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Sabbath School Quarterly Lesson, Baganga Davao Oriental, Southern Davao (2026)

04/01/2023

TEACHER COMMENTS

Part I: Overview
“The importance of the family in ancient Israel was partly due . . . to the fact that in those days it was a society of worship.”—T. K. Cheyne and J. Sutherland Black, Encyclopaedia Biblica (New York: MacMillan Company, 1903), p. 1498. The family was designed to serve God. The Father’s original plan was to create a large family on earth that would be part of the heavenly family (Eph. 3:10–15). His character, expressed in the hearts and minds of His unfallen children, would be revealed in each successive generation (Gen. 1:26–28). Blessings and gifts would be used for the glory of God and to bless the world. Such blessings and gifts were to be representative of their true Source (Ps. 24:1, 2).

In Eden, God set up the first family business in the history of the planet. The company was under the care of His children, but they were required to manage it in accordance with the Father’s will (Gen. 2:15–17).

Because of sin, God sent His beloved Son to save each family member (John 3:16), and, today, God sends us out, redeemed and rehabilitated by His grace, to labor in His name. God still seeks children to work for Him, children who faithfully return the proceeds of His business that was entrusted to them (Matt. 21:33–41). God calls these children from among those who keep His commandments, because they love Him (1 John 5:3). With the gifts He has bestowed on them, these workers will be a blessing in the church and in the world until His work, in us and through us, is completed (Phil. 1:6) and we return to the Father’s house as a family (John 14:1–3).

Part II: Commentary
Understanding Stewardship in God’s Family

There are titles that denote the Father’s sovereignty.
All God’s children are His stewards.
The family’s resources are lent by the Father.
The family’s treasure is laid up in heaven.
Part A: There Are Titles That Denote the Father’s Sovereignty.

1. Creator: The Christian stewardship concept is based on the belief that God is the Creator of all things. It is necessary to admit that He exists, is the Creator, and rewards those individuals who seek Him (Gen. 1:1; Heb. 11:1–3, 6). Only a creationist perspective adequately promotes the concept and activity of Christian stewardship. If the Creator’s presence in life is more than theory, the believer’s body, gifts, riches, and time will be placed at the Creator’s service. All things come from Him, and all human life must return to Him, “for of Him, and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen” (Rom. 11:36, NKJV).

2. Father: The father figure is key in the Bible’s notion of family. The expression paternal home (bet ab) points to the patriarchal system, wherein the father had full authority over the possessions and family, being their keeper and protector. The father also had the power to judge and decide the fate of the family members. The father was the priest, and as a rule, the family and religion were intimately connected (J. E. Maldonado, Fundamentos bíblico-teológicos da casamento e da família [Viçosa, Brasil: Editora Ultimato, 1996], pp. 11, 12).

Despite the imperfections of patriarchal human families, some important aspects of this relationship illuminate the relationship between God and His spiritual family (Deut. 14:1, Prov. 3:12).

As a Father, God is holy. He is King, having sovereignty over heaven and earth. He is Keeper, Judge, and Savior (Matt. 6:9–14; read also Isa. 33:22). As a Father, God is all-wise, all-powerful, and all-loving. Therefore, we can trust His judgments and decisions. His guidance has always been, and will always be, the best guidance. So, we should be faithful in observing the Father’s commandments.

3. Lord: The Hebrew words Adonai (Lord) and Jehovah are translated in the Greek-Jewish version of the Old Testament (LXX) with the Greek word Kurios, which means Lord, the Owner of all things. The New Testament authors held the same concept about the Lord. To them, the word “Lord” (Kurios), uttered with faith, indicated the acknowledgment of the divinity of the Father and of the Son (Mark 12:29, 1 Tim. 6:15, Jude 4).

Paul states that no one declares that Jesus is Lord but by the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 12:3). Only people who have the Holy Spirit can understand the Lordship of Christ. It is a matter of conversion and salvation.

However, admitting that Jesus is Lord is more than a formal statement; it is the expression of acknowledging His ultimate authority as Creator, Father, and Lord. This changes the values, preferences, and priorities of life.

Part B: All God’s Children Are His Stewards.

