Marriage a Foretaste of Heaven.....

The warmth of true friendship and the love that binds the hearts of husband and wife are a
foretaste of heaven. God has ordained that there should be perfect love and perfect harmony between those who enter into the marriage relation. Let bride and bridegroom in the presence of the heavenly universe pledge themselves to love one another as God has ordained they should.
In Heavenly Places, 202.
 

God's Purpose for His Church ( lesson -5 )

Through centuries of persecution, conflict, and darkness, God has sustained His church. Not one cloud has fallen upon it that He has not prepared for; not one opposing force has risen to counter work His work, that He has not foreseen. All has taken place as He predicted. He has not left His church forsaken, but has traced in prophetic declarations what would occur, and that which His Spirit inspired the prophets to foretell has been brought about. All His purposes will be fulfilled. His law is linked with His throne, and no power of evil can destroy it. Truth is inspired and guarded by God; and it will triumph over all opposition.

During ages of spiritual darkness the church of God has been as a city set on a hill. From age to age, through successive generations, the pure doctrines of heaven have
been unfolding within its borders. Enfeebled and defective as it may appear, the church is the one object upon which God bestows in a special sense His supreme regard. It is the theater of His grace, in which He delights to reveal His power to transform hearts.

"Where unto," asked Christ, "shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?" Mark 4:30. He could not employ the kingdoms of the world as a similitude. In society He found nothing with which to compare it. Earthly kingdoms rule by the ascendancy of physical power; but from Christ's kingdom every carnal weapon, every instrument of coercion, is banished. This kingdom is to uplift and ennoble humanity. God's church is the court of holy life, filled with varied gifts and endowed with the Holy Spirit. The members are to find their happiness in the happiness of those whom they help and bless.

READ THIS SHORT STORY..

A husband and a wife stayed together happly and they married for 5 years with no kids. When time goes on a wife started cheating his innocent husband. The man whom she cheated his husband with met at her working place One day a husband recieved a lovely short massage to the phone of her wife while she left it on top of da bed on her way out to the toilet. The husband felt the pain.

Wife came back from  toilet to the  bed and her  husband askd her about the message  recieved in her phone."Who is this if you  may let me knw? "Wife shouted back at her husband: "What did you want in my phone? the husband kept quite he didn`t  want to fight back..
                                              
                                                           

He decided not to have sex with her.  After 3 month the husband told her wife to go for H.I.V check up before they make their 1st born.Wife replied its fine we can go, then they went for a check up when they both tested the results said the wife is positive & the husband is negative.

After wards the husband had no alternative but to divorce her wife and married another woman with whom they had children 

Friends this is a lesson.If your married or dating someone please be  honest, faithful and accept them the way they are  don`t cheat  or  lie bcoz God can punish you in many ways.

God's Call to Service (lesson -6)

A Call to the Individual

A distinct work is assigned to every Christian.Southern Watchman, Aug. 2, 1904.God requires every one to be a worker in His vineyard. You are to take up the work that has been placed in your charge, and to do it faithfully.Bible Echo, June 10, 1901.

Were every one of you a living missionary, the message for this time would speedily be proclaimed in all countries, to every people and nation and tongue.Testimonies, vol. 6, p. 438.Every true disciple is born into the kingdom of God as a missionary. He who drinks of the living water becomes a fountain of life. The receiver becomes a giver. The grace of Christ in the soul is like a spring in the desert, welling up to refresh all, and making those who are ready to perish eager to drink of the water of life.The Desire of Ages, p. 195.

God's Purpose for His Church ( lesson -4 )

He that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall He guide them. And I will make all My mountains a way, and My highways shall be exalted"Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted His people, and will have mercy upon His afflicted. 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. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of My hands; thy walls are continually before Me." Isaiah 49:8-16.

The church is God's fortress, His city of refuge, which He holds in a revolted world. Any betrayal of the church is treachery to Him who has bought mankind with the blood of His only-begotten Son. From the beginning, faithful souls have constituted the church on earth. In every age the Lord has had His watchmen, who have borne a faithful testimony to the generation in which they lived. These sentinels gave the message of warning; and when they were called to lay off their armor, others took up the work. God brought these witnesses into covenant relation with Himself, uniting the church on earth with the church in heaven. He has sent forth His angels to minister to His church, and the gates of hell have not been able to prevail against His people.

God's Call to Service (lesson -5)

With almost impatient eagerness the angels wait for our co-operation; for man must be the channel to communicate with man. And when we give ourselves to Christ in whole-hearted devotion, angels rejoice that they may speak through our voices to reveal God's love.
The Desire of Ages, p. 297.

We must be laborers together with God; for God will not complete His work without human agencies.
Review and Herald, March 1, 1887.

