Sunday, July 31, 2016

Devoción Matutina en español

Devoción Matutina en español

July 31, 2016


Renovación de fuerzas

Pero los que esperan a Jehová tendrán nuevas fuerzas; levantarán alas como las águilas; correrán, y no se cansarán; caminarán, y no se fatigarán. Isaías 40:31.

Surgirán obstáculos para impedir el progreso de la obra de Dios. Pero no temáis. A la omnipotencia del Rey de reyes nuestro Dios que guarda el pacto une la bondad y el cuidado de un tierno pastor. Nada puede permanecer en su camino. Su poder es absoluto, y es la garantía del seguro cumplimiento de las promesas que ha hecho a su pueblo. Puede quitar todo obstáculo que impida el progreso de su obra. Tiene todos los medios a su disposición para quitar toda dificultad, de manera que los que le sirven y respetan los medios que él emplea, puedan ser librados. Su bondad y su amor son infinitos, y su pacto es inalterable.

Los planes de los enemigos de su obra pueden parecer firmes y bien trazados, pero él puede subvertir los planes más poderosos, y lo hará a su tiempo y a su manera, cuando vea que nuestra fe haya sido suficientemente probada, y que nos estamos acercando a él para hacer de él nuestro consejero.

En los días tenebrosos, cuando aparentemente todo parece difícil, no temáis. Tened fe en Dios. Está cumpliendo su voluntad, realizándolo todo bien, en beneficio de su pueblo. La fortaleza de los que lo aman y lo sirven se renovará cada día. Pondrá a su servicio su comprensión, para que no yerren en la realización de sus propósitos.—Carta 57, 1905.


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Thought of the Day

Thought of the Day

July 31, 2016


We should go to Jesus and tell Him all our needs. We may bring Him our little cares and perplexities as well as our greater troubles. Whatever arises to disturb or distress us, we should take it to the Lord in prayer. Prayer, p. 8


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Daily Devotional

Daily Devotional

July 31, 2016


Satan Personates Christ--II

And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 2 Cor. 11:14.


Satan is preparing his deceptions that in his last campaign against the people of God, they may not understand that it is he. "And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light." . . . Satan will go to the extent of his power to harass, tempt, and mislead God's people.

He who dared to face, and tempt, and taunt our Lord, and who had power to take Him in his arms and carry Him to a pinnacle of the temple, and up into an exceeding high mountain, will exercise his power to a wonderful degree upon the present generation, who are far inferior in wisdom to their Lord, and who are almost wholly ignorant of his subtlety and strength.

In a marvelous manner will he affect the bodies of those who are naturally inclined to do his bidding.

He will come personating Jesus Christ, working mighty miracles; and men will fall down and worship him as Jesus Christ.

We shall be commanded to worship this being, whom the world will glorify as Christ. What shall we do?--Tell them that Christ has warned us against just such a foe, who is man's worst enemy, yet who claims to be God; and that when Christ shall make His appearance, it will be with power and great glory, accompanied by ten thousand times ten thousand angels and thousands of thousands; and that when He shall come, we shall know His voice.

The time is coming when Satan will work miracles right in your sight, claiming that he is Christ; and if your feet are not firmly established upon the truth of God, then you will be led away from your foundation.

Satan is determined to keep up the warfare to the end. Coming as an angel of light, claiming to be the Christ, he will deceive the world. But his triumph will be short. No storm or tempest can move those whose feet are planted on the principles of eternal truth. They will be able to stand in this time of almost universal apostasy.

From Devotional: Maranatha, p. 206.


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July 31, 2016


Our Saviour’s Highest Honor

And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends. Zech. 13:6.


“I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away.” Revelation 21:1. The fire that consumes the wicked purifies the earth. Every trace of the curse is swept away. . . .

One reminder alone remains: Our Redeemer will ever bear the marks of His crucifixion. Upon His wounded head, upon His side, His hands and feet, are the only traces of the cruel work that sin has wrought. Says the prophet, beholding Christ in His glory: “He had bright beams coming out of his side: and there was the hiding of his power.” Habakkuk 3:4, margin. That pierced side whence flowed the crimson stream that reconciled man to God—there is the Saviour’s glory, there “the hiding of his power.” . . . And the tokens of His humiliation are His highest honor; through the eternal ages the wounds of Calvary will show forth His praise and declare His power.

The cross of Christ will be the science and the song of the redeemed through all eternity. In Christ glorified they will behold Christ crucified. Never will it be forgotten that He whose power created and upheld the unnumbered worlds through the vast realms of space, the Beloved of God, the Majesty of heaven, He whom cherub and shining seraph delighted to adore—humbled Himself to uplift fallen man; that He bore the guilt and shame of sin, and the hiding of His Father’s face, till the woes of a lost world broke His heart and crushed out His life on Calvary’s cross. That the Maker of all worlds, the Arbiter of all destinies, should lay aside His glory and humiliate Himself from love to man will ever excite the wonder and adoration of the universe. As the nations of the saved look upon their Redeemer and behold the eternal glory of the Father shining in His countenance; as they behold His throne, which is from everlasting to everlasting, and know that His kingdom is to have no end, they break forth in rapturous song: “Worthy, worthy is the Lamb that was slain, and hath redeemed us to God by His own most precious blood!”

From Devotional: Our Father Cares, pp. 342, 343.


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Thought of the Day

Thought of the Day

July 31, 2016


As your soul yearns after God, you will find more and still more of the unsearchable riches of His grace. - AA 567


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Saturday, July 30, 2016

Daily Devotional

Daily Devotional

July 30, 2016


Satan Personates Christ--I

Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. Luke 21:8.


"In this age antichrist will appear as the true Christ, and then the law of God will be fully made void in the nations of our world. Rebellion against God's holy law will be fully ripe. But the true leader of all this rebellion is Satan clothed as an angel of light. Men will be deceived and will exalt him to the place of God, and deify him. But Omnipotence will interpose, and to the apostate churches that unite in the exaltation of Satan, the sentence will go forth, `Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.'"

Disguised as an angel of light, he [Satan] will walk the earth as a wonder-worker. In beautiful language he will present lofty sentiments. Good words will be spoken by him, and good deeds performed. Christ will be personified, but on one point there will be a marked distinction. Satan will turn the people from the law of God.

He will declare that the Sabbath has been changed from the seventh to the first day of the week; and as lord of the first day of the week he will present this spurious Sabbath as a test of loyalty to him.