To be a steward is to manage the Lord’s possessions. The Lord Jesus continues His work of salvation, operating (1) collectively through the church and (2) individually in each member by the agency of the Holy Spirit.

1. Collectively, the church is God’s family. The church also is His body. As such, the church’s existence is meaningful only when it observes the commandments of the Father and Lord, for the Lordship of the Son and the Father is One. The church is the custodian of Christ’s gifts. God calls the church to give of itself and to minister with its gifts as Christ ministered, so that the Lord of the church may be known and worshiped as Savior and Lord throughout the world. The church must exercise stewardship faithfully because God has made her the custodian of material and spiritual blessings. However, the church’s stewardship does not replace the responsibility of individual members.

2. Individually, each church member, guided by the Holy Spirit, lives with Christ and in Christ. The Spirit is the Author of faithful stewardship in each believer. The decision to return tithes and offerings generously and regularly is a spiritual work that each believer must experience individually. This faithfulness is a form of religious service that neither prayer nor other church activities can replace.

“Prayer offered ever so often and ever so earnestly will never be accepted by God in the place of our tithe. Prayer will not pay our debts to God.”—Ellen G. White, Messages to Young People, p. 248.

In the Old Testament, the dignity of the father’s position was transferred to the son, to whom the father conferred the honor to perform the religious functions (J. E. Maldonado, Fundamentos Bíblico-Teológicos da Casamento e da Família [Brazil: Editora Ultimato, 1996], p. 12). In our relationship with the Lord Jesus, we are honored by Him for our faithful stewardship in all areas of our lives.

God has always had His faithful people on earth, and now He has you and the church—His own family—to proclaim His will to the world.

The great and sublime work that God placed in our hands demands full surrender of what we have and of who we are. Thus, we are called to commit both our material and personal possessions fully to Christ and to His work.

Part C: The Family’s Resources Are Lent by the Father.

1. Spiritual: In and of ourselves, we do not have the desire or power to be faithful, but grace moves us in harmony with the Lord’s will. Jesus gave Himself for us and did not leave us alone when He ascended to heaven. We still enjoy His presence and His power. He remains with us through the Holy Spirit. By having the Holy Spirit, we have Jesus.

Jesus also pours out His gifts to His church through the Spirit. It is a true miracle of God’s love that fallen human beings dedicate their lives and gifts unselfishly for the sake of the gospel. God gave us His spiritual gifts, and we must respond to His generosity by using and increasing these gifts in the Lord’s work.

2. Material: Material possessions are also gifts from God. In Eden, our first parents received a vast and valuable property, filled with animals, plants, and treasures (Gen. 2:8–17). But they could not eat the fruit of the forbidden tree. There was no innate poison in the fruit that caused it to be forbidden; rather, God placed it off-limits to test their fidelity to Him and His law (Gen. 2:15–17).

The desire for the portion that God forbade generated the disobedience and sin that led humanity to suffer the penalty of death. Today, we also receive material possessions, some of us more and others less, but the test of Eden is repeated in our lives.

God expects His children to be faithful in material possessions, so that we won’t repeat in our own experience the desire for the portion He withholds for Himself (Mal. 3:8). Faithfulness and character are being tested for eternal life. Only through the outworking of the Holy Spirit are we able to acknowledge God as our Creator, our Father, and our Lord. This understanding changes our worldview.

Part D: The Family’s Treasure Is Laid Up in Heaven.

Laying up treasure in heaven means investing in God’s work. Heavenly beings are involved in this work alongside us. Our heavenly investment requires us to place God’s kingdom first, above all things (Matt. 6:33). Heaven cares about what happens on earth, especially with regard to God’s redemptive work. Jesus is personally involved, watching every faithful and generous act (Mal. 3:8–10, Matt. 25:31–46). Jesus saw the offering of the poor widow (Mark 12:41–44), and He still sees us today.

Part III: Life Application
A. God is the Creator, Father, and Lord, and we are His children and stewards. These titles indicate His authority, as well as His loving care and His gift of salvation. We owe Him all that we are, have, and hope for in eternal terms.

Discuss with the class the motives we have for obeying God in acts such as returning tithes and offerings, working in the church, and helping our fellow human beings.

