The morning
Manna will be provided at 6am. Thanks. Studying
Genesis in the SSnet.org series Lesson 13, may the Holy Spirit be the speaker
to your heart. The Topic today
is: "Joseph compared to Jesus and what about us?" The Opening
Hymn will be 229 "Spirit of the Living God" The Sabbath
School Quarterly, downloadable from SSnet.org in the Teacher's Edition is on
page 169 and for the laymen edition or Standard Edition, on page 110. The SSnet.org
site allows anyone, anywhere to read the lesson in their own language. Choose
your own language to see God speaking also to your heart. ---Jesus
suffered in all aspects as we are morally, but remained sinless (Hebrews 4:15)
and Joseph did the same in Egypt. ---Joseph chose
to fail in Egyptian eyes and perception, but he is not going to align with
Egyptian Jurisprudence Heathen based and non-biblical concepts of what is
truth, right. ---Joseph stood
for the truth, though the heavens fall. And God helped him. Everyone's heart is
in God's Hands. He softened their feelings towards Joseph because Joseph chose
to take His stand with God not against Him. ---The
expressed will of God in the Scripture and Ellen White reflecting on those
truths, are applicable now as it was since 1844 or since her first vision. ---The
overcoming ability of humans in their pursuit of sinlessness and perfection is
built into Ellen White and the pioneers and many faithful readers' of the
Revelation of God's understanding and lifestyle. ---Self-delusion
is when, like Judas Iscariot, and others, people make compromises to
"water-down" the explicit requirements of the Bible or Spirit of
Prophecy. ---"Oh,"
they say "prophets are people. Ellen White also did not follow what she
said at times". Giggling they continue in their sinful practices and think
they are smart. ---Around the
world, there are Adventists in high places. Judges, politicians, presidents of
countries, ministers in the parliaments, but if they compromise the Sabbath,
compromise on skew Jurisprudence and flaky ideas of equity, they are not
representatives of the Bible nor Spirit of Prophecy nor God. ---Is this
"biblical literalism"? Is this making the Bible a fundamental icon or
idol in our lives? Certainly not. ---There is no
other Door through which we should enter than that given by Christ and the
Editor of the Holy Scriptures and Spirit of Prophecy. ---It is better
to resign from being a Judge or President and save one's soul than to lose it
to please the world. ---"I will
do it later when I retire". No, look at the leaders of the world
currently, in a mess. Chaos is everywhere. Soon the Door of Mercy is going to
close abruptly and what time is left? ---Now, Christ
said throughout the Bible, when you understand His message...follow it without
hesitation. ---If you
denied God, come back without further compromises. ---Those who
denied Christ or His Bible or Messages through Spirit of Prophecy to
compromise, their beds will become hard for them at night. They will have
sleepless nights...until they render themselves unconditionally to Christ
again. ---There is
peace with God though the heavens fall. Joseph and Jesus illustrated this truth
to us.