It is impossible to give any idea of the experience of the people of God who shall be alive upon the earth when celestial glory and a repetition of the persecutions of the past are blended. They will walk in the light proceeding from the throne of God. By means of the angels there will be constant communication between heaven and earth. And Satan, surrounded by evil angels, and claiming to be God, will work miracles of all kinds, to deceive, if possible, the very elect. God's people will not find their safety in working miracles, for Satan will counterfeit the miracles that will be wrought. God's tried and tested people will find their power in the sign spoken of in Exodus 31:12-18. They are to take their stand on the living word: "It is written." This is the only foundation upon which they can stand securely.

From Devotional: Maranatha, p. 205.


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Devoción Matutina en español

Devoción Matutina en español

July 30, 2016


Las leyes de la naturaleza son las leyes de la vida

Amado, yo deseo que tú seas prosperado en todas las cosas, y que tengas salud, así como prospera tu alma. 2 Juan 2.

Miles, sí, millones de los que caminan por la tierra están sufriendo como consecuencia de su conducta equivocada. ¿No debieran valorar más su felicidad, su paz y su salud aquellos por los cuales Cristo dio su vida mediante su obediencia a las leyes naturales? Somos propiedad del Señor por creación y redención, y nos pide que estudiemos cómo cuidar nuestros cuerpos, observando cuidadosamente las leyes de la vida, la salud y la pureza.

Es nuestro deber preservar y honrar nuestros cuerpos, a fin de que no se conviertan, como consecuencia del descuido, la complacencia egoísta, los apetitos y las pasiones pervertidas, en antros de corrupción e impureza, detestables a la vista de Dios, moribundos mientras aún seguimos con vida.

Cuán vigorosa y espléndidamente resplandece la misericordia y la bondad de Dios en su proceder hacia su herencia. Todo el cielo tiene un profundo interés en nuestro bienestar, en que Satanás no nos controle ni nos amolde de acuerdo con su carácter. “Porque he aquí, viene el día ardiente como un horno, y todos los soberbios y todos los que hacen maldad serán estopa; aquel día que vendrá los abrasará, ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos, y no les dejará ni raíz ni rama. Mas a vosotros los que teméis mi nombre, nacerá el Sol de justicia, y en sus alas traerá salvación; y saldréis, y saltaréis como becerros de la manada”. Malaquías 4:1, 2...

Al despreciar las leyes de la naturaleza, los hombres y las mujeres ponen el fundamento de la miseria y el sufrimiento. Debido a la debilidad de sus facultades morales se convierten en abyectos esclavos de sus pasiones. Algunos están cavando su tumba con sus propios dientes; otros inficionan sus cuerpos y sus almas, y debilitan sus facultades mentales, al someterse a viles actos que implican contaminación moral. De ese modo se cierran ellos mismos las puertas de la ciudad de Dios, porque el castigo que reclama la violación de la ley se debe cumplir. La sanción debe recaer sobre ellos...

Hay lecciones que aprender en esto, que si las ponemos en práctica, traerán salud al cuerpo y la mente. Si los hábitos relativos al comer y el beber se mantuvieran inteligentemente bajo el dominio del ser humano, y entonces éste comiera y bebiera para gloria de Dios, su vida se prolongaría. Comamos para vivir; no vivamos para comer.—Manuscrito 53, del 24 de abril de 1896, “Un conocimiento de la fisiología necesario para la educación”.


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Thought of the Day

Thought of the Day

July 30, 2016


When engaged in our daily labor, we may breathe out our heart's desire, inaudible to any human ear; but that word cannot die away into silence, nor can it be lost. Nothing can drown the soul's desire. It rises above the din of the street, above the noise of machinery. It is God to whom we are speaking, and our prayer is heard. Prayer, p. 7.


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Daily Devotional

Daily Devotional

July 30, 2016


The Immortal Inheritance

Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. Col. 1:12, R.S.V.


The ransom has been paid, and it is possible for all to come to God, and through a life of obedience to attain unto everlasting life. Then how sad it is that men turn from the immortal inheritance, and live for the gratification of pride, for selfishness and display, and . . . lose the blessing which they might have both in this life and in the life to come. They might enter into the palaces of heaven, and associate on terms of freedom and equality with Christ and heavenly angels, and with the princes of God; and yet, incredible as it may seem, they turn from heavenly attractions.

The Creator of all worlds proposes to love those who believe in His only-begotten Son as their personal Saviour, even as He loves His Son. Even here and now His gracious favor is bestowed upon us to this marvelous extent. He has given to men the gift of the Light and Majesty of heaven, and with Him He has bestowed all the treasures of heaven. Much as He has promised us for the life to come, He also bestows princely gifts upon us in this life, and as subjects of His grace, He would have us enjoy everything that will ennoble, expand, and elevate our characters. It is His design to fit us for the heavenly courts above.

But Satan is contending for the souls of men.... He would not have them catch a glimpse of the future honor, the eternal glories, laid up for those who shall be inhabitants of heaven, or have a taste of the experience that gives a foretaste of the happiness of heaven....

Those who accept Christ as their Saviour have the promise of the life that now is, and that which is to come.... The lowliest disciple of Christ may become an inhabitant of heaven, an heir of God to an inheritance incorruptible, and that fadeth not away. O that every one might make choice of the heavenly gift, become an heir of God to that inheritance whose title is secure from any destroyer, world without end! O, choose not the world, but choose the better inheritance! Press, urge your way toward the mark for the prize of your high calling in Christ Jesus.

From Devotional: Our Father Cares, pp. 341, 342.


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Thought of the Day

Thought of the Day

July 30, 2016


When we do not receive the very things we asked for, we are still to believe that the Lord hears and that He will answer our prayers. - CSA 27


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Friday, July 29, 2016

Daily Devotional

Daily Devotional

July 29, 2016


The Purification of the Church

And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. Mal. 3:3.


The time is upon us when the miracle-working power of the arch deceiver will be more decidedly revealed. And his deceptions will increase in their delusive attraction, so that they will perplex, and if possible, deceive, the very elect. The prince of darkness with his evil angels is working upon the Christian world, inducing those who profess the name of Christ to stand under the banner of darkness, to make war with those who keep the commandments of God, and have the faith of Jesus.

