THINK ON HEAVENLY THIN

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. . . .

Contemplation and Meditation Served to Enrich with Wisdom and Piety

In contemplation of God and His works the faculties of David's mind and heart were developing and strengthening for the work of his afterlife. He was daily coming into a more intimate communion with God. His mind was constantly penetrating into new depths for fresh themes to inspire his song and to wake the music of his harp. The rich melody of his voice poured out upon the air, echoed from the hills as if responsive to the rejoicing of the angels' songs in heaven.

HONEST BUSINESS DEALINGS

There is no branch of legitimate business for which the Bible does not afford an essential preparation. Its principles of diligence, honesty, thrift, temperance, and purity are the secret of true success.

These principles, as set forth in the book of Proverbs, constitute a treasury of practical wisdom. Where can the merchant, the artisan, the director of men in any department of business, find better maxims for himself or for his employees than are found in these words of the wise man:

PRIORITY ONE! TODAY OUR LIVES ARE THE TEMPLE OF GOD

In the 18 years that the people had begun to return to Jerusalem they had not begun work on the temple. The Temple of Solomon that had been built was destroyed in the fall of Jerusalem. Without the temple, worship and connection with God was not possible for the people of the nation. When the people returned to Jerusalem, they were expected to begin construction on the temple so that God could be worshipped and glorified. They were so preoccupied with their own lives that they ignored building the temple.

THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT

Don't you think that this world would be a happier place if we would live by the Sermon on the Mount?" Of course it would. The same could be said about living according to the Ten Commandments. The problem is, NO ONE CAN LIVE ACCORDING TO THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OR SERMON ON THE MOUNT TODAY! (cf. 5:20, 27-30, 42, 48; 7:21-23).

ALBERTO RIVERA

Biography.  Rivera was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. He is most notable for his claims about his time as a Catholic priest and the inner workings of the Catholic Church. Most of these claims are fiercely disputed by the Catholic Church and others. An exposé by Gary Metz in Cornerstone magazine as well as another one in Christianity Today[2] questioned many of Rivera's claims about his life and claimed that he was a fraud. The two conflicting versions are summarized below.

SALVATION BY FAITH

All the blessings which God hath bestowed upon man are of his mere grace, bounty, or favour; his free, undeserved favour; favour altogether undeserved; man having no claim to the least of his mercies. It was free grace that "formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into him a living soul," and stamped on that soul the image of God, and "put all things under his feet." The same free grace continues to us, at this day, life, and breath, and all things. For there is nothing we are, or have, or do, which can deserve the least thing at God's hand. "All our works, Thou, O God, hast wrought in us." These, therefore, are so many more instances of free mercy: and whatever righteousness may be found in man, this is also the gift of God.

A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY

And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. Heb. 11:15, 16

THE VEIL WILL BE DRAWN ASIDE

Now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face. 1 Cor. 13:12

There, when the veil that darkens our vision shall be removed, and our eyes shall behold that world of beauty of which we now catch glimpses through the microscope; when we look on the glories of the heavens, now scanned afar through the telescope; when, the blight of sin removed, the whole earth shall appear "in the beauty of the Lord our God," what a field will be open to our study!

THE RENEWED HEART LOVES AS CHRIST LOVED

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. John 13:34.

Jesus says, "Love one another as I have loved you." Love is not simply an impulse, a transitory emotion, dependent upon circumstances; it is a living principle, a permanent power.

GOD IS NEAR TO ALL THAT CALL UPON HIM

The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. Ps. 145:18.

God is pleased when we keep our faces turned toward the Sun of Righteousness.... When we are in trouble and pressed down with anxieties, the Lord is near, and He bids us cast all our care upon Him, because He cares for us. . . .

WE ARE TAKE TIME TO THINK ABOUT GOD

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Ps. 46:10.

RECONCILED TO GOD BY CHRIST’S DEAT

For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. Rom. 5:10.

The cross is invested with a power that language cannot express. Christ’s sacrifice in behalf of the human race puts to shame our meager efforts and methods to meet and uplift humanity, to help sinful men and women to find Jesus.

WE SHALL INHERIT ALL THINGS

He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son (daughter). Rev. 21:7.

In order to inherit all things, we must resist and overcome sin.

PERPETUITY OF THE SABBATH COMMANDMENT

There are no hints in the Old Testament that the Sabbath commandment, as preserved in the Decalogue, was to be terminated or modified. Yet, Christianity is seriously divided concerning the validity of the Sabbath commandment for Christian believers. Adventists believe that there is no clear evidence in the New Testament to support the idea that biblical Sabbath keeping was changed to Sunday observance. We recognize that the change did take place soon after the apostolic era, but an examination of the New Testament passages dealing with the subject reveals that the Sabbath commandment was observed in the apostolic church.

GROWTH IN GRACE BEGINS AT HOME

The Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. Ps. 84:11

There are many who do not grow in grace because they fail of cultivating home religion.
The members of the family are to show that they are in constant possession of a power received from Christ. They are to improve in every habit and practice, thus showing that they keep constantly before them what it means to be a Christian.

IN CHRIST THERE IS STRENGTH

Let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me. Isa. 27:5

The enemy cannot overcome the humble learner of Christ, the one who walks prayerfully before the Lord. Christ interposes Himself as a shelter, a retreat, from the assaults of the wicked one. The promise is given, “When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.” . . .

CHRIST PRESENT ME WITH A CROWN AND HARP

Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. 2 Tim. 4:8
Before entering the city of God the Saviour bestows upon His followers the emblems of victory and invests them with the insignia of their royal state. The glittering ranks are drawn up in the form of a hollow square about their King, whose form rises in majesty high above saint and angel, whose countenance beams upon them full of benignant love.

DOES FAITH CANCEL OBEDIENCE

Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law. Rom. 3:31.

Faith is not an opiate, but a stimulant. Looking to Calvary will not quiet your soul into nonperformance of duty, but will create faith that will work, purifying the soul from all selfishness.

A WELCOME TO THE HEAVENLY HOME

Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in. Isa. 26:2.

The life on earth is the beginning of the life in heaven. We are children of the heavenly King, members of the royal family, heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ. The mansions Jesus has gone to prepare are to receive only those who are true, who are pure, who love and obey His words.