How are your students motivated by fear of heavenly judgments?
How are they motivated by gratitude to Jesus for being their Creator and Savior?
How do they feel motivated by the blessings they receive from God in exchange for their faithfulness to Him?
How are they motivated by joy for God’s love and partaking in His work?
B. Sin has made us naturally self-centered and selfish. Because of the Fall, we lost the original sanctity with which God endowed us. So, we must allow the Lord to restore us. His restorative work in our fallen nature includes endowing us with both “the desire and the power to do what pleases him” (Phil. 2:13, NLT).

“Sin not only shuts us away from God, but destroys in the human soul both the desire and the capacity for knowing Him. All this work of evil it is Christ’s mission to undo. The faculties of the soul, paralyzed by sin, the darkened mind, the perverted will, He has power to invigorate and to restore.”—Ellen G. White, Education, p. 29.

Select volunteers to read Malachi 3:8; James 2:14–26; and 2 Corinthians 5:18, 20. Then ask your class the following discussion questions:

How do I cooperate with Jesus for my spiritual growth?

Why does God require a faithful return of my tithes and offerings to support His work on earth?

What does it mean that faith without works is dead? How is my faith revealed by my works?

What is the ministry of reconciliation that Christ gives to His people?

Notes

Disclaimer: Contents of these lessons are not intended to be financial advice but is general commentary based on biblical principles. The reader is encouraged to seek competent professional advice which will suit their particular personal situation.

04/01/2023

FURTHER THOUGHT

Friday, January 6

“The heart of God yearns over His earthly children with a love stronger than death. In giving up His Son, He has poured out to us all heaven in one gift. The Saviour’s life and death and intercession, the ministry of angels, the pleading of the Spirit, the Father working above and through all, the unceasing interest of heavenly beings,—all are enlisted in behalf of man’s redemption.”—Ellen G. White, Steps to Christ, p. 21.

“If you have renounced self and given yourself to Christ you are a member of the family of God, and everything in the Father’s house is for you. All the treasures of God are opened to you, both the world that now is and that which is to come. The ministry of angels, the gift of His Spirit, the labors of His servants—all are for you. The world, with everything in it, is yours so far as it can do you good.”—Ellen G. White, Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing, p. 110.

Discussion Questions:

With all of these awesome gifts that God gives His children, we are compelled to ask, as did the psalmist, “What shall I render to the Lord for all His benefits toward me?” (Ps. 116:12, NKJV). Make a list of the blessings and gifts of God to you in your spiritual and temporal life, and be ready to share it with your class. What does this teach you about how thankful to God you really should be?

Though we think about God, and rightly so, as our Creator, Scripture again and again teaches that He is our Sustainer, as well. (See Heb. 1:3; Job 38:33–37; Ps. 135:6, 7; Col. 1:17; Acts 17:28; 2 Pet. 3:7.) From the galaxies in the cosmos to the beating of our hearts, to the forces that hold together the atomic structures that make up all known matter, it is only God’s sustaining power that keeps them in existence. How should this biblical truth help us understand just what our obligations are to God, in terms of how we use whatever He has given us? How does this reality help us keep our life and the purpose of our life in proper perspective?

The lesson talked about why, of all God has given us, Jesus and the plan of salvation are the greatest gifts. Why is that true? What would we have if we didn’t have that and the great hope it offers us? An atheist writer depicted humans as nothing but “hunks of spoiling flesh on disintegrating bones.” Why, without the gift of the gospel, would he have a point?

Supplemental EGW Notes

The Faith I Live By, “His Wonderful Love Expressed,” p. 43;
This Day With God, “Heart Holiness,” p. 146.

The above quotations are taken from Ellen G. White Notes for the Sabbath School Lessons, published by Pacific Press Publishing Association. Used by permission.

Disclaimer: Contents of these lessons are not intended to be financial advice but is general commentary based on biblical principles. The reader is encouraged to seek competent professional advice which will suit their particular personal situation.

04/01/2023

TREASURE IN HEAVEN

Thursday, January 5

“ ‘Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also’ ” (Matt. 6:19–21, NKJV).
What crucial truths is Jesus speaking here?

Who hasn’t read story after story of those who had amassed great wealth, only somehow to lose it? Our world is a very unstable place: wars, crime, violence, natural disasters, anything can come in a moment and take away all that we have worked for and, perhaps, even what we have honestly and faithfully earned. Then, too, in a moment, death comes, and so these things become useless to us anyway.