An apostate church will unite with the powers of earth and hell to place upon the forehead or in the hand, the mark of the beast, and prevail upon the children of God to worship the beast and his image. They will seek to compel them to renounce their allegiance to God's law, and yield homage to the papacy. Then will come the times which will try men's souls; for the confederacy of apostasy will demand that the loyal subjects of God shall renounce the law of Jehovah, and repudiate the truth of His word. Then will the gold be separated from the dross, and it will be made apparent who are the godly, who are the loyal and true, and who are the disloyal, the dross and the tinsel. What clouds of chaff will then be borne away by the fan of God! Where now our eyes can discover only rich floors of wheat, will be chaff blown away with the fan of God. Every one who is not centered in Christ will fail to stand the test and ordeal of that day. While those who are clothed with Christ's righteousness will stand firm to truth and duty, those who have trusted in their own righteousness will be ranged under the black banner of the prince of darkness. Then it will be seen whether the choice is for Christ or Belial.

Those who have been self-distrustful, who have been so circumstanced that they have not dared to face stigma and reproach, will at last openly declare themselves for Christ and His law; while many who have appeared to be flourishing trees, but who have borne no fruit, will go with the multitude to do evil, and will receive the mark of apostasy in the forehead or in the hand.

From Devotional: Maranatha, p. 204.


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Devoción Matutina en español

Devoción Matutina en español

July 29, 2016


El camino hacia la pureza

Y cualquiera que tiene esta esperanza en él, se purifica, como él también es limpio. 1 Juan 3:3.

¿Significa este texto que el ser humano puede quitar una mancha de pecado de su alma? No. Entonces, ¿qué significa purificarse a sí mismo? Significa contemplar la gran norma moral de justicia del Señor, la santa ley de Dios, y comprender que se es pecador a la luz de esa ley. “Y cualquiera que tiene esta esperanza en él, se purifica, como él también es limpio. Cualquiera que hace pecado, traspasa también la ley; pues el pecado es transgresión de la ley. Y sabéis que él apareció para quitar nuestros pecados, y no hay pecado en él”. 1 Juan 3:4, 5. Es mediante la fe en Jesucristo como ... se purifica y limpia el instrumento humano. ... “Cualquiera que permanece en él, no peca”. Vers. 6. Dios tiene poder para guardar el alma que está en Cristo. La mera profesión de piedad, no vale nada. Es cristiano el que mora en Cristo. ...

En todo clima y en toda nación, nuestros jóvenes deben cooperar con Dios. La única manera como una persona puede ser pura consiste en tener la misma mente de Dios. ¿Cómo podemos conocer a Dios? Estudiando su Palabra. ...

A menos que la mente de Dios llegue a ser la mente del hombre, todo esfuerzo por purificarse a sí mismo será inútil; porque es imposible que el hombre se eleve fuera del conocimiento de Dios. Los hombres pueden colocarse un barniz exterior, y llegar a ser como los fariseos, a quienes Jesús describió como “sepulcros blanqueados”, llenos de corrupción y de huesos de hombres muertos. Pero toda la deformidad del alma es evidente para Aquel que juzga justamente, y a menos que la verdad sea plantada en el corazón, no puede regir la vida. La limpieza exterior del vaso, nunca podrá hacerlo puro en lo interior. Una aceptación nominal de la verdad es buena mientras se la mantiene, y la capacidad de dar razón de nuestra fe es una buena realización, pero si la verdad no va más hondo que esto, el alma nunca será salvada. El corazón debe ser purificado de toda contaminación moral. “Yo sé, Dios mío, que tú escudriñas los corazones, y que la rectitud te agrada”. 1 Crónicas 29:17. “Examíname, oh Dios, y conoce mi corazón: pruébame y reconoce mis pensamientos: y ve si hay en mí camino de perversidad”. Salmos 139:23, 24.—Carta 13, 1893, pp. 18-20.


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Thought of the Day

Thought of the Day

July 29, 2016


It is a wonderful thing that we can pray effectually; that unworthy, erring mortals possess the power of offering their requests to God... We may utter words that reach the throne of the Monarch of the universe. We may speak with Jesus as we walk by the way, and He says, I am at thy right hand. Prayer, p. 7.


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Daily Devotional

Daily Devotional

July 29, 2016


Only One Reminder of Sin

Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner. Prov. 11:31.


The wicked receive their recompense in the earth. Proverbs 11:31. They “shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts.” Malachi 4:1. Some are destroyed as in a moment, while others suffer many days. All are punished “according to their deeds.” The sins of the righteous having been transferred to Satan, he is made to suffer not only for his own rebellion, but for all the sins which he has caused God’s people to commit. His punishment is to be far greater than that of those whom he has deceived. After all have perished who fell by his deceptions, he is still to live and suffer on. In the cleansing flames the wicked are at last destroyed, root and branch—Satan the root, his followers the branches.

Satan and all who have joined him in rebellion will be cut off. . . . Then “the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be”; “they shall be as though they had not been.” Ps. 37:10; Obadiah 16.

The justice of God is satisfied, and the saints and all the angelic host say with a loud voice, Amen.

While the earth is wrapped in the fire of God’s vengeance, the righteous abide safely in the Holy City. Upon those that had part in the first resurrection, the second death has no power. (Rev. 20:6.) While God is to the wicked a consuming fire, He is to His people both a sun and a shield. (Ps. 84:11.)
The fire that consumes the wicked purifies the earth. Every trace of the curse is swept away. No eternally burning hell will keep before the ransomed the fearful consequences of sin.

One reminder alone remains: our Redeemer will ever bear the marks of His crucifixion. . . .

All that was lost by sin has been restored. . . . God’s original purpose in the creation of the earth is fulfilled as it is made the eternal abode of the redeemed. “The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.” Psalm 37:29.

From Devotional: Our Father Cares, pp. 340, 341.


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Thought of the Day

July 29, 2016


When our prayers seem unanswered, cling to the promise; the time of answering will surely come and we shall receive the blessing we need most. - SC 96


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Thursday, July 28, 2016

Daily Devotional

Daily Devotional

July 28, 2016


The Church Appears About to Fall

But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Isa. 49:14, 15.


Satan will work his miracles to deceive; he will set up his power as supreme. The church may appear as about to fall, but it does not fall. It remains, while the sinners in Zion will be sifted out--the chaff separated from the precious wheat. This is a terrible ordeal, but nevertheless it must take place. None but those who have been overcoming by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony will be found with the loyal and true, without spot or stain of sin, without guile in their mouths.... The remnant that purify their souls by obeying the truth gather strength from the trying process, exhibiting the beauty of holiness amid the surrounding apostasy.

