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Three Angels Broadcasting Network Devotional. God’s Miracle By Tracey Ridenour September 6th, 2026 “And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 As the big glass doors open, the young woman walks through, wondering what her doctor is about to tell her concerning the test results. Her name is called all too soon. Please give me the strength to handle whatever the news may be, she prays silently. With another prayer sent to Heaven, she listens to the doctor as he tells her the worst thing she could possibly hear—cancer. As she sits there listening, it all seems like a bad dream she’ll wake up from any moment—but she doesn’t. Then, out of nowhere, a peace washes over her, and a calm assurance that her Father and Savior is right there with her causes her to start praising God. She thanks Him for the trial He has placed in her path, and then praises Him for trusting her enough to be able to pass through the tempest sea. Her boat is being thrown from side to side, but inside she is being safely guarded by her loving Savior. Everything is so dark and black around her, but she knows that she can handle anything that comes her way with her Lord by her side. Not because she’s strong in her own power (in fact, she feels very weak and vulnerable), but because she remembers the Bible promise, “For when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:10. You see, she’s learned in her walk with Christ that faith is trusting God no matter where He leads or however things turn out. Learning faith in God isn’t easy, but just as we learn to walk as children, each step gets easier. Sometimes He gives us a light in the darkness that helps clear our tear-filled eyes. In each trial, we come to the place where we stop complaining and start rejoicing! Learning to praise God in the difficult times helps us prepare for what is coming. Soon we will face the most difficult times this world has ever seen, and as Remnant people, we need to practice now. The storms of life prepare us so that when we’re called to the hardest test, we’ll have the trust in Christ to step forward and meet it. As she continues to praise her Savior, her doctor tells her that she’ll need to take more tests—but this time from a different laboratory to double-check the results. She agrees to do it, and after a few days, the results came back again— but this time, they’re negative. A few more tests, and they all came back negative! Praise the Lord! Although she knows things don’t always turn out that way for everyone, she’s very grateful for the results; and while she can’t possibly understand why God allows bad things to happen, she knows that His ways are the best.

Bible Verse of the Day. John 14:23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. NKJV.

God's Promises Deuteronomy 1:31 New King James Version and in the wilderness where you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all the way that you went until you came to this place.’

