered to us there, and how can we, even right now, take comfort in what it says?

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27/03/2024

Faith is the bridge between our present moments and God's promises for our future. It's trusting in God's Word before we see it come to life, holding onto hope when the path is unseen. 'Faith is trusting in God's promises before they are fulfilled.' Let this be a reminder to us all that faith isn't just about believing in what God has done but also in the wonders He's yet to perform. May our faith be a beacon of light, guiding us through uncertainty toward His eternal promise

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