I know that the Lord loves His church. It is not to be disorganized or broken up into independent atoms. There is not the least consistency in this; there is not the least evidence that such a thing will be. Those who shall heed this false message and try to leaven others will be deceived and prepared to receive advanced delusions, and they will come to naught.

I am encouraged and blessed as I realize that the God of Israel is still guiding His people, and that He will continue to be with them, even to the end.

We cannot now step off the foundation that God has established. We cannot now enter into any new organization; for this would mean apostasy from the truth.

The church, soon to enter upon her most severe conflict, will be the object most dear to God upon earth. The confederacy of evil will be stirred with power from beneath, and Satan will cast all the reproach possible upon the chosen ones whom he cannot deceive and delude with his satanic inventions and falsehoods. But exalted "to be a Prince and a Savior, for to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins," will Christ, our representative and head, close His heart, or withdraw His hand, or falsify His promise? No; never, never.

From Devotional: Maranatha, p. 203.


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July 28, 2016


Only in the light that shines from Calvary can nature's teaching be read aright. Through the story of Bethlehem and the cross let it be shown how good is to conquer evil, and how every blessing that comes to us is a gift of redemption. Education, p. 101.


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Devoción Matutina en español

Devoción Matutina en español

July 28, 2016


La tentación del desierto

Entonces Jesús fue llevado por el Espíritu al desierto para ser tentado por el diablo. Mateo 4:1.

¿Por qué fue llevado Cristo, en el comienzo de su ministerio, para ser tentado en el desierto? Fue el Espíritu el que lo llevó. Por lo tanto, fue no porque lo necesitara personalmente, sino en nuestro favor, para vencer por nosotros. ... Iba a ser probado como representante de la raza humana. Iba a hacer frente al enemigo en un encuentro personal, para vencer a aquel que pretendía ser cabeza de los reinos del mundo.—Carta 159, 1903.

Fue al desierto y allí se encontró con él Satanás y lo tentó en cada punto en que pueda ser tentado el hombre. Nuestro Sustituto y Seguridad pasó por el terreno en el que tropezó y cayó Adán. Y la pregunta fue: ¿Tropezará y caerá en las órdenes de Dios, como cayó Adán? Hizo frente a los ataques de Satanás, vez tras vez, con un “Escrito está” y Satanás dejó el campo de batalla como un enemigo vencido. Cristo ha redimido la desgraciada caída de Adán, ha perfeccionado un carácter de perfecta obediencia y ha dejado un ejemplo para la familia humana. ... Si hubiera fracasado en un punto con referencia a la ley de Dios, no hubiera sido una ofrenda perfecta, pues fue en un solo punto en el que fracasó Adán.

Nuestro Salvador soportó en cada punto la prueba de la tentación y en esta forma hizo posible que venciera el hombre. ... Como Jesús fue aceptado como nuestro sustituto y seguridad, cada uno de nosotros será aceptado si soportamos la prueba por nosotros mismos. Tomó nuestra naturaleza para familiarizarse con las pruebas que acosarían al hombre y es nuestro Mediador e Intercesor delante del Padre.— The Review and Herald, 10 de junio de 1890.

Los que sean vencedores deben ejercer hasta el extremo cada facultad de su ser. Deben agonizar sobre sus rodillas delante de Dios en procura de poder divino.—Ibid. 18 de febrero de 1809.


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Thought of the Day

Thought of the Day

July 28, 2016


In times of sudden difficulty the heart may send up its cry for help to One who has pledged Himself to come to the aid of His faithful. - Pr 47


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July 28, 2016


Think on Heavenly Things

These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Rev. 7:14.


John, while in vision, saw a company clothed in white robes. . . . They were seen in the temple of God. This will be the result for all who will lay hold of the merits of Christ and wash their robes in His blood. Every provision has been made so that we can sit with Christ upon His throne, but the condition is that we be in harmony with the law of God. . . .

We cannot afford to lose heaven. We ought to have our conversation on heavenly things. There there is no death nor pain. Why are we so reluctant to talk of these things? Why do we dwell upon earthly things? The apostle exhorts us to have our conversation in heaven. “For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ” (Phil. 3:20). . . . Christ will soon return to gather those who are prepared, and take them to this glorious place. “So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation” (Heb. 9:28).

Do we love to think of this event or do we want to put it off? . . . The more we talk of Jesus, the more we shall reflect His divine image. By beholding we become transformed. We need to bring Christ into our religious experience. When you assemble together, let the conversation be on Christ and His salvation. . . . The more we talk of Jesus the more of His matchless charms we shall behold.

Those who take no pleasure in thinking and talking of God in this life, will not enjoy the life that is to come, where God is ever present, dwelling among His people. But those who love to think of God will be in their element, breathing in the atmosphere of heaven. Those who on earth love the thought of heaven will be happy in its holy associations and pleasures. . . . “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” (Rev. 22:3, 4).

From Devotional: Our Father Cares, pp. 339, 340.


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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Devoción Matutina en español

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July 27, 2016


Semejanza a Cristo

Amados, ahora somos hijos de Dios, y aún no se ha manifestado lo que hemos de ser; pero sabemos que cuando él se manifieste, seremos semejantes a él, porque le veremos tal como él es. 1 Juan 3:2.

Pronto vendrá Cristo en las nubes de los cielos; por lo tanto, tenemos que estar preparados para encontrarnos con él libres de toda mancha, arruga o algo semejante. Ahora debemos aceptar la invitación de Cristo: “Venid a mí todos los que estáis cargados, y yo os haré descansar. Llevad mi yugo sobre vosotros, y aprended de mí, que soy manso y humilde de corazón; y hallaréis descanso para vuestras almas”. Mateo 11:28, 29. Las palabras dichas a Nicodemo tienen un gran valor práctico para los que vivimos en este tiempo: “El que no naciere de agua y del Espíritu, no puede entrar en el reino de Dios. Lo que es nacido de la carne, carne es; y lo que es nacido del Espíritu, espíritu es. No te maravilles de que te dije: Os es necesario nacer de nuevo. El viento sopla de donde quiere, y oyes su sonido; mas ni sabes de dónde viene ni a dónde va; así es todo aquel que es nacido del Espíritu”. Juan 3:5-8.

