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From the Heart — Day 31 of 365 The Prophetic Messenger Prays, January 31 So the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Exodus 33:11 . [Prayer offered by Ellen White at the 1903 General Conference session.] Our heavenly Father, we come to Thee this morning just as we are, needy and wholly dependent upon Thee. Help us to have a clear knowledge of what we must be, and of the characters that we must form, in order that we may be prepared to unite with the heavenly family in the city of our God.... O my Father, how can we proclaim Thy goodness, and Thy mercy, and Thy love, unless we cherish them in our own hearts and reveal them in our own experiences? Thou knowest how Thou hast presented this matter to Thy ...

From the Heart — Day 30 of 365 Cheerful Giving, January 30 Let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7 . All our offerings should be presented with cheerfulness, for they come from the fund which the Lord has seen fit to place in our hands for the purpose of carrying forward His work in the world, in order that the banner of truth may be unfurled in the highways and byways of the earth. If all who profess the truth would give to the Lord His own in tithes and gifts and offerings, there would be meat in the house of the Lord. The cause of benevolence would no longer be dependent on the uncertain gifts of impulse, and vary according to people's...

From the Heart — Day 29 of 365 God Will Not Turn Away From You, January 29 All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out. John 6:37 . Jesus Himself, while He dwelt among us, was often in prayer. Prayer went before and sanctified every act of His ministry.... He found comfort and joy in communion with His Father. And if our Savior, the Son of God, felt the need of prayer, how much more should feeble, sinful mortals feel the necessity of fervent, constant prayer.... Do not entertain the thought that because you have made mistakes, because your life has been darkened by errors, your Heavenly Father does not love you and will not hear you when you pray.... His heart of love i...

From the Heart — Day 28 of 365 In My Name, January 28 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. John 14:14 . The disciples were unacquainted with the Savior's unlimited resources and power. He said to them, “Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name.” John 16:24 . He explained that the secret of their success would be in asking for strength and grace in His name. He would be present before the Father to make requests for them. The prayer of the humble suppliant He presents as His own desire in that soul's behalf. Every sincere prayer is heard in heaven. It may not be fluently expressed, but if the heart is in it, it will ascend to the sanctuary where Jesus ministers, and He will present it to the Father w...

From the Heart — Day 27 of 365 What the Word Is to Us, January 27 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 . The Bible contains a simple and complete system of theology and philosophy. It is the book that makes us wise unto salvation. It tells us how to reach the abode of eternal happiness. It tells us of the love of God as shown in the plan of redemption, imparting the knowledge essential for all—the knowledge of Christ. He is the Sent of God; He is the Author of our salvation. But apart from the Word of God we could have no knowledge that such a person as the Lord Jesus Christ ever visited our world, nor any knowledge of Hi...

From the Heart — Day 26 of 365 The Word in Human Form, January 26 He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Matthew 7:29 . Clad in the vestments of humanity, the Son of God came down to the level of those He wished to save. In Him was no guile or sinfulness; He was ever pure and undefiled; yet He took upon Him our sinful nature. Clothing His divinity with humanity that He might associate with fallen humanity, He sought to redeem for humanity that which by disobedience Adam had lost, for himself and for the world. In His own character Jesus manifested to the world the character of God; He pleased not Himself, but went about doing good. His whole history for more than thirty years was of pure, disinterested ben...

From the Heart — Day 25 of 365 God's Word Our Light, January 25 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105 . I have a decided message from the Lord for the people who claim to believe the truth for this time.... The Bible is the voice of God to His people. As we study the living oracles, we are to remember that God is speaking to His people out of His Word. We are to make this Word the man of our counsel.... If we realized the importance of searching the Scriptures, how much more diligently we would study them! ... The Scriptures would be read and studied as the sure evidence of God's will concerning us. The Bible is to be studied with special interest, for it contains the most valuable info...

From the Heart — Day 24 of 365 A Time for Prevailing Prayer, January 24 It is time for You to act, O Lord, for they have regarded Your law as void. Psalm 119:126 . The Lord is soon to come. Wickedness and rebellion, violence and crime, are filling the world. The cries of the suffering and the oppressed rise to God for justice. In the place of being softened by the patience and forbearance of God, the wicked are growing stronger in stubborn rebellion. The time in which we live is one of marked depravity. Religious restraint is thrown off, and people reject the law of God as unworthy of their attention. A more than common contempt is placed upon this holy law. A moment of respite has been graciously given us of God. Every power le...

