*SEED FOR LIFE*
Lord, you've given me all I need. I trust you. I put my future in your hands.
• Psalm 16:5

He who spoke peace to the billows of Galilee has spoken the word of peace for every soul. No matter how fierce the tempest, those who turn to Jesus with the cry, “Lord, save me,” will find deliverance... The heart that is in harmony with God is a partaker of the peace of heaven and will diffuse its blessed influence all around. The spirit of peace will rest like dew upon hearts weary and troubled with worldly strife.
• Reflecting Christ, p.278

*• A Point To Ponder •*
What God has appointed for you, He will sustain. What you cannot see, He already sees. What you cannot control, you can place confidently in His hands.
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*SEED FOR LIFE*
Avoid shameful and foolish talk and low jesting. They are all alike discreditable and in place of these give thanks.
• Ephesians 5:4

The giddy laugh, the jesting, the joking, sickens the soul that is feeding on Christ... Let no low witticism escape your lips. All frivolous words, all lightness and trifling, are enticements of the enemy to deprive you of spiritual strength... Lightness, jesting, and joking will result in the barrenness of the soul and the loss of the favour of God... Trim your lamps, and keep them burning, that wherever you may go, you may reveal in speech and action precious rays of light.
• Radiant Religion, p.237

*• A Point To Ponder •*
God does not forbid happiness, wholesome laughter, or genuine enjoyment. Rather, Scripture calls us to examine the quality and influence of what we allow into our minds and conversations.
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*SEED FOR LIFE*
Foolishness brings joy to those with no sense; a sensible person stays on the right path.
• Proverbs 15:21

We cannot be excusable in the sight of God if we engage in amusements which have a tendency to unfit us for the faithful performance of the ordinary duties of life, and thus lessen our relish for the contemplation of God and heavenly things. The religion of Christ is cheering and elevating in its influence. It is above everything like foolish jesting and joking, vain and frivolous chit-chat.
• Messages to Young People, p.364

*• A Point To Ponder •*
Lord, help me to choose the things that bring true joy—things that draw my heart closer to You rather than away from You.
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*SEED FOR LIFE*
The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually... the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was filled with violence.
• Genesis 6:5, 11

God had given men His commandments as a rule of life, but His law was transgressed, and every conceivable sin was the result. The wickedness of men was open and daring, justice was trampled in the dust, and the cries of the oppressed reached unto heaven... The sins that called for vengeance upon the antediluvian world exist today. The fear of God is banished from the hearts of men, and His law is treated with indifference and contempt. The intense worldliness of that generation is equalled by that of the generation now living.
• Patriarchs & Prophets, p.90,101

*• A Point To Ponder •*
The world may become increasingly lawless, violent, and secular. But God's answer is not fear. It is faithfulness, an abiding walk with God.
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SEED OF LIFE
When the Lord saw that the wickedness of man on the earth was great, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. But the earth was corrupt before the face of God, and the earth was filled with violence.
• Genesis 6:5 & 11

Our Father gave His commandments to man as a rule of life, but His law was transgressed, and every conceivable sin was the result. The wickedness of man was open and defiant, justice was trampled into the dust, and the cry of the oppressed ascended to heaven... The sins that cried out for vengeance upon the world before the flood exist today. The fear of God is banished from the hearts of men, and His law is treated with indifference and contempt. The intense worldliness of that generation is matched by that of the generation now living.• Patriarchs and Prophets, pp. 90 & 101

•A Point to Ponder•
The world may become increasingly lawless, more violent, and more secular, but our Father's answer is not fear. It is faithfulness – a continuous walk with Him.(FrontierOfHopeMinistry)

Shabbat Shalom

SEED OF LIFE
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
• Romans 12:21

Bitter feelings are foreign to the Spirit of Christ. When Jesus was reviled, mistreated, and insulted, He did not take revenge... Is the servant greater than his master? Christ gave us His life as an example... No grudge must enter our hearts... has your friendship and love turned into bitterness and hate? We must be less proud and less sensitive, have less self-love, and be dead to self-interest.
• Radiant Religion, p. 240

•A Point to Ponder•
The greatest danger when we are wronged is not the damage itself, but what we allow that injury to produce in our hearts.(FrontierOfHopeMinistry)

SEED OF LIFE
Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are false, who leave the straight path to walk in dark ways, who find joy in doing wrong and rejoice in the perverseness of evil.
• Proverbs 2:12-14