Nuestros corazones tienen que experimentar el poder de conversión de Dios. Debemos estudiar la vida de Cristo para imitar al Modelo divino. Es fundamental que nos apoyemos en la perfección del carácter de Jesús para transformarnos a su imagen. Nadie entrará en el reino de Dios a menos que sojuzgue sus pasiones y rinda su voluntad en cautiverio a Cristo.

El cielo está libre del pecado y de toda mancha e impureza. Si deseamos vivir en esa atmósfera, y si contemplamos la gloria de Cristo, en virtud de su gracia y su justicia seremos puros de corazón y de carácter perfecto. No debemos relacionarnos con el placer o los pasatiempos, ya que nos estamos preparando para las gloriosas mansiones que Jesús fue a alistar para nosotros. Si somos fieles, si buscamos ser una bendición para otros, y somos pacientes en el bien hacer, cuando venga Cristo nos coronará con la gloria, la honra y la inmortalidad.— The Review and Herald, 28 de abril de 1891.


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July 27, 2016


Unity and Separation Under the Loud Cry

Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. Isa. 60:1, 2.


As trials thicken around us, both separation and unity will be seen in our ranks. Some who are now ready to take up weapons of warfare will in times of real peril make it manifest that they have not built upon the solid rock; they will yield to temptation. Those who have had great light and precious privileges, but have not improved them, will, under one pretext or another, go out from us. Not having received the love of the truth, they will be taken in the delusions of the enemy; they will give heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils, and will depart from the faith. But, on the other hand, when the storm of persecution really breaks upon us, the true sheep will hear the true Shepherd's voice. Self-denying efforts will be put forth to save the lost, and many who have strayed from the fold will come back to follow the great Shepherd. The people of God will draw together and present to the enemy a united front. In view of the common peril, strife for supremacy will cease; there will be no disputing as to who shall be accounted greatest. No one of the true believers will say: "I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas." The testimony of one and all will be: "I cleave unto Christ; I rejoice in Him as my personal Savior."

As the third angel's message swells into a loud cry, great power and glory will attend its proclamation. The faces of God's people will shine with the light of heaven.

Many of the rulers are those whom Satan controls; but... God has His agents, even among the rulers. And some of them will yet be converted to the truth....A few of God's agents will have power to bear down a great mass of evil. Thus the work will go on until the third message has done its work, and at the loud cry of the third angel, these agents will have an opportunity to receive the truth, and some of them will be converted, and endure with the saints through the time of trouble.

From Devotional: Maranatha, p. 202.


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July 27, 2016


To transgress [God's] law, physical, mental, or moral, is to place one's self out of harmony with the universe, to introduce discord, anarchy, ruin. Education, p. 99.


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July 27, 2016


Welcome to the City of God

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. Matt. 25:23.


With unutterable love, Jesus welcomes His faithful ones to the joy of their Lord. The Saviour’s joy is in seeing, in the kingdom of glory, the souls that have been saved by His agony and humiliation. And the redeemed will be sharers in His joy, as they behold, among the blessed, those who have been won to Christ through their prayers, their labors, and their loving sacrifice. As they gather about the great white throne, gladness unspeakable will fill their hearts, when they behold those whom they have won for Christ, and see that one has gained others, and these still others, all brought into the haven of rest, there to lay their crowns at Jesus’ feet and praise Him through the endless cycles of eternity.

As the ransomed ones are welcomed to the City of God, there rings out upon the air an exultant cry of adoration. The two Adams are about to meet. The Son of God is standing with outstretched arms to receive the father of our race—the being whom He created, who sinned against his Maker, and for whose sin the marks of the crucifixion are borne upon the Saviour’s form. As Adam discerns the prints of the cruel nails, he does not fall upon the bosom of his Lord, but in humiliation casts himself at His feet, crying: “Worthy, worthy is the Lamb that was slain!” Tenderly the Saviour lifts him up and bids him look once more upon the Eden home from which he has so long been exiled.

After his expulsion from Eden, Adam’s life on earth was filled with sorrow. Every dying leaf, every victim of sacrifice, every blight upon the fair face of nature, every stain upon man’s purity, was a fresh reminder of his sin. . . . With patient humility he bore, for nearly a thousand years, the penalty of transgression. Faithfully did he repent of his sin and trust in the merits of the promised Saviour, and he died in the hope of a resurrection. The Son of God redeemed man’s failure and fall; and now, through the work of the atonement, Adam is reinstated in his first dominion.

From Devotional: Our Father Cares, pp. 338, 339.


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July 27, 2016


The evangelization of the world is the work that God has given to those who go forth in His name. - CME 7


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Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Devoción Matutina en español

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July 26, 2016


Me hará saber más de Cristo

El me glorificará; porque tomará de lo mío, y os lo hará saber. Juan 16:14.

Con estas palabras Cristo declara la obra culminante del Espíritu Santo. El Espíritu glorifica a Cristo convirtiéndolo en el supremo objeto de estima, y el Salvador llega a ser la delicia y el regocijo del elemento humano en cuyo corazón se obra esa transformación...

El arrepentimiento frente a Dios y la fe en Jesucristo son los frutos del poder renovador de la gracia del Espíritu. El arrepentimiento representa el proceso por medio del cual el alma trata de reflejar la imagen de Cristo ante el mundo.

Cristo les da el aliento de su propio espíritu, la vida de su propia vida. El Espíritu Santo despliega sus más altas energías para obrar en el corazón y la mente. La gracia de Dios amplía y multiplica sus facultades, y toda perfección de la naturaleza divina los auxilia en la obra de salvar almas. Por la cooperación con Cristo, son completos en él, y en su debilidad humana son habilitados para hacer las obras de la Omnipotencia.

La obra de la vida de un cristiano debería ser vestirse de Cristo y asemejarse más perfectamente a él. Los hijos de Dios deben progresar en su obra de asemejarse a Cristo, nuestro modelo. Deben contemplar diariamente su gloria e incomparable excelencia.

¡Ah, si el bautismo del Espíritu Santo descendiera sobre vosotros, para que fuerais impregnados del Espíritu de Dios! Entonces, día tras día os iríais asemejando cada vez más a la imagen de Cristo, y cada acción de vuestra vida encerraría la pregunta: “¿Glorificará esto al Maestro?” Haciendo el bien paciente y constantemente, buscaréis la gloria y el honor, y recibiréis el don de la inmortalidad.* Levítico 11-12.