Present Truth # 6 Prophecy of World Events. The Great World Empires. What the future holds has always been a matter of deep interest to world leaders and their subjects. Proud monarchs cherished the ambition to expand their kingdom to the uttermost ends of the world and to establish security for their kingdoms forever. To this end they devoted all their energies by heavily fortifying cities and raising huge armies. When, to all human probability, it appeared that they had attained their goal, their kingdom was often overthrown and followed by another. What does the future hold? Does the rise and fall of great world empires happen by chance or do they all form part of a great plan? If so, what will the outcome be? God’s foreseeing eye reveals the future; history establishes the certainty of it. A World Ruler Troubled Nebuchadnezzar, the great and ambitious king of ancient Babylon longed to know what would come to pass in the future. One night he had a remarkable dream. His mind was deeply impressed, but when he awoke he found it impossible to recall the dream. His wise men, the magicians, astrologers and soothsayers were unable to tell the king what he had dreamed, and because they claimed to have supernatural power, the king was angered at their inability to tell the dream, and ordered them to be executed. Among the wise men at the court of Babylon was a young man named Daniel, and his friends, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. These four young men had been chosen from the Jewish exiles, to be educated at the king’s court. When he heard of the death decree and the reason for it, Daniel begged the king for an extension of time, so that he and his friends could pray to God to reveal to him the dream and the interpretation of it. This request was granted and the four young men, with strong faith in God’s ability to answer them, prayed together. “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” James 5:16. It is not surprising that the answer came immediately. Read Daniel 2:1-30. The Dream Revealed Daniel told King Nebuchadnezzar the dream he could not recall: “Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, his legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.” Daniel 2:31-35. The king had been listening with close attention to every particular and knew that it was the very dream which had so troubled him. His mind was thus prepared to favorably receive the interpretation. Daniel declared: “. . . there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. . . . This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.” Daniel 2:28, 36. The Dream Interpreted 1. The Head of Gold Daniel proceeded with the interpretation: “Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.” Daniel 2:37, 38. Babylon was the golden kingdom of a golden age. The city of Babylon was referred to as “the golden city,” Isaiah 14:4. It towered to a height of splendor never reached by any of its later rivals. This beautiful city was sixty miles in circumference, with solid gates of brass, its walls were approximately 120 meters high and 30 meters thick. Its magnificently terraced hanging gardens, its temples and palaces were called “The glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency.” Never before or since, has the earth seen a city like it, or has there been an equal. The images’ head of gold was a fit representation of the earth’s greatest city, Babylon. “No capital in the world has been the centre of so much power, wealth, and culture for a period so vast.” (History of Babylonia and Assyria, Volume 1, page 397). After the death of Nebuchadnezzar, its greatest Monarch, Babylonia declined and eventually passed away under weaker rulers. During the reign of king Belshazzar, Nebuchadnezzar’s grandson, Cyrus the Persian, invaded Babylon. Belshazzar gave a feast and the whole city joined in the drunken revelry. While the party was in progress, Cyrus temporarily diverted the water of the river Euphrates which flowed through the city, and marched with his soldiers along the river bed, under the river gates and onto the drunken city and took the Babylonians by surprise in 538 B.C. This feast of Belshazzar is described in the fifth chapter of Daniel; and the scene closes with the simple record, “In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain, and Darius the Median took the kingdom.” 2. The Breast and Arms of Silver “And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee . . . ” Daniel 2:39. The Medes and Persians succeeded Babylon. But in what way was Medo-Persia inferior to the preceding kingdom? Not in power, for it was Babylon’s conqueror. Not in territory, for it was the most extensive empire that ever existed. It was inferior in wealth and magnificence. Under the rulership of king Cyrus, the seventy years of the Jewish exile came to a close and they were permitted to return to Jerusalem and to build their temple. Two hundred years later Greece was rising to prominence, emerging as the next world empire. 3. The Belly and Thighs of Brass “. . . and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.” Daniel 2:39. With unparalleled speed, Alexander the Great, ruler of Greece, led his armies in conquest. At the Battle of Arbela in 331 B.C., Darius III, King of Persia, was completely vanquished. Alexander was given to excessive drinking and lowest passions. Having conquered the world, his time was wasted in intemperate revelry. This proved his downfall and at the early age of thirty-two he died in a drunken orgy in the year 323 B.C. Because of ambitious leaders, his kingdom was soon divided under four of his generals. The kingdom’s greatness was short-lived, and the divisions fulfilled other prophetic expectations. Rome conquered the Syrian division of the Greek Empire in 190 B.C., the Macedonian division in 168 B.C., and Egypt surrendered to Rome in the same year. 4. The Legs of Iron The iron kingdom of Rome is the fourth empire that ruled the world. Gibbon wrote: “The arms of the Republic, sometimes vanquished in battle, always victorious in war, advanced with rapid steps to the Euphrates, the Danube, the Rhine, and the ocean; and the images of gold, silver, or brass, that might serve to represent the nations or their kings, were successively broken by the iron monarchy of Rome.” (Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, chapter 38, paragraph one, “General Observations.”) In the time of Christ, the Roman Empire included all of Southern Europe, France, England, the greater part of Holland, Switzerland, the Southern part of Germany, Hungary, Turkey, and Greece as well as extensive possessions in Africa and Asia. “And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.” Luke 2:1. The first taxing of the world, enforced by the decrees of Rome, shows the expanse of this Roman Empire. How could this mighty and stable empire disappear from the earth? It seemed well nigh impossible from human observation. But a further scene from the prophetic vision was to take place. 5. Feet of Iron and Clay “And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.” Daniel 2:41, 42. Unlike the previous empires, Rome was not overthrown in battle by a successive nation. Rome weakened internally as the people lived in luxury and experienced the degeneracy of self-content and intemperance. The territory which made up the official Roman kingdom lay west of Greece, which was represented by the legs of iron. By fragmentation, this territory was divided into ten independent kingdoms, represented by the ten toes of the image. Some retained the strength of the original iron kingdom, and some were weak, as symbolized by the clay. This division took place between the years A.D. 351 and A.D. 476. The ten tribes were: the Lombards, Franks, Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Burgundians, Suevi, Heruli, Vandals, Alemanni and Saxons. Later prophecies, given in chapters eight and nine of Daniel revealed that three of these kingdoms were to be uprooted (destroyed) by another power. This has proved true, but the remaining nations are still traceable in the nations of Europe today as Italy, France, England, The Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, and Germany. Although the prophecy shows Christ’s coming as the next event, other prophecies indicate intervening developments. These will be discussed in future lessons. “And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.” Daniel 2:43. For centuries the nations of Europe have endeavored to be united again under a central government. Neither by force, nor by diplomacy have men and women succeeded in foraging the iron and clay together. Wars have been fought but to no avail. Marriages formed to unite the nations under one ruler. All monarchies of Europe are related to each other through intermarriage, but the division still stands, as the word of God foretold. The prophecy says, “they shall not cleave one to another.” Charlemagne tried to bring Europe under one kingdom, so did Charles V, Louis XIV, Napoleon, Wilhelm, Hitler, and the European Common Market. Although they have appeared to succeed for a time, there has been and will not be a permanent cohesion. What Is the Next Event? 1. The Stone Cut Out Without Hands “And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.” Daniel 2:44, 45. Here is the climax of this great prophecy. The final act in the drama of the world empires is the establishment of the kingdom of God. This is certain! Just as the previous symbols were all exactly fulfilled in the course of history, so we know that this final part will also come to pass. Daniel said: “The dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.” We are instructed to study the historic fulfillment of Bible prophecy and to be assured of their truth: “Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.” Isaiah 34:16. It is in the days of the last kingdoms of iron and clay, that the kingdom of Christ will come. Christ will return, not as the Lamb of God, but as King of kings, as a mighty conqueror. His kingdom does not depend on human support, it is the kingdom of Heaven, a stone cut out without hands. His kingdom, unlike the human kingdoms, is everlasting and shall stand forever. Jesus will soon return, but before He does He seeks first to establish His kingdom in the hearts of men. Dear friend, will you allow the Prince of Peace to rule your heart now, so that when He comes you may inherit the Kingdom of Heaven? .