Since the fall of Adam, there is a love for sin in the unconverted heart and a tendency to cherish and excuse it. The inclination toward sin and the desire for it indicate a deception of the soul. Every nurturing of that sinful desire strengthens the soul's averse hostility toward our Father... A continuous battle must be waged against our earthly disposition; we must be assisted by the ennobling influence of our Father's grace, which will elevate the mind and lead it to contemplate pure and holy things.
• Radiant Religion, p. 239

•A Point to Ponder•
Divine wisdom is not merely knowledge of what is right. It is allowing our Father to direct our thoughts so that we will increasingly love what is right and hate what is wrong.(FrontierOfHopeMinistry)

*SEED FOR LIFE*
The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:9,10

Those who are unwilling to accept the plain, cutting truths of the Bible are continually seeking for pleasing fables that will quiet the conscience... Too wise in their own conceit to search the Scriptures with contrition of soul and earnest prayer for divine guidance, they have no shield from delusion. Satan is ready to supply the heart’s desire, and he palms off his deceptions in the place of truth.... Every conceivable form of error will be accepted by those who willfully reject the truth.
• Great Controversy, p.523

*• A Point To Ponder •*
People do not necessarily become deceived because truth is unavailable; they can become deceived because they do not want the truth.
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*SEED FOR LIFE*
Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 7:21

The soul that longs after the excitement of worldly pleasure, the mind that is full of love for display, cannot serve God... Such a one has no inclination to war against the lust of the flesh. He longs to indulge the appetite and chooses the atmosphere of sin. Though a church member, they are unconverted. They may take part in the church service, they may sing the hymns, but they testify to a falsehood. They are no more righteous in God’s sight than is the veriest sinner.
• Christ’s Object Lessons, p.270

*• A Point To Ponder •*
Church activity is not the same as spiritual transformation.
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*SEED OF LIFE*
BUT know this, that in the last days perilous times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away.
Always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
• ‭2 Timothy 3:1,2,4,5 & 7

One of the sins that forms part of the signs of the last days is that professing Christians are lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God... The true follower of Jesus cannot find pleasure in the frivolous, empty conversations of the world-lover... because the latter is merely satisfied with contemplating the religion of Christ, but knows nothing of its saving power. Obedience to the Word of God will lead them to separate themselves from all these things.
• Radiant Religion, p. 236

*• A Point to Ponder •*
Our danger is not merely that sensual pleasure exists, but that it has displaced the transforming power of a living relationship with God.(FrontierOfHopeMinistry)

*SEED OF LIFE*
BUT know this, that in the last days perilous times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away.
Always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
• ‭2 Timothy 3:1,2,4,5 & 7

One of the sins that forms part of the signs of the last days is that professing Christians are lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God... The true follower of Jesus cannot find pleasure in the frivolous, empty conversations of the world-lover... because the latter is merely satisfied with contemplating the religion of Christ, but knows nothing of its saving power. Obedience to the Word of God will lead them to separate themselves from all these things.
• Radiant Religion, p. 236

*• A Point to Ponder •*
Our danger is not merely that sensual pleasure exists, but that it has displaced the transforming power of a living relationship with God.(FrontierOfHopeMinistry)

*SEED FOR LIFE*
The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.
• Luke 8:14

Satan display the world with its most alluring, flattering charms to poor mortals, and as they gaze upon it, its glitter and tinsel eclipse the glory of heaven, and that life which is as enduring as the throne of God. A life of peace, happiness, joy unspeakable, which shall know nothing of sorrow, sadness, pain, nor death, is sacrificed for a short lifetime of sin.
• Radiant Religion, p.234

*• A Point To Ponder •*
What if Satan cannot persuade me to abandon Christ, but can persuade me to become so absorbed in the things of this life that I have little time, desire, or attention left for Him?
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*SEED FOR LIFE*
By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.
• Hebrews 11:24, 25

Moses was offered the palace of the Pharaohs and the throne; but the sinful pleasures that make men forget God were in those lordly courts... Instead of linking himself with the sin and the greatness of Egypt, he chose to bind up his life with God’s purpose... The greatness of Egypt is in the dust... All who will turn from the pleasures of earth, rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season, will receive the unfading crown of immortality, and the far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.
• Radiant Religion, p.224

*• A Point To Ponder •*
There comes a point in life when we must ask: Who am I becoming, and whose purpose am I living for?
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*SEED FOR LIFE*
Psalm 23:5 KJV
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runeth over.
• Psalm 23:5

Satan has his evil angels around us… He makes evil suggestions and inspires worldly thoughts, knowing that he can thus bring the soul into condemnation and bondage… For every class of temptations, there is a remedy. We are not left to ourselves to fight the battle against self and our sinful natures in our own finite strength. Jesus is a mighty helper, a never-failing support.
• Our High Calling, p.88

*• A Point To Ponder •*
The sheep could not control or protect itself from every irritating insect. It needed the shepherd, who knew its vulnerability. Just as oil protected the sheep from tormenting insects, the Shepherd’s oil says: “I see what is troubling you. I know what is attacking you. I will care for you, protect you, and refresh you. Stay close to Me.”
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*SEED FOR LIFE*
There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and assure himself that there is good in his labour. Even this, I have seen, is from the hand of God.
• Ecclesiastes 2:24

*King James Version:*
There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God. For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?