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July 26, 2016


A View of the Shaking

For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel. Eze. 38:19.


I saw some, with strong faith and agonizing cries, pleading with God. Their countenances were pale and marked with deep anxiety, expressive of their internal struggle. Firmness and great earnestness was expressed in their countenances; large drops of perspiration fell from their foreheads....

Evil angels crowded around, pressing darkness upon them to shut out Jesus from their view, that their eyes might be drawn to the darkness that surrounded them, and thus they be led to distrust God and murmur against Him. Their only safety was in keeping their eyes directed upward. Angels of God had charge over His people, and as the poisonous atmosphere of evil angels was pressed around these anxious ones, the heavenly angels were continually wafting their wings over them to scatter the thick darkness.

As the praying ones continued their earnest cries, at times a ray of light from Jesus came to them, to encourage their hearts and light up their countenances. Some, I saw, did not participate in this work of agonizing and pleading. They seemed indifferent and careless.... The angels of God... went to the aid of the earnest, praying ones. . . . But His angels left those who made no effort to help themselves, and I lost sight of them.

I asked the meaning of the shaking I had seen and was shown that it would be caused by the straight testimony called forth by the counsel of the True Witness of the Laodiceans. . . .

My attention was then turned to the company I had seen, who were mightily shaken. . . . The company of guardian angels around them had been doubled, and they were clothed with an armor from their head to their feet. . . .

I heard those clothed with the armor speak forth the truth with great power. It had effect....I asked what had made this great change. An angel answered, "It is the latter rain, the refreshing from the presence of the Lord, the loud cry of the third angel."

From Devotional: Maranatha, p. 201.


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July 26, 2016


The same Spirit that in His stead was sent to be the instructor of His first co-workers, Christ has commissioned to be the instructor of His co-workers today. "Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world" (Matthew 28:20), is His promise. Education, p. 96.


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July 26, 2016


Families Will be Reunited

Thus saith the Lord; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border. Jer. 31:16, 17.


Christ is coming with clouds and with great glory. A multitude of shining angels will attend Him. He will come to raise the dead, and to change the living saints from glory to glory. He will come to honor those who have loved Him, and kept His commandments, and to take them to Himself. He has not forgotten them nor His promise. There will be a relinking of the family chain.

The day of God will reveal how much the world owes to godly mothers. . . .

When the judgment shall sit, and the books shall be opened; when the “well done” of the great Judge is pronounced, and the crown of immortal glory is placed upon the brow of the victor, many will raise their crowns in sight of the assembled universe, and pointing to their mother say: “She made me all I am through the grace of God. Her instruction, her prayers, have been blessed to my eternal salvation.”

With joy unutterable, parents see the crown, the robe, the harp, given to their children. The days of hope and fear are ended. The seed sown with tears and prayers may have seemed to be sown in vain, but their harvest is reaped with joy at last. Their children have been redeemed.

Oh, wonderful redemption! long talked of, long hoped for, contemplated with eager anticipation, but never fully understood.

To His faithful followers Christ has been a daily companion and familiar friend. They have lived in close contact, in constant communion with God. Upon them the glory of the Lord has risen. In them the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ has been reflected. Now they rejoice in the undimmed rays of the brightness and glory of the King in His majesty. They are prepared for the communion of heaven; for they have heaven in their hearts.

From Devotional: Our Father Cares, p. 338.


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July 26, 2016


Through all the ages the great truth of justification by faith has stood as a mighty beacon to guide repentant sinners into the way of life. - AA 373


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Monday, July 25, 2016

Devoción Matutina en español

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July 25, 2016


Seguimos a Cristo

Mis ovejas oyen mi voz, y yo las conozco, y me siguen. Juan 10:27.

¡Cuán precioso es el conocimiento que tenemos de un fiel Amigo, que nos impartirá un carácter noble y elevado, que nos preparará para la comunión con los ángeles en las cortes celestiales! Su cuidado se extiende a todos sus hijos. Gozan de una paz que el mundo no puede dar ni quitar. La pérdida de los tesoros terrenales no los desespera ni los deja desamparados...

Cristo contempla el mundo, lleno de actividad y dedicado a la búsqueda de tesoros terrenales. Ve a muchos que prueban ansiosamente primero una cosa y después otra, en su esfuerzo de obtener el codiciado tesoro terrenal que piensan que satisfará su anhelo egoísta mientras que en su ansiosa persecución pasan al lado de la única senda que conduce a las verdaderas riquezas.

Como quien tiene autoridad, Cristo se dirige a los tales invitándolos a seguirle. Les ofrece conducirlos a las riquezas tan perdurables como la eternidad. Les señala la ser da estrecha de la abnegación y el sacrificio. Los que avancen por esa senda, venciendo todo obstáculo, llegarán a la tierra de gloria. Al levantar la cruz, descubrirán que ésta los eleva y que al final obtendrán los tesoros imperecederos.

Debemos elevar la cruz y seguir en las pisadas de Cristo. Los que levanten la cruz, descubrirán que al hacerlo, ésta los eleva, dándoles fortaleza y valor y señalándoles al Cordero de Dios que quita el pecado del mundo.— The Review and Herald, 13 de julio de 1905.


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July 25, 2016


The Shaking Time

And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. Matt. 24:12.


Just as soon as the people of God are sealed in their foreheads--it is not any seal or mark that can be seen, but a settling into the truth, both intellectually and spiritually, so they cannot be moved--just as soon as God's people are sealed and prepared for the shaking, it will come. Indeed, it has begun already; the judgments of God are now upon the land, to give us warning, that we may know what is coming.

The days are fast approaching when there will be great perplexity and confusion. Satan, clothed in angel robes, will deceive, if possible, the very elect. There will be gods many and lords many. Every wind of doctrine will be blowing. . . .

The mark of the beast will be urged upon us. Those who have step by step yielded to worldly demands and conformed to worldly customs will not find it a hard matter to yield to the powers that be, rather than subject themselves to derision, insult, threatened imprisonment, and death. The contest is between the commandments of God and the commandments of men. In this time the gold will be separated from the dross in the church. True godliness will be clearly distinguished from the appearance and tinsel of it. Many a star that we have admired for its brilliancy will then go out in darkness. Chaff like a cloud will be borne away on the wind, even from places where we see only floors of rich wheat. All who assume the ornaments of the sanctuary, but are not clothed with Christ's righteousness, will appear in the shame of their own nakedness.

