Pesticides have been used by commercial farmers for many years, to protect crops from weeds, disease and insects. The use of pesticides increases crop yields. Proponents of pesticide use estimate that 30–70% of crops would be lost without the use of pest control products. Also, food could potentially be contaminated by diseases carried by insects [...]
On a beautiful Sabbath morning, October 10, 2015, members and visitors from near and far gathered near picturesque Boundary Bay in White Rock, British Columbia for the beginning of the Western Canadian Field Conference. The conference Motto was, “Prepare to Meet Thy God.” Amos 4:12 (last part) Brother Jeffrey Ho welcomed everyone and then shared [...]
If you would be asked to give up your faith, or be sentenced to death, which one would you choose? To give up Sabbath and your obedience to God, or to die for your faith? Millions of Christians have faced this question. In the Middle Ages, over 50 million martyrs chose to die rather than [...]
ESTHER’S PRAYER Esther was the most beautiful young woman in the whole country. She won the beauty contest in the time of Medo-Persia and King Xerxes the Great—or Ahasuerus, as he is called in the Bible—and so he married her. Esther was a Jew, an orphan, and thus her cousin, Mordecai brought her up. Esther’s [...]
Prayer had been a significant part of spiritual life long before Jesus lived on this earth, but as evidenced in Luke 11:1 ("Lord, teach us to pray") not everyone knew exactly how to pray. The disciples were eager to learn new methods in which to pray and this is what Jesus presented in what is [...]
We can be victorious! With the Lord’s help, I would like to share a message with you of hope. Jesus is our Friend, our Lord and Redeemer. The Bible is crystal clear that we can be victorious. We read that, in Jesus, by Jesus, and through Jesus, we can overcome the world with its attractions. [...]
When we pray we enter the presence of God—into the audience chamber of the Most High, to the throne room itself, the inmost sanctuary of God for a private audience with the Ruler of the universe. Very few people fully appreciate this honour; and this honour is granted to the lowliest of men. In private [...]
The question “what should we pray for today?” is a very important question; one that can determine if our future would be eternal life or eternal death. One of the most important things that we should pray for today is the Holy Spirit. Without the Holy Spirit dwelling within us, God cannot work with us [...]
We are now winding down the year 2015. Soon it will pass into eternity and we begin the New Year, 2016. Time is fast running out. The world will soon come to an end! The year 2015 had been a year of mixed events. Both victories and defeats have been seen in our ranks. In [...]
The Reformation Messenger - December 2015