God's Purpose for His Church ( lesson -3 )

"Ye are My witnesses, saith the Lord, and My servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He: before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me. I, even I, am the Lord; and beside Me there is no Saviour. I have declared, and have saved, and I have showed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are My witnesses." "I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house." Isaiah 43:10-12; 42:6, 7.
"In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages; that thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them

God's Call to Service (lesson -4)

God could have reached His object in saving sinners without our aid; but in order for us to develop a character like Christ's, we must share in His work. In order to enter into His joy,the joy of seeing souls redeemed by His sacrifice,we must participate in His labors for their redemption.
The Desire of Ages, p. 142.

As His representatives among men, Christ does not choose angels who have never fallen, but human beings, men of like passions with those they seek to save. Christ took upon Himself humanity, that He might reach humanity. Divinity needed humanity; for it required both the divine and the human to bring salvation to the world. Divinity needed humanity, that humanity might afford a channel of communication between God and man.
 The Desire of Ages, p. 296.

God's Purpose for His Church (lesson 2)

Many and wonderful are the promises recorded in the Scriptures regarding the church. "Mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people." Isaiah 56:7. "I will make them and the places round about My hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; 10 there shall be showers of blessing." "And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more. Thus shall they know that I the Lord their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are My people, saith the Lord God. And ye My flock,the flock of My pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord God." Ezekiel 34:26, 29-31

                                           

God's Call to Service (lesson -3)

It was the Saviour's purpose that after He ascended to heaven to become man's intercessor,
His followers should carry on the work that He had begun. Shall the human agent show no
special interest in giving the light of the gospel message to those who sit in darkness?
                               

There are some who are willing to go to the ends of the earth in order to carry the light of truth to
men, but God demands that every soul who knows the truth shall seek to win others to the
love of the truth. If we are not willing to make special sacrifices in order to save souls that
are ready to perish, how can we be counted worthy to enter into the city of God?
Testimonies for the church, vol. 9, p. 103.

In His wisdom the Lord brings those who are seeking for truth into touch with fellow
beings who know the truth. It is the plan of Heaven that those who have received light shall
impart it to those in darkness. Humanity, drawing its efficiency from the great Source of
wisdom, is made the instrumentality, the working agency, through which the gospel exercises
its transforming power on mind and heart.
The Acts of the Apostles, p. 134.

God's Purpose for His Church (lesson 1)

The church is God's appointed agency for the salvation of men. It was organized for service, and its mission is to carry the gospel to the world. From the beginning it has been God's plan that through His church shall be reflected to the world His fullness and His sufficiency. The members of the church, those whom He has called out of darkness into His marvelous light, are to show forth His glory. The church is the repository of the riches of the grace of Christ; and through the church will eventually be made manifest, even to "the principalities and powers in heavenly places," the final and full display of the love of God. Ephesians 3:10.
                        

God's Call to Service (lesson -2)

"Send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon." Thus God gave evidence of His regard for the gospel ministry and for His organized church. The angel was not commissioned to tell Cornelius the story of the cross. A man subject, even as the centurion himself, to human frailties and temptations, was to be the one to tell him of the crucified and risen Savior. The Acts of the Apostles, p. 134.

The angel sent to Philip could himself have done the work for the Ethiopian, but this is not God's way of working. It is His plan that men are to work for their fellow men.The Acts of the Apostles, p. 109.
   

"We have this treasure," the apostle continued, "in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us." God could have proclaimed His truth through sinless angels, but this is not His plan. He chooses human beings, men compassed with infirmity, as instruments in the working out of His designs. The priceless treasure is placed in earthen vessels. Through men His blessings are to be conveyed to the world. Through them His glory is to shine forth into the darkness of sin. In loving ministry they are to meet the sinful and the needy, and lead them to the cross. And in all their work, they are to ascribe glory, honor, and praise to Him who is above all and over all.
The Acts of the Apostles, p. 330.

God's Call to Service (lesson -1)

Depending on Human Agents As His representatives among men, God does not choose angels who have never fallen, but human beings, men of like passions with those they seek to save. Christ took humanity that He might reach humanity. A divine-human Saviour was needed to bring salvation to the world. And to men and women has been committed the sacred trust of making known "the unsearchable riches of Christ." The Acts of the Apostles, p. 134.

Look upon the touching scene. Behold the Majesty of heaven surrounded by the twelve whom He has chosen. He is about to set them apart for their work. By these feeble agencies, through His Word and Spirit, He designs to place salvation within the reach of all.  The Acts of the Apostles, p. 18.

Think about it,,,,,,,,.,..,.,.,!

There are many ways for us to plant seeds, but the best way is to plant seeds of love in the lives of people we meet. Just find your talent and begin!

Do not be AFRAID.................

WARNING to all humankind...

The love of money lies at the root of nearly all the crimes committed in the world. Fathers who selfishly retain their means to enrich their children, and who do not see the wants of the cause of God and relieve them, make a terrible mistake. The children whom they think to bless with their means are cursed with it. {CS 330.4}