But there are men who will receive the truth, and these will take the places made vacant by those who become offended and leave the truth....

Men of true Christian principle will take their place, and will become faithful, trustworthy householders, to advocate the word of God in its true bearings, and in its simplicity. The Lord will work so that the disaffected ones will be separated from the true and loyal ones.... The ranks will not be diminished. Those who are firm and true will close up the vacancies that are made by those who become offended and apostatize.

From Devotional: Maranatha, p. 200.


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July 25, 2016


Through the co-operation of the divine Spirit the labors of the humble men whom Christ had chosen stirred the world. To every nation under heaven was the gospel carried in a single generation. Education, p. 95.


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July 25, 2016


We Shall Recognize Each Other

Then shall I know even as also I am known. 1 Cor. 13:12.


We shall know our friends, even as the disciples knew Jesus. They may have been deformed, diseased, or disfigured, in this mortal life, and they rise in perfect health and symmetry; yet in the glorified body their identity will be perfectly preserved. . . . In the face radiant with the light shining from the face of Jesus, we shall recognize the lineaments of those we love.

The redeemed will meet and recognize those whose attention they have directed to the uplifted Saviour. What blessed converse they have with these souls! “I was a sinner,” it will be said, “without God and without hope in the world, and you came to me and drew my attention to the precious Saviour as my only hope. . . .” Others will say, “I was a heathen in heathen lands. You left your friends and comfortable home and came to teach me how to find Jesus and believe in Him as the only true God. I demolished my idols and worshiped God, and now I see Him face to face. I am saved, eternally saved, ever to behold Him whom I love. . . .”

Others will express their gratitude to those who fed the hungry and clothed the naked. “When despair bound my soul in unbelief, the Lord sent you to me,” they say, “to speak words of hope and comfort. You brought me food for my physical necessities, and you opened to me the Word of God, awakening me to my spiritual needs. You treated me as a brother. You sympathized with me in my sorrows, and restored my bruised and wounded soul, so that I could grasp the hand of Christ that was reached out to save me. In my ignorance you taught me patiently that I had a Father in heaven who cared for me. You read to me the precious promises of God’s Word. You inspired in me the faith that He would save me. My heart was softened, subdued, broken, as I contemplated the sacrifice which Christ had made for me. . . . I am here, saved, eternally saved, ever to live in His presence and to praise Him who gave His life for me.”

What rejoicing there will be as these redeemed ones meet and greet those who have had a burden in their behalf! And those who have lived, not to please themselves, but to be a blessing to the unfortunate who have so few blessings—how their hearts will thrill with satisfaction!

From Devotional: Our Father Cares, p. 337.


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July 25, 2016


The true higher education is gained by studying and obeying the word of God. - COL 107


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Sunday, July 24, 2016

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July 24, 2016


[Jesus] takes men as they are, with all their faults and weaknesses, and trains them for His service, if they will be disciplined and taught by Him. Education, p. 91.


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July 24, 2016


Las familias que guardan los mandamientos glorifican a Cristo

Instruye al niño en su camino, y aún cuando fuere viejo no se apartará de él. Proverbios 22:6.

Debe enseñarse a los hijos que son parte de la firma de la familia. Hay que alimentarlos, vestirlos, amarlos y cuidar de ellos; y ellos deben responder a todas estas mercedes trayendo toda la felicidad posible a la familia de la cual son miembros. De esa manera llegan a ser hijos e hijas de Dios, misioneros en el círculo familiar.

Si los padres descuidan la educación de sus hijos, los privan de lo que es necesario para el desarrollo de un carácter simétrico, equilibrado, que les será de la mayor bendición a través de toda su vida. Si se les permite a los hijos que hagan lo que quieran, reciben la idea de que hay que servirlos, cuidarlos, satisfacerlos y divertirlos. Creen que sus deseos y voluntades deben ser complacidos. Educados en esta forma, llevan a través de toda su experiencia religiosa las deficiencias de la instrucción que recibieron en el hogar.

Dios quiere que nuestras familias sean símbolos de la familia del cielo. Recuerden esto cada día los padres y los hijos, y relaciónense unos con otros como miembros de la familia de Dios. Entonces su vida será de tal carácter que dará al mundo una lección objetiva de lo que pueden ser las familias que aman a Dios y guardan sus mandamientos. Cristo será glorificado; su paz, su gracia y su amor saturarán el círculo familiar como un perfume precioso. Y cuando los hijos de los misioneros cristianos observen los mandamientos y sean disciplinados, su vida será como una hermosa ofrenda para Dios.

Esto alegrará el corazón de Jesús y será considerado por él como la ofrenda más preciosa que pueda recibir.

Que el Señor Jesucristo sea un objeto de adoración en cada familia. Si los padres le dan sus hijos una educación apropiada, ellos mismos serán felices al ver el fruto de su cuidadosa instrucción en el carácter semejante al de Cristo que tienen sus hijos. Están haciendo el servicio más elevado a Dios al presentar al mundo familias bien ordenadas, bien disciplinadas, que no sólo temen al Señor, sino que lo honran y lo glorifican por medio de su influencia sobre otras familias, y recibirán su recompensa.— The Review and Herald, 17 de noviembre de 1896.


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July 24, 2016


Martyrs in the Last Days

They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. John 16:2.


Every individual in our world will be arrayed under one of two banners.

The two armies will stand distinct and separate, and this distinction will be so marked that many who shall be convinced of truth will come on the side of God's commandment-keeping people. When this grand work is to take place in the battle, prior to the last closing conflict, many will be imprisoned, many will flee for their lives from cities and towns, and many will be martyrs for Christ's sake in standing in defense of the truth.

By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation [the United States] will disconnect herself fully from righteousness....

As the approach of the Roman armies was a sign to the disciples of the impending destruction of Jerusalem, so may this apostasy be a sign to us that the limit of God's forbearance is reached, that the measure of our nation's iniquity is full, and that the angel of mercy is about to take her flight, never to return. The people of God will then be plunged into those scenes of affliction and distress which prophets have described as the time of Jacob's trouble. The cries of the faithful, persecuted ones ascend to heaven. And as the blood of Abel cried from the ground, there are voices also crying to God from martyrs' graves, from the sepulchers of the sea, from mountain caverns, from convents vaults: "How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

When the fifth seal was opened, John the Revelator in vision saw beneath the altar the company that were slain for the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. After this came the scenes described in the eighteenth of Revelation, when those who are faithful and true are called out from Babylon.