Of course, Scripture never tells us it’s wrong to be rich or to have amassed wealth; instead, in these verses Jesus warns us to keep it all in perspective.

What, though, does it mean to lay up treasure in heaven? It means making God and His cause first and foremost in your life, instead of making money first and foremost. Among other things, it means using what we have for the work of God, for the advancement of His kingdom, for working in behalf of others, and for being a blessing to others.

For instance, when God called Abram, He planned to use Abram and his family to bless all the families of the earth. God said to Abram, who “was called the friend of God” (James 2:23, NKJV), “ ‘I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed’ ” (Gen. 12:2, 3, NKJV).

“So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham” (Gal. 3:9). We have the same challenge presented to us as was presented to him.

“Money has great value, because it can do great good. In the hands of God’s children it is food for the hungry, drink for the thirsty, and clothing for the naked. It is a defense for the oppressed, and a means of help to the sick. But money is of no more value than sand, only as it is put to use in providing for the necessities of life, in blessing others, and advancing the cause of Christ.”—Ellen G. White, Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 351.

“ ‘For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also’ ” (Matt. 6:21). Where does your heart tell you your treasure is?

Supplemental EGW Notes

The true Christian’s joys and consolation must and will be in heaven. The longing souls of those who have tasted of the powers of the world to come and have feasted on heavenly joys, will not be satisfied with things of earth. Such will find enough to do in their leisure moments. Their souls will be drawn out after God. Where the treasure is, there will the heart be, holding sweet communion with the God they love and worship. Their amusement will be in contemplating their treasure—the Holy City, the earth made new, their eternal home. And while they dwell upon those things which are lofty, pure, and holy, heaven will be brought near, and they will feel the power of the Holy Spirit, and this will tend to wean them more and more from the world and cause their consolation and chief joy to be in the things of heaven, their sweet home. The power of attraction to God and heaven will then be so great that nothing can draw their minds from the great object of securing the soul’s salvation and honoring and glorifying God.—Early Writings, p. 112.

If the eye is single, if it is directed heavenward, the light of heaven will fill the soul, and earthly things will appear insignificant and uninviting. The purpose of the heart will be changed, and the admonition of Jesus will be heeded. You will lay up your treasure in heaven. Your thoughts will be fixed upon the great reward of eternity. All your plans will be made in reference to the future, immortal life. You will be drawn toward your treasure. You will not study your worldly interest, but in all your pursuits the silent inquiry will be, “Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?” (Acts 9:6). Bible religion will be woven into your daily life.—That I May Know Him, p. 222.

Mark these words of the Great Teacher, who spake as never man spake. He sets before you the course to pursue if you would serve your best interests in this life, and lay up for yourselves an eternal treasure. “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth.” There is danger of losing all in the pursuit of worldly gain, for in the feverish eagerness for earthly treasure, higher interests are forgotten. . . .
This work of transferring your possessions to the world above is worthy of all your best energies. It is of the highest importance, and involves your eternal interests. That which you bestow in the cause of God is not lost. All that is given for the salvation of souls and the glory of God is invested in the most successful enterprise in this life and in the life to come. Your talents of gold and silver, if given to the exchangers, are gaining continually in value, which will be registered to your account in the kingdom of heaven. You are to be the recipients of the eternal wealth that has increased in the hands of the exchangers. In giving to the work of God, you are laying up for yourselves treasures in heaven. All that you lay up above is secure from disaster and loss and is increasing to an eternal, and enduring, substance.—That I May Know Him, p. 223.

The above quotations are taken from Ellen G. White Notes for the Sabbath School Lessons, published by Pacific Press Publishing Association. Used by permission.

Disclaimer: Contents of these lessons are not intended to be financial advice but is general commentary based on biblical principles. The reader is encouraged to seek competent professional advice which will suit their particular personal situation.

04/01/2023

RESPONSIBILITIES OF GOD'S FAMILY MEMBERS

Wednesday, January 4

We all enjoy the spiritual and temporal blessings and gifts that God gives us. How comforting to know, too, that we are “part of the family.”

Read Deuteronomy 6:5 and Matthew 22:37. What does this mean, and how do we do it?