The Story Behind the Hymns. THE STORY BEHIND "ALL MY HOPE ON GOD IS FOUNDED" “All My Hope on God Is Founded” began as a German hymn written by Joachim Neander (1650–1680), a German pastor and hymn writer. The original hymn, “Meine Hoffnung, mein Verlangen,” was published in the late 17th century. Neander, who wrote many hymns during his short life, became one of the most important hymn writers of early German Protestantism. The English hymn people sing today, however, comes from a later adaptation by Robert Bridges (1844–1930), the British Poet Laureate. Bridges translated and reshaped the German hymn in the late 19th century, giving it the familiar opening: “All my hope on God is founded.” Rather than placing confidence in wealth, power, human achievement or earthly security, the hymn directs the heart to God as the one unchanging foundation. The hymn became particularly associated with the English church through its setting to the powerful tune “Michael,” composed by Herbert Howells in 1930. Howells wrote the tune during a period of deep personal grief following the death of his nine-year-old son, Michael. The music therefore carries an unusual combination of strength, solemnity and tenderness. At its heart, the hymn is a declaration of trust: human circumstances change, but God remains constant. Its message is beautifully summed up in the words: “All my hope on God is founded; He doth still my trust renew.” The hymn continues to remind Christians that lasting hope is not built on what the world can provide, but on the faithfulness of God.

Brenda Walsh Ministries Christian Principles. In order to live a godly life, we must stand on the firm foundation of God’s commandments. They are our roadmap to heaven and eternal life with Jesus! God didn’t just insist on some strict rules to make us miserable and outline all the things we “can’t do.” No, quite the opposite. He gave us the Ten Commandments so that we would have a guide to help us avoid the pitfalls of sin and enjoy a more abundant life here on earth. He did that because He loves us and wants to see us happy. By following God’s principles, we are able to experience the peace we long for. There are times when living up to biblical principles can really put our true characters to the test! It’s not always the popular thing to do, and friends may ridicule or even turn their backs on us because we stand up for what we know to be right. But our salvation depends on our commitment to our Lord and Savior and not to what our friends, family, or even strangers may think of us. We are a “walking witness” to all those around us. People are watching our every move - even when we don’t think they are. They see if we make compromises in our beliefs, and they also see when we are living each day with Christian principles. Text: Ecclesiastes 12:13, John 14:15, Thessalonians 1:3, Deuteronomy 4:40

Ellen G White Take away poverty, and we should have no way of understanding the mercy and love of God, no way of knowing the compassionate and sympathetic heavenly Father.. First meet the temporal necessities of the needy and relieve their physical wants and sufferings, and you will then find an open avenue to the heart, where you may plant the good seeds of virtue and religion....Never does the gospel put on an aspect of greater loveliness than when it is brought to the most needy and destitute regions.... Truth from the Word of God enters the hovel of the peasant and lights up the rude cottages of the poor.... Rays from the Sun of Righteousness bring gladness to the sick and suffering. Angels of God are there.... Those who have been loathed and abandoned are raised through faith and pardon to the dignity of sons and daughters of God....Christianity is the solace of the poor ML 244.

