A Special Sign

Today's Devotion Friday, February 1, 2019

A Special Sign

Today's Text Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them. Ezekiel 20:12

As the Sabbath was the sign that distinguished Israel when they came out of Egypt to enter the earthly Canaan, so it is the sign that now distinguishes God's people as they come out from the world to enter the heavenly rest. The observance of the Sabbath is the means ordained by God of preserving a knowledge of Himself and of distinguishing between His loyal subjects and the transgressors of His law. “Wherefore the Son of man is Lord also of the Sabbath.” These words are full of instruction and comfort. Because the Sabbath was made for man, it is the Lord's day. It belongs to Christ. For “all things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made.” John 1:3. Since He made all things, He made the Sabbath. By Him it was set apart as a memorial of the work of creation. It points to Him as both the Creator and the Sanctifier. It declares that He who created all things in heaven and in earth, and by whom all things hold together, is the head of the church, and that by His power we are reconciled to God. For, speaking of Israel, He said, “I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them”—make them holy. Then the Sabbath is a sign of Christ's power to make us holy. And it is given to all whom Christ makes holy. As a sign of His sanctifying power, the Sabbath is given to all who through Christ become a part of the Israel of God.... To all who receive the Sabbath as a sign of Christ's creative and redeeming power, it will be a delight. Seeing Christ in it, they delight themselves in Him. The Sabbath points them to the works of creation as an evidence of His mighty power in redemption. While it calls to mind the lost peace of Eden, it tells of peace restored through the Saviour. And every object in nature repeats His invitation, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28. The Sabbath is a golden clasp that unites God and His people. Note: In some areas phrases have been omitted by the compilers for whatever reason. I have restored them as underlined text, that the full intent of the author may be given.

My Thoughts: My friend, the Sabbath points us to the Creator of all things. It is a memorial to His mighty work, and it also points us to the world of restoration that is found in Him. The Sabbath is a distinguishing characteristic of God's people, and in the last days will identify those who are on the side of Christ and those who are not. Today it is a sign of distinction, in the final test it will become the seal of God. While this is so, we need to understand the role of the Sabbath in our salvation. There is nothing in keeping the Sabbath that sanctifies the believer, for it is the Lord that sanctifies. The Sabbath is simply a sigh, but one must be sanctified by the Lord that they may keep it holy. In the last days the implementation of Sunday laws will separate the wheat from the tares. Those who hold fast to the Sabbath in that time must be sanctified by the Lord else it will not seal them at that time. A mere outward observance of the Sabbath will do no one any good unless they are first sanctified by the Lord of the Sabbath. The great deception that is to come is not centered upon the Sabbath, but upon the Lord of the Sabbath. Many today are already deceived by Satan on this matter and in the time of test will as readily receive the mark of the beast as those who worship on Sunday. The reason for this is that they have not been sanctified by God. Those who hold fast to their belief in the trinity cannot receive the seal of God in the last days, for they are looking unto a false god that cannot save them. The trinity claims that God is made up of three individual divine beings that are collectively God and individually God, while the Scriptures declare that there is only one true God and that is the Father. Jesus revealed this truth in His prayer to His Father praying "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent." (John 17:3). In this verse He is not speaking about a trinity, but unto one being that is God. In 1 Corinthians 8:6 the apostle Paul declares "But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him." clearly revealing that there is but one God and He is identified as the Father, yet today the Seventh-day Adventist church has adopted a different god from the one revealed in the Scriptures, and from the one that our church pioneers believed. The trinity is indeed a false god, and as such cannot sanctify us. Only the Lord, the One true God can do this and He does it through His Son. Our true salvation comes by the life of the Son of God. "And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life." (1 John 5:11, 12). If you are worshiping God in the form of a trinity then you are worshiping the god of Babylon, for the trinity is the foundation of all of the doctrines of the Catholic Church, to include Sunday sacredness. It is no wonder that our church Pioneers rejected the trinity for they saw it for what it was, a deception of Satan. My friend, if you desire to receive the seal of God in the last days, you must turn away from this false god of the trinity unto the One true God through His Son Jesus Christ today. God bless,

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The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit n this episode of Prove All Things we explore the words of Jesus in Matthew 28:19 dealing with the command to baptize. Does this verse support the Trinity? What does it actually mean? RESOURCES: Archive of Daily Devotions Melodies of Prayer Free Bible & Commentary Bible Study Resources The Truth About God The Final Protest Revelation1412.org

Monday: Preparing for the Holy Day

A Holy Memorial

Today's Devotion Thursday, January 31, 2019

A Holy Memorial

Today's Text He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion. Psalm 111:4