How would you love God with “ ‘ “all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind” ’ ” (Matt. 22:37, NKJV)? Interestingly enough, the Bible gives us the answer, and it’s not what most people expect.

Read Deuteronomy 10:12, 13 and 1 John 5:3. Biblically speaking, what is our proper response in our love relationship with our Father in heaven?

Keeping the law? Obeying the commandments? For many Christians, unfortunately, the idea of obeying the law (especially the fourth commandment) is legalism, and they claim that we are called, simply, to love God and to love our neighbor as ourselves. However, God is clear: we reveal our love to God and to our neighbors by, yes, obeying His commandments.

“For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments” (1 John 5:3, NKJV). We are used to looking at this verse as, well, we love God and, therefore, we keep His commandments. That’s fine. But perhaps we also can read it as “this is the love of God”; that is, we know and experience the love of God by keeping His commandments.

In Matthew 7:21–27, Jesus said that those who hear and do God’s words are likened to a wise builder who built his house upon the solid rock. Those who hear but don’t obey are likened to a foolish builder who built his house on the sand—with disastrous results. Both heard the word; one obeyed, one didn’t. The results made the difference between life and death.

Think about the link between loving God and obeying His law. Why would love for God be expressed that way? What is it about keeping the commandments that, indeed, does reveal that love? (Hint: Think about what disobeying His law causes.)

Supplemental EGW Notes

We are to love God, not only with all the heart, mind, and soul, but with all the strength. This covers the full, intelligent use of the physical powers.
Christ was a true worker in temporal as well as in spiritual things, and into all His work He brought a determination to do His Father’s will. The things of heaven and earth are more closely connected and are more directly under the supervision of Christ than many realize. . . .
God desires that His workers in every line shall look to Him as the Giver of all they possess. All right inventions and improvements have their source in Him who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in working. The skillful touch of the physician’s hand, his power over nerve and muscle, his knowledge of the delicate organism of the body, is the wisdom of divine power, to be used in behalf of the suffering. The skill with which the carpenter uses the hammer, the strength with which the blacksmith makes the anvil ring, comes from God. He has entrusted men with talents, and He expects them to look to Him for counsel. Whatever we do, in whatever department of the work we are placed, He desires to control our minds that we may do perfect work.—Christ’s Object Lessons, pp. 348, 349.

John declares: “This is the love of God, that we keep His commandments: and His commandments are not grievous.” Romans 3:31; 6:2; 1 John 5:3. In the new birth the heart is brought into harmony with God, as it is brought into accord with His law. When this mighty change has taken place in the sinner, he has passed from death unto life, from sin unto holiness, from transgression and rebellion to obedience and loyalty. The old life of alienation from God has ended; the new life of reconciliation, of faith and love, has begun. Then “the righteousness of the law” will “be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” Romans 8:4. And the language of the soul will be: “O how love I Thy law! it is my meditation all the day.” Psalm 119:97.—The Great Controversy, p. 468.

He who is trying to become holy by his own works in keeping the law, is attempting an impossibility. All that man can do without Christ is polluted with selfishness and sin. It is the grace of Christ alone, through faith, that can make us holy. . . .
[O]bedience is not a mere outward compliance, but the service of love. The law of God is an expression of His very nature; it is an embodiment of the great principle of love, and hence is the foundation of His government in heaven and earth. If our hearts are renewed in the likeness of God, if the divine love is implanted in the soul, will not the law of God be carried out in the life? When the principle of love is implanted in the heart, when man is renewed after the image of Him that created him, the new-covenant promise is fulfilled, “I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them.” Hebrews 10:16. And if the law is written in the heart, will it not shape the life? Obedience—the service and allegiance of love—is the true sign of discipleship.—Steps to Christ, pp. 59, 60.

The above quotations are taken from Ellen G. White Notes for the Sabbath School Lessons, published by Pacific Press Publishing Association. Used by permission.

Disclaimer: Contents of these lessons are not intended to be financial advice but is general commentary based on biblical principles. The reader is encouraged to seek competent professional advice which will suit their particular personal situation.

04/01/2023

RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR GOD'S FAMILY

Tuesday, January 3

God’s greatest gift to His children is Jesus Christ, who brings us the peace of forgiveness, grace for daily living and spiritual growth, and the hope of eternal life.