Gods Creation, 100 / evolution, 0 WHY DO WE HAVE TWO ARMS AND TWO LEGS? In 2014, researchers at the University of Vienna and the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research proposed an explanation. According to their model, one reason vertebrates have only two pairs of limbs is that the developing gut limited where additional limbs could form. In simple terms: **Your gut got in the way.** But does that really answer the question? Not really. It may attempt to explain why there aren't more limbs, but it does not explain why we have arms and legs in the first place. Think about it. Why does a human embryo develop two arms and two legs in exactly the right places? Why do fish develop paired fins? Why do birds develop two wings and two legs? Why do these structures form with such precision every single time? Saying the gut limited where limbs could form doesn't explain the origin of limbs. It simply proposes a restriction within a body plan that already exists. That's like being asked where a house came from and answering, "The hallway determined where the bedrooms went." Maybe it did. But who designed the house? The real mystery is not why there aren't more limbs. The real mystery is why living things consistently develop the right limbs in the right places according to an incredibly precise plan. From a creation perspective, that is exactly what we would expect. Arms, legs, wings, flippers, and fins reflect variations on a common design because they come from a common Designer. The more we learn about life, the more we discover order, purpose, and planning woven into every stage of development. "I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made."

Need to know. IS SUNDAY NOW THE SABBATH DAY? Many Christians sincerely call Sunday the Sabbath. But when did the Bible say that the Sabbath was changed? Let’s look at Scripture. From the beginning, God blessed and sanctified the seventh day. (Genesis 2:2–3) In the Ten Commandments, God said: “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” (Exodus 20:8) Then He clearly identified which day: “The seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God.” (Exodus 20:10) That seventh day corresponds to Saturday in our modern weekly calendar. Jesus kept the Sabbath. It was His custom. (Luke 4:16) He also said: “The Sabbath was made for man.” (Mark 2:27) Jesus didn’t say the Sabbath was transferred to Sunday. After His death, His disciples “rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.” (Luke 23:56) Paul and the early believers also continued gathering and preaching on the Sabbath. (Acts 13:42–44; 17:2) So where does Sunday come into the picture? Sunday—the first day of the week—is mentioned in connection with Jesus’ resurrection. (Matthew 28:1) But the Bible never says: “The first day of the week is now the Sabbath.” It never records God blessing Sunday, sanctifying Sunday, or commanding us to keep Sunday holy. The resurrection is one of the greatest events in history. But celebrating the resurrection and changing the Sabbath are two different things. We can worship God every day, including Sunday. But according to Scripture, the Sabbath God blessed and set apart is the seventh day—Saturday. So if Sunday is now the Sabbath Day… where did God say He changed it?

Did you know? Can you imagine the sheer, demonic cruelty required to force a mother to stand by and watch her sons be scourged, beaten, and beheaded one by one, simply because they refused to deny Jesus Christ? In the corrupt, treacherous days of the second-century Roman Empire... A wealthy, noble widow named Felicitas used her massive fortune and influence to serve the poor and boldly spread the Gospel. Her relentless charity and powerful testimony drew massive crowds to the Christian faith, completely enraging the corrupt pagan priests of Rome. They demanded that the Emperor himself intervene to stop this unstoppable mother! Felicitas and her seven beloved sons were violently arrested and dragged before the ruthless Roman prefect, Publius. The powerful judge took Felicitas aside, attempting to break her with terrifying threats. He demanded she sacrifice to the Roman gods... Threatening that if she refused, he would systematically torture and execute every single one of her children. Standing entirely unarmed before the deadly prefect, this fierce mother did not shed a single tear of surrender. She boldly looked him in the eye and declared, "While I live, I shall defeat you; and if you kill me, in my death I shall defeat you all the more!" She then turned to her seven sons and fiercely commanded them to look to heaven and fight for their souls! Consumed by blinding, demonic rage, the judge ordered a spectacle of unthinkable cruelty. Felicitas was bound and forced to watch as her seven sons were brought forward one by one. Januarius was scourged to death with lead-tipped whips. Felix and Philip were beaten with heavy clubs. Sylvanus was hurled off a massive cliff. Alexander, Vitalis, and Martial were brutally beheaded. Through every agonizing execution, Felicitas stood firm, encouraging her sons to the very end. Finally, with her entire family martyred before her, the executioner's heavy iron sword fell on her own neck. Felicitas lost everything the world could offer, but she led her entire family straight into eternal victory!

