A Seventh-Day Adventist Devotional Blog
One Sabbath at church I was feeling really discouraged. I remember praying to God and asking Him to clean my heart from discouragement. I was just feeling so down. I was in the restroom washing my hands, earnestly praying to God in my mind. Oh Father, I cried from the depths of my heart and… Continue reading Childlike Power
Today we're gonna start a five-part devotional series on knowing God. In each part we're gonna explore five aspects that, I believe, are essential to knowing God. In part 1 of this devotional series, we're gonna delve into the WHO of knowing God. To start off, we're going to study an interesting verse in Song… Continue reading The Shulamite & The Areopagus [Knowing God Pt. 1]
Paul wrote a powerful statement in 1 Corinthians 2:5-- that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. What does this verse mean for us as Seventh-Day Adventist Christian teens? Well, I really like how "to-the-point" this modern translation puts it: For God intended that your faith… Continue reading Stop Trying!
Proverbs 20:30 contains a very interesting passage: Blows that hurt cleanse away evil, As do stripes the inner depths of the heart. As Seventh-Day Adventist Christian teens, what does this verse mean for us? How does this apply to our 21st century lives? Matthew Henry, a Nonconformist minister, had some up-front commentary on this verse:… Continue reading Purified By Pain
This is part 2 of a devotional post I did. To read part 1, click HERE The second condition Jesus gave in John 6:35 is: "....and he who believes in Me shall never thirst." For us as SDA Christian teens, what does that mean? What does it mean to "believe?" Well, in the original Greek,… Continue reading Why We’re Thirsty [Come & Believe! Pt. 2]
One cold, cloudy day I was just finishing up washing the dishes until I looked out the window. Outside, perched calmly on a telephone pole wire, was a pigeon. At first I thought it was strange that the bird was just sitting there in such cold weather. But then, God whispered in my mind, That'd… Continue reading Pigeon Christians
Today we're gonna take a look at a beautiful statement Jesus made in John 6:35-- And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. What struck me was that there are two conditions tied to… Continue reading Why We’re Hungry [Come & Believe! Pt. 1]