Christ will restore the life taken; for He is the Life-giver: He will beautify the righteous with immortal life.

From Devotional: Maranatha, p. 199.


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July 24, 2016


The General Resurrection of the Righteous

Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead. Isa. 26:19.


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. . . .

Amid the reeling of the earth, the flash of lightning, and the roar of thunder, the voice of the Son of God calls forth the sleeping saints. He looks upon the graves of the righteous, then, raising His hands to heaven, He cries: “Awake, awake, awake, ye that sleep in the dust, and arise!” Throughout the length and breadth of the earth the dead shall hear that voice, and they that hear shall live. And the whole earth shall ring with the tread of the exceeding great army of every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. From the prison house of death they come, clothed with immortal glory, crying: “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?” 1 Corinthians 15:55. And the living righteous and the risen saints unite their voices in a long, glad shout of victory.

All come forth from their graves the same in stature as when they entered the tomb. . . But all arise with the freshness and vigor of eternal youth. . . . The mortal, corruptible form, devoid of comeliness, once polluted with sin, becomes perfect, beautiful, and immortal. All blemishes and deformities are left in the grave. . . .

The living righteous are changed “in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye.” At the voice of God they were glorified; now they are made immortal and with the risen saints are caught up to meet their Lord in the air. Angels “gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.”

As the little infants come forth immortal from their dusty beds, they immediately wing their way to their mothers’ arms.

Friends long separated by death are united, nevermore to part, and with songs of gladness ascend together to the City of God.

From Devotional: Our Father Cares, p. 336.


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Thought of the Day

Thought of the Day

July 24, 2016


Be kind in speech and gentle in action. Watch well your words, for they have a powerful influence for good or for ill. - CCh 127


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Saturday, July 23, 2016

Devoción Matutina en español

Devoción Matutina en español

July 23, 2016


No podemos usar al Espíritu Santo. Él debe usarnos

Y cuando él venga, convencerá al mundo de pecado, de justicia y de juicio. Juan 16:8.

Cristo prometió el don del Espíritu Santo a su iglesia, y la promesa nos pertenece tanto a nosotros como a los primeros discípulos. Pero como toda otra promesa, se da con ciertas condiciones. Son muchos los que profesan creer y atenerse a las promesas del Señor; hablan de Cristo y del Espíritu Santo; mas no reciben beneficio, porque no entregan sus almas a la dirección de los agentes divinos.

No podemos nosotros emplear el Espíritu Santo; el Espíritu es quien nos ha de emplear a nosotros. Por medio del Espíritu, Dios obra en su pueblo “así el querer como el hacer, por su buena voluntad”. Filipenses 2:13. Pero muchos no quieren someterse a ser guiados. Quieren dirigirse a sí mismos. Esta es la razón por la cual no reciben el don celestial. Únicamente a aquellos que esperan humildemente en Dios, que esperan su dirección y gracia, se da el Espíritu. Esta bendición prometida, pedida con fe, trae consigo todas las demás bendiciones. Se da según las riquezas de la gracia de Cristo, quien está listo para abastecer a toda alma según su capacidad de recepción.

El impartimiento del Espíritu es el impartimiento de la vida en Cristo. Únicamente aquellos que son así enseñados por Dios, únicamente aquellos en cuyo interior obra el Espíritu, y en cuya vida se manifiesta la vida de Cristo, pueden ocupar la posición de verdaderos representantes del Salvador.

Dios toma a los hombres como son, y los educa para su servicio, si ellos quieren entregarse a El. El Espíritu de Dios, recibido en el alma, vivifica todas sus facultades. Bajo la dirección del Espíritu Santo, la mente, consagrada sin reservas a Dios, se desarrolla armoniosamente, y queda fortalecida para comprender y cumplir lo que Dios requiere. El carácter débil y vacilante se vuelve fuerte y firme. La devoción continua establece una relación tan íntima entre Jesús y sus discípulos que el cristiano se vuelve más semejante a su Maestro en carácter. Tiene una visión más clara y amplia. Su discernimiento es más penetrante, su criterio mejor equilibrado. Queda tan avivado por el poder vivificador del Sol de justicia, que es habilitado para llevar mucho fruto para gloria de Dios...

¿De qué nos valdría que el unigénito Hijo de Dios se hubiese humillado, soportase las tentaciones del astuto enemigo, y muriese, el justo por los injustos, si el Espíritu no fuese dado como agente constante de la regeneración, para hacer eficaz en cada caso individual lo que fue logrado por el Redentor del mundo?— Obreros Evangélicos, 301-303.


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Daily Devotional

Daily Devotional

July 23, 2016


Under Threat of Death

For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? Esther 4:14.


Wonderful events are soon to open before the world. The end of all things is at hand. The time of trouble is about to come upon the people of God. Then it is that the decree will go forth forbidding those who keep the Sabbath of the Lord to buy or sell, threatening them with punishment, and even death, if they do not observe the first day of the week as the Sabbath.

The decree which is to go forth against the people of God will be very similar to that issued by Ahasuerus against the Jews in the time of Esther. . . . Satan instigated the scheme in order to rid the earth of those who preserved the knowledge of the true God. But his plots were defeated by a counterpower that reigns among the children of men. . . .

The Protestant world today see in the little company keeping the Sabbath a Mordecai in the gate. His character and conduct, expressing reverence for the law of God, are a constant rebuke to those who have cast off the fear of the Lord and are trampling upon His Sabbath; the unwelcome intruder must by some means be put out of the way.

The same masterful mind that plotted against the faithful in ages past is still seeking to rid the earth of those who fear God and obey His law. Satan will excite indignation against the humble minority who conscientiously refuse to accept popular customs and traditions. Men of position and reputation will join with the lawless and the vile to take counsel against the people of God. . . . Not having a "Thus saith the Scriptures" to bring against the advocates of the Bible Sabbath, they will resort to oppressive enactments to supply the lack. . . . On this battlefield comes the last great conflict of the controversy between truth and error. And we are not left in doubt as to the issue. Now, as in the days of Mordecai, the Lord will vindicate His truth and His people.

From Devotional: Maranatha, p. 198.


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