Let's talk about it. When Pride Becomes a Chain Pride may look like strength on the outside, but when it takes control of the heart, it becomes a chain that slowly pulls us away from God. Sometimes pride says, “I don’t need anyone.” Sometimes it says, “I am always right.” Sometimes it refuses to apologize, refuses correction, refuses to forgive, and refuses to surrender. The most dangerous thing about pride is that we may not realize how heavy the burden has become. We keep carrying it while wondering why our relationship with God feels distant. The Bible reminds us in Proverbs 16:18: “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.” God does not call us to prove how great we are. He calls us to humble ourselves, surrender our hearts, and depend on Him. Humility is not weakness. Humility is recognizing that without God, we cannot do it alone. Let go of the need to always win. Let go of the need to always be right. Let go of the bitterness that pride keeps alive. Let go of the desire to be praised. Choose humility. Choose forgiveness. Choose obedience. Choose God. Because the greatest victory is not proving yourself to people—it is keeping your heart right before the Lord. “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.” — James 4:10 Lord, remove every form of pride from my heart. Teach me to listen, to forgive, to repent, and to walk humbly with You. Let nothing—especially my own pride—come between me and Your presence. PRIDE can become a chain. But surrender to God can break it.

The Advent Truth The history of religious persecution during the Middle Ages and Reformation era is not something Christians should minimize, excuse, or hide. For centuries, the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical system participated in a church-state order in which those judged to be heretics could face confiscation, imprisonment, torture, exile, and even death. Waldenses, Albigenses, Hussites, Protestants, and others experienced persecution when their convictions brought them into conflict with established religious authority. How many died? The exact total is disputed, and responsible Christians should say so. Historian John Dowling cited an estimate of more than 50 million killed for heresy under papal persecution (History of Romanism, pp. 541–542). Another estimate came from Juan Antonio Llorente, a former secretary of the Spanish Inquisition who worked with its records. He estimated 31,912 were burned in person, 17,659 in effigy, and 291,450 received other punishments. W. E. H. Lecky wrote: “That the Church of Rome has shed more innocent blood than any other institution that has ever existed among mankind…” And this matters prophetically. Persecution of God’s faithful people is one of the identifying characteristics Scripture gives of the Antichrist power. Daniel said the little horn would “wear out the saints of the most High” (Daniel 7:25). Revelation describes the corresponding power making “war with the saints” (Revelation 13:7). This is not an attack on individual Catholics. It is about identifying a historical religious-political system by the characteristics Bible prophecy itself provides. History warns us what happens when ecclesiastical authority obtains civil power to enforce religion. Christ calls His church to conquer through truth and the gospel—not coercion. Christian Nationalism is heading down the same road as Catholicism, and they will revive the persecution against God’s faithful people. Prepare while you can. Get close to Jesus now. He is your only Hope.

A Nugget of Truth. HAVE YOU REALLY BEEN TO HEAVEN OR HELL? It has become increasingly common for people to claim that they have been to heaven or hell and have returned to share their experiences. But as Christians, should we accept such claims without examining them in the light of Scripture? Don’t be misled by every such testimony. Test everything by the Word of God. The Bible does not present ordinary human beings as travelling to heaven or hell, returning to earthly life, and then giving eyewitness accounts of what they saw. Scripture does, however, speak of visions, dreams, and revelations. For example, when John received the revelation recorded in the book of Revelation, he repeatedly described what he “saw” and stated that he was “in the Spirit” (Revelation 1:10; 4:1-2). His experience was presented as a divine revelation, not as an ordinary physical journey to heaven and back. Jesus also made a profound statement concerning heaven: “And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.” -- John 3:13. What, then, about the account of the rich man and Lazarus? In Luke 16:19-31, Jesus describes a great separation between the two sides of the afterlife. Abraham says: “And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot.” -- Luke 16:26. The point is significant: there was a “great gulf fixed” that could not simply be crossed. Therefore, when someone claims to have visited heaven or hell and returned with a detailed account, we should not accept the testimony simply because it sounds spiritual, frightening, or convincing. Our beliefs about the unseen world must be anchored in Scripture, not in personal stories, dreams, visions, or alleged journeys beyond this life. The Bible itself gives us the standard: “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.” -- 1 Thessalonians 5:21. And again: “To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.” -- Isaiah 8:20. Let Scripture be our final authority: not human experiences.