At creation, labour was appointed as a blessing. It meant development, power, happiness... though the curse of sin has brought a change in the conditions of labour, it is still a source of happiness and development. It is a safeguard against temptation. Its discipline places a check on self-indulgence and promotes industry, purity, and firmness. Thus, it becomes a part of God’s great plan for our recovery from the fall.
• Education, p.214

*• A Point To Ponder •*
Work is not merely a means of survival; it is a gift from God. It points us to Christ, who Himself spent most of His earthly life as a carpenter. He dignified honest labour by His own example.
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*SEED OF LIFE*
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him; do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.
• Psalm 37:7

Nothing wounds the soul like the sharp doubt of unbelief. When trial comes, as it will, do not worry or complain. Silence in the soul makes the voice of God more distinct. Remember that the everlasting arms are underneath us. He leads us into the haven of gracious experience.
• In Heavenly Places,p.269

*•A Point to Ponder•*
Trusting in God does not mean believing that He will do what we want, but rather believing that He will do everything that He knows is good.(FrontierOfHopeMinistry)

SEED FOR LIFE
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in you.
• Isaiah 26:3

There are many whose hearts are aching under a load of care because they seek to reach the world’s standard... True happiness is found in learning of Christ. Those who take Christ at His Word and surrender the soul to His keeping, their lives to His ordering, will find peace and quietude. Nothing of the world can make them sad when Jesus makes them glad by His presence. It is the love of self that brings unrest.
• My Life Today, p.181

• A Point To Ponder •
When your focus shifts from self to Christ, your worries lose their power because your confidence rests in the One who never changes.
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SEED OF LIFE
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
• Matthew 6:34

Our heavenly Father understands every phase of the difficulties we must face... The faithful completion of today's duties is the best preparation for tomorrow's trials. Do not gather all of tomorrow's responsibilities and cares and add them to today's burden. Our Father gives us strength for each day.
• The Upward Look, p.44

•A Point to Ponder•
Today's grace is for today's needs. Our Father's answer to tomorrow's trials is not today's anxiety, but today's obedience.(FrontierOfHopeMinistry)

*SEED OF LIFE*
The Lord God is a sun and a shield. The Lord gives grace and glory. He will not withhold any good thing from those who do what is right.
• Psalm 84:11

Worry is blind and cannot distinguish the future; but Jesus sees the end from the beginning. In every difficulty He has prepared the way to bring relief. Our heavenly Father has a thousand ways to provide for us of which we are completely unaware.
• Ministry of Healing p.481

*•A Point to Ponder•*
Our Father is never limited by our circumstances, our resources, or our finite understanding. He can open doors that are invisible to us, provide through unexpected people, create opportunities we never dreamed of, and sustain us in ways beyond human calculation.(FrontierOfHopeMinistry)

*SEED FOR LIFE*
I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live.
• Ecclesiastes 3:12

God calls upon men to minister gladly to their fellow men. Every effort we make for Christ will be rewarded by Him; and every duty we perform in His name will minister to our own happiness... From those who perform such service, the light of Christ shines to brighten lives darkened by many shadows... Life is too valuable, too full of solemn, sacred responsibilities, to be wasted in pleasing self.
• Radiant Religion, p.218

*• A Point To Ponder •*
Even a small act of kindness done in Christ's name can become a ray of light in someone's darkness, while bringing lasting joy to your own heart.
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*SEED FOR LIFE*
By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one to another.
• John 13:35

Love is the basis of godliness. Whatever the profession, no man has pure love to God unless he has unselfish love for his brother. When self is merged in Christ, love springs forth spontaneously... Connected with Christ, we are connected with our fellow men by the golden links of the chain of love.
• Maranatha, p.101

*• A Point To Ponder •*
When Christ's love fills our lives, it changes how we speak, forgive, serve, and treat others. Such love is the strongest evidence that we belong to Jesus and the clearest testimony we can give to a watching world.
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