In Eden, God set up the memorial of His work of creation, in placing His blessing upon the seventh day. The Sabbath was committed to Adam, the father and representative of the whole human family. Its observance was to be an act of grateful acknowledgment, on the part of all who should dwell upon the earth, that God was their creator and their rightful sovereign; that they were the work of His hands, and the subjects of His authority. Thus the institution was wholly commemorative, and given to all mankind. There was nothing in it shadowy, or of restricted application to any people. All things were created by the Son of God. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.” John 1:1-3. And since the Sabbath is a memorial of the work of creation, it is a token of the love and power of Christ. The Sabbath calls our thoughts to nature, and brings us into communion with the Creator. In the song of the bird, the sighing of the trees, and the music of the sea, we still may hear His voice who talked with Adam in Eden in the cool of the day. And as we behold His power in nature we find comfort, for the word that created all things is that which speaks life to the soul. God made the world in six literal days, and on the seventh literal day He rested from all His work which He had done, and was refreshed. So He has given man six days in which to labor. But He sanctified the day of His rest, and gave it to man to be kept, free from all secular labor. By thus setting apart the Sabbath, God gave the world a memorial. He did not set apart one day and any day in seven, but one particular day, the seventh day. And by observing the Sabbath, we show that we recognize God as the living God, the Creator of the heaven and the earth. Had the Sabbath always been sacredly observed, there could never have been an atheist or an idolater. Note: In some areas phrases have been omitted by the compilers for whatever reason. I have restored them as underlined text, that the full intent of the author may be given.

My Thoughts: My friend, it is important to understand who the Son of God is and what is His role in the government of God. First He is the Son of God and from this we find that His power and authority come from the fact that He is the Son of God, and as such is subject to the authority of the Father. Jesus said "When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him." (John 8:28, 29). Notice, that Jesus said "I do nothing of myself", and that everything that He does pleases the Father. This was not just as a man, but has always been. In the heavenly courts, He was always subject to the Father. The trinity teaches that this is just a role that one of the divine beings has assumed, but this is not so, it has always been. Before sin and before any being was created, God brought forth a son who is the only begotten Son of God. The Son of God is divine and as such is God, but He is not the one true God. Of this He has testified saying "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent." (John 17:3). In order for the Son of God to be a son, He must have a beginning and though He was not created, He came forth from the Father. If this did not happen, then He would not be a son. The Scriptures declare "The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:" (Proverbs 8:22-25). The belief that the Son of God is not truly a son is of Satan. It destroys the father son relationship and distorts our image of God. Of this the apostle John warned us "Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also." (1 John 2:22, 23). The trinity is a false representation of who God is. It would have you believe that God is made up of three divine beings who are collectively God and individually God. it teaches that all three have always existed but have chosen roles by which we are to distinguish them from. But how can this be true for if each are God unto themselves, then the trinity is three gods and as such is paganism. My friend, the truth is that there is only one God, the Father and He is represented to us by His Son. The Father is the true creator of all things and He did so by His Son. "But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him." (1 Corinthians 8:6). God bless,

I encourage your comments: wtaitague@gmail.com or directly in the blog (Click Here)

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit n this episode of Prove All Things we explore the words of Jesus in Matthew 28:19 dealing with the command to baptize. Does this verse support the Trinity? What does it actually mean? RESOURCES: Archive of Daily Devotions Melodies of Prayer Free Bible & Commentary Bible Study Resources The Truth About God The Final Protest Revelation1412.org

Friday: A Special Sign

Instituted at Creation

Today's Devotion Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Instituted at Creation

Today's Text And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. Genesis 2:2, 3

The great Jehovah had laid the foundations of the earth; He had dressed the whole world in the garb of beauty, and had filled it with things useful to man; He had created all the wonders of the land and of the sea. In six days the great work of creation had been accomplished. And God “rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made....” God looked with satisfaction upon the work of His hands. All was perfect, worthy of its divine Author, and He rested, not as one weary, but as well pleased with the fruits of His wisdom and goodness and the manifestations of His glory. After resting upon the seventh day, God sanctified it, or set it apart, as a day of rest for man. Following the example of the Creator, man was to rest upon this sacred day, that as he should look upon the heavens and the earth, he might reflect upon God's great work of creation; and that as he should behold the evidences of God's wisdom and goodness, his heart might be filled with love and reverence for his Maker. In Eden, God set up the memorial of His work of creation, in placing His blessing upon the seventh day. The Sabbath was committed to Adam, the father and representative of the whole human family. Its observance was to be an act of grateful acknowledgment, on the part of all