Daily Bible Lesson **THEY WERE DRINKING FROM GOD'S TEMPLE VESSELS WHEN THE HAND APPEARED** The famous story of the writing on the wall contains a detail that makes the scene even more sobering. Belshazzar, king of Babylon, was holding a massive feast. Thousands of his nobles were celebrating and drinking wine. Then Belshazzar gave a disturbing command. He ordered the **gold and silver vessels taken from the temple in Jerusalem** to be brought into the feast. These were not ordinary cups. They had been used in the worship of God before Babylon conquered Jerusalem and carried them away. Now Belshazzar was using them during a drunken celebration while praising his idols. Daniel 5:4 says they **“drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.”** Then everything changed. Suddenly, a human hand appeared. The fingers began writing on the plaster of the wall. The celebration turned into terror. Daniel 5:6 says the king's appearance changed, his thoughts troubled him, and his knees began knocking together. The message was: **MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.** Daniel explained that God had numbered Belshazzar's kingdom, weighed him, and found him wanting. Then came the chilling conclusion: **“In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.”** The very night Belshazzar used God's sacred vessels to honor his idols was the night his kingdom came under divine judgment. Babylon looked unstoppable. The palace was filled with wealth. The nobles were celebrating. But while they were drinking, **God was already writing the verdict.** The feast looked like a celebration. But heaven had already written the ending. **Daniel 5:1–6, 22–30**

28 Beleifs # 6 CREATION God has revealed in Scripture the authentic and historical account of His creative activity. He created the universe, and in a recent six-day creation the Lord made “the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them” and rested on the seventh day. Thus He established the Sabbath as a perpetual memorial of the work He performed and completed during six literal days that together with the Sabbath constituted the same unit of time that we call a week today. The first man and woman were made in the image of God as the crowning work of Creation, given dominion over the world, and charged with responsibility to care for it. When the world was finished it was 'very good,' declaring the glory of God.

My Daily Witness. Jesus loves you so much that HE died for you, and Rose from the dead for you, and now desperately longs to have a personal relationship with you, will you accept Him into your heart and life today, as your Savior, and King? Repent of sin in your life, and live for HIM, and let Him live through you. For God so loved the world, that HE gave His one and only Son, that whosoever believes in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16. After accepting Jesus as your Savior, show your love for HIM by keeping His Commandments. "If you love me keep my commandments". John 14:15. ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOR, REPENT OF SIN IN YOUR LIFE, KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD, INCLUDING THE 4TH COMMANDMENT (THE SEVENTH DAY SABBATH). FOR JESUS CHRIST IS SOON RETURNING, AND HIS REWARD IS WITH HIM, SOME TO EVERLASTING LIFE, SOME TO EVERLASTING DEATH!!!!! Revelation 12:14 Revelation 22:12 Daniel 12:2

Daily Devotional Meek men, and women. He will beautify the meek with salvation. Psalm 149:4 The most precious fruit of sanctification is the grace of meekness. When this grace presides in the soul the disposition is molded by its influence. There is a continual waiting upon God and a submission of the will to His. The understanding grasps every divine truth and the will bows to every divine precept, without doubting or murmuring. True meekness softens and subdues the heart and gives the mind a fitness for the engrafted word. It brings the thoughts into obedience to Jesus Christ. It opens the heart to the Word of God, as Lydia’s was opened. It places us with Mary, as learners at the feet of Jesus. “The meek will He guide in judgment, and the meek will He teach His way.” The language of the meek is never that of boasting. Like the child Samuel, they pray, “Speak, Lord, for Thy servant heareth.” When Joshua was placed in the highest position of honor, as commander of Israel, he bade defiance to all the enemies of God. His heart was filled with noble thoughts of his great mission. Yet upon the intimation of a message from Heaven, he placed himself in the position of a little child to be directed. “What saith my Lord unto His servant?” was his response.... Meekness in the school of Christ is one of the marked fruits of the Spirit. It is a grace wrought by the Holy Spirit as a sanctifier, and enables its possessor at all times to control a rash and impetuous temper.... Meekness is the inward adorning, which God estimates as of great price.... He who garnished the heavens with the orbs of light has by the same Spirit promised that “He will beautify the meek with salvation.” Angels of heaven will register as best adorned those who put on the Lord Jesus Christ and walk with Him in meekness and lowliness of mind. [254]

