“Annie! Maxi! We are leaving now; Grandpa has arrived,” Mother called out from the bottom of the stairs. “Coming!” Annie was wearing her favourite dress and shoes, and Max was dressed very elegant. It was Sabbath morning and they were heading to church. Annie and Max loved going to church, it was refreshing to see [...]
“And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.” Proverbs 23:2 Worldwide, causes of death are complex, ranging from accidents, disease, infections, drug use including alcohol and tobacco, toxins from pollution, malnutrition. . . and the list goes on. In general, causes of death are attributed to either the [...]
To Whom Does Your Time Belong? I ask the question again! “Is it yours?” Last month we discussed the need to be vigilant when handling something that does not belong to us; something which is not our property. We saw that our body is the Lord’s. This month we will discuss time. Time is not [...]
My brethren, and sisters, I was impressed to share with you an important subject wherein lies our eternal destiny. We are living in the last days of probation and do not know how long time will last. While probation still lingers, do we have the pure mark of the truth? Every day we are deciding [...]
Regarding spiritual matters, you can ask any atheist and they will admit that they do not believe in God. Many of them will give some kind of excuse like the fact that they have seen no evidence of His existence. So, what you cannot see how can you believe, they argue. The reality is, what [...]
We often sing the beautiful song, written by James Lowell, “Once to every man and nation, Comes the moment to decide, In the strife of truth with falsehood, For the good or evil side; some great cause, God’s new Messiah, Offering each the bloom or blight, And the choice goes by forever, Twixt that darkness [...]
Many people are happy that the year 2017 is ending. According to the calendar commonly used, December is the last month of the year. Recently, one month ago, I visited some people for Bible studies. I found them discussing how much they still need to do to prepare for their year-end ceremony. They were very [...]
"Awake before you hear from pale and agonized lips the terrible wail: ‘The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.’” –Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, p. 589 “We are living in the closing scenes of this earth's history. Prophecy is rapidly fulfilling. The hours of probation are fast passing. [...]
The Reformation Messenger - December 2017