“ ‘For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life’ ” (John 3:16, NKJV). “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name” (John 1:12).

Salvation, then, is the foundational gift because, without this gift, what else could we get from God that in the long run would really matter? Whatever we might have here, one day we will be dead and gone and so will everyone who ever remembered us, and whatever good we did will be forgotten, as well. First and foremost, then, we must always keep the gift of the gospel; that is, Christ and Him crucified (1 Cor. 2:2), at the center of all our thoughts.

And yet, along with salvation, God gives us so much more. To those who were concerned about their food and clothing, Jesus offered comfort by saying, “ ‘Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you’ ” (Matt. 6:33, NKJV).

Read Psalm 23:1, Psalm 37:25, and Philippians 4:19. What do these verses say about God’s provision for our daily needs?

Also, when Jesus talked to His disciples about going away, He promised the gift of the Holy Spirit to comfort them. “If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you” (John 14:15–17). “He will guide you into all truth” (John 16:13).

Then the Spirit Himself gives amazing spiritual gifts to God’s children. (See 1 Cor. 12:4–11.)

In short, the God in whom “we live, and move, and have our being” (Acts 17:28), the God who “ ‘gives to all life, breath, and all things’ ” (Acts 17:25, NKJV), has given us existence, the promise of salvation, material blessings, and spiritual gifts in order to be a blessing to others. Again, whatever material possessions that we have, whatever gifts or talents we have been blessed with, we are indebted in every way to the Giver in how we use those gifts.

Supplemental EGW Notes

Christ is represented in the Scriptures as a gift. He is a gift, but only to those who give themselves, soul, body, and spirit, to Him without reserve. We are to give ourselves to Christ, to live a life of willing obedience to all His requirements. All that we are, all the talents and capabilities we possess, are the Lord’s, to be consecrated to His service. When we thus give ourselves wholly to Him, Christ, with all the treasures of heaven, gives Himself to us. We obtain the pearl of great price.—Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 116.

Oh, we do not comprehend the value of the atonement! If we did, we would talk more about it. The gift of God in His beloved Son was the expression of an incomprehensible love. It was the utmost that God could do to preserve the honor of His law, and still save the transgressor. Why should man not study the theme of redemption? It is the greatest subject that can engage the human mind. If men would contemplate the love of Christ, displayed in the cross, their faith would be strengthened to appropriate the merits of His shed blood, and they would be cleansed and saved from sin.—Ellen G. White Comments, in The SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 5, p. 1132.

Jesus did not seek to attract the people to Him by gratifying the desire for luxury. To that great throng, weary and hungry after the long, exciting day, the simple fare was an assurance both of His power and of His tender care for them in the common needs of life. The Saviour has not promised His followers the luxuries of the world; their lot may be shut in by poverty; but His word is pledged that their need shall be supplied, and He has promised that which is better than earthly good—the abiding comfort of His own presence.—The Ministry of Healing, p. 47.

My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19.
All blessings are bestowed upon those who have a vital connection with Jesus Christ. Jesus calls them to Himself not simply to refresh us with His grace and presence for a few hours, and then to send us forth from His light to walk apart from Him in sadness and gloom. No, no. He tells us that we must abide with Him and He with us. Trust in Him continually, and doubt not His love. He knows all our weakness and that which we need. He will give us grace sufficient for our day. . . .
Every worker who follows the example of Christ will be prepared to receive and use the power that God has promised to His church for the ripening of earth’s harvest. Morning by morning, as the heralds of the gospel kneel before the Lord and renew their vows of consecration to Him, He will grant them the presence of His Spirit, with its reviving, sanctifying power. As they go forth to the day’s duties, they have the assurance that the unseen agency of the Holy Spirit enables them to be “laborers together with God” (1 Corinthians 3:9).—God’s Amazing Grace, p. 117.

The above quotations are taken from Ellen G. White Notes for the Sabbath School Lessons, published by Pacific Press Publishing Association. Used by permission.

Disclaimer: Contents of these lessons are not intended to be financial advice but is general commentary based on biblical principles. The reader is encouraged to seek competent professional advice which will suit their particular personal situation.

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