September 6th, 2026 Read; 2 Thessalonians 3:3 Recurring temptations can wound us deeply and hinder faithful service to Christ. The evil one seeks opportunities to accuse, deceive, and draw believers away from obedience, but Scripture directs our attention to a greater truth: the Lord is faithful. He establishes His people and guards them from evil. Our confidence does not rest in our ability to predict every attack or master every weakness alone. We can pray for ourselves, our families, and other believers, trusting God to strengthen us, expose temptation, and keep us steadfast in Christ. His faithfulness, not our vigilance, is our sure defense. Prayer Mighty and Triumphant King, establish me and those I love in Your faithfulness. Keep us from the evil one and deliver us from sin's attacks and consequences. Guard my heart, forgive and cleanse me, and strengthen me to resist temptation. Let Your victory produce steady trust, holy courage, and faithful service rather than fear. In Jesus' precious name, I pray. Amen.

Conflict and Courage. Daniel 6:11-28 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee. Daniel 6:16. Daniel was high in command. The accusing host of evil angels stirred up the presidents and princes to envy and jealousy.... These agents of Satan sought to make his faithfulness to God the cause of his destruction.... The king was ignorant of the subtle mischief purposed against Daniel. With full knowledge of the king's decree, Daniel still bows before his God, “his windows being open.” He considers supplication to God of so great importance that he would rather sacrifice his life than relinquish it.8Testimonies For The Church 1:295, 296. God did not prevent Daniel's enemies from casting him into the lions’ den; He permitted evil angels and wicked men thus far to accomplish their purpose; but it was that He might make the deliverance of His servant more marked, and the defeat of the enemies of truth and righteousness more complete.... Through the courage of this one man who chose to follow right rather than policy, Satan was to be defeated, and the name of God was to be exalted and honored. Early the next morning King Darius hastened to the den and “cried with a lamentable voice,” “O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?” The voice of the prophet replied: “O king, live forever. My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me.” ... Daniel in the lions’ den was the same Daniel who stood before the king as chief among the ministers of state and as a prophet of the Most High. A man whose heart is stayed upon God will be the same in the hour of his greatest trial as he is in prosperity, when the light and favor of God and of man beam upon him.... The power that is near to deliver from physical harm or distress is also near to save from the greater evil, making it possible for the servant of God to maintain his integrity under all circumstances, and to triumph through divine grace.9Prophets and Kings, 543-545.

Amazing Facts Daily Devotionals A Heavenly Union. September 6th, 2026 The European Union (EU) has been considered by some a failed experiment. While it has set high goals—the convenience of one currency, the enhancement of mutual prosperity, and a reduction of political tensions after centuries of hostility—many blame the EU for the unemployment of tens of millions of Europeans. Some economists believe the EU must be more fully integrated to prosper, but the chances of that happening are close to impossible. To set up a government like the United States would be too big of a leap. Most Europeans shudder at the thought of a “United States of Europe.” Perhaps it would be better to go back to helping the nations of Europe function independently. Some Christians think the same way about the church. The different temperaments, cultures, ideologies, and theological viewpoints—even within the same denomination—make members wonder if independent congregations would prosper more on their own. Yet the Bible says, “As we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another” (Romans 12:4, 5). The unity of the church is a powerful witness to the world. Not only is it “good and pleasant” for Christians to “dwell together in unity,” but it is shockingly unusual—especially in the eyes of the world where the enforcement of laws is often the means of creating unity. When Christians live in unity, the church’s work is enhanced and prospers. Members become “God’s fellow workers” (1 Corinthians 3:9), “all speak the same thing,” and there are “no divisions among” members since each is “perfectly joined together in the same mind” (1 Corinthians 1:10). Though the church struggles to reflect the character of Christ, in the end it will not be a failed experiment, but a divine success made possible by the Holy Spirit. Apply It: Think of a time when you worked closely with a team in a unified way. What helped you achieve this unity? Dig Deeper: Acts 2:1; 1 Corinthians 3:3; Philippians 2:1–3

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