From the Heart — Day 23 of 365 A New Mind Will I Give You, January 23 I will give you a new heart. Ezekiel 36:26 . In the Bible the will of God is revealed. Through all time this book is to stand as a revelation of Jehovah. To human beings the divine oracles have been committed to be the power of God. The truths of the Word of God are not mere sentiment but the utterances of the Most High. Those who make these truths a part of their lives become in every sense new creatures. They are not given new mental powers, but the darkness that through ignorance and sin has clouded their understanding is removed. The words, “A new heart also will I give you,” mean, A new mind will I give you. This change of heart is always atte...

From the Heart — Day 22 of 365 Lay Up Treasure in Heaven, January 22 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. Matthew 6:20, 21 . What shall I eat? and what shall I drink? and wherewithal shall I be clothed? are the questions which are occupying the minds of men and women, while eternity is dropped out of their reckoning. There are some who do not look upon the Lord Jesus Christ as the only hope of the world.... Those for whom He died are absorbed in providing themselves with temporal things that are not required. At the same time they are neglecting the preparation of character which would ...

From the Heart — Day 21 of 365 A Steward's Duty, January 21 He who gives, [let him do it] with liberality. Romans 12:8 . Liberality is a duty on no account to be neglected; but let not rich or poor for a moment entertain the thought that their offerings to God can atone for their defects of Christian character. Says the great apostle, “Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.” ... It is to cultivate a spirit of benevolence in us that the Lord calls for our gifts and offerings. He is not dependent upon us for means to sustain His cause. He declares by the prophet, “Every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle u...

From the Heart — Day 20 of 365 Jesus Reveals the Father, January 20 I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. John 17:6 . If the poor and unlearned are not capable of understanding the Bible, then the mission of Christ to our world was useless, for He says, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.” The command to search the Scriptures Christ addressed not only to the Pharisees and scribes but to the great multitude of the common people who crowded about them. If the...

From the Heart — Day 19 of 365 Personal Study Is Essential, January 19 Make me understand the way of Your precepts; so shall I meditate on Your wonderful works. Psalm 119:27 . The Bible is not exalted to its place among the books of the world, although its study is of infinite importance to the souls of men and women. In searching its pages the imagination beholds scenes majestic and eternal. We behold Jesus, the Son of God, coming to our world, and engaging in the mysterious conflict that discomfited the powers of darkness. Oh, how wonderful, how almost incredible it is, that the infinite God would consent to the humiliation of His own Son that we might be elevated to a place with Him upon His throne! Let all students of the Scri...

From the Heart — Day 18 of 365 Bible Study Strengthens Intellect, January 18 Behold, I long for Your precepts; revive me in Your righteousness. “Given by inspiration of God,” “able to make thee wise unto salvation,” rendering “the man of God ... perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works”—the Book of books has the highest claims to our reverent attention. Superficial study of the Word of God cannot meet the claims it has upon us nor furnish us with the benefit that is promised.... To read daily a certain number of chapters, or to commit to memory a stipulated amount of Scripture, without careful thought as to the meaning of the text, will profit but little. To study one passage un...

From the Heart — Day 17 of 365 God Speaks to Us, January 17 Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us? Luke 24:32 . After Christ's death two disciples, on their way to Emmaus from Jerusalem, were talking over the scenes of the crucifixion. Christ Himself drew near, unrecognized by the sorrowing travelers. Their faith had died with their Lord, and their eyes, blinded by unbelief, did not recognize their risen Savior. Jesus, walking by their side, longed to reveal Himself to them, but He accosted them merely as fellow travelers, saying “What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?” Astonished at the ...

From the Heart — Day 16 of 365 The Power of Prayer, January 16 You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. Isaiah 26:3 . Prayer to the Great Physician for the healing of the soul brings the blessing of God. Prayer unites us one to another and to God. Prayer brings Jesus to our side and gives new strength and fresh grace to the fainting, perplexed soul. By prayer the sick have been encouraged to believe that God will look with compassion upon them. A ray of light penetrates to the hopeless soul and becomes a savor of life unto life. Prayer has “subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire”—we sh...

From the Heart — Day 15 of 365 Pray Without Ceasing, January 15 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit. Ephesians 6:18 . We are not always so situated that we can enter into our closets to seek God in prayer, but there is no time or place in which it is inappropriate to offer up a petition to God. There is nothing that can hinder us from lifting up our hearts in the spirit of earnest prayer. In the crowds of the street, in the midst of a business engagement, we may send up a petition to God and plead for divine guidance, as did Nehemiah when he made his request before the king Artaxerxes. A closet of communion may be found wherever we are. We should have the door of the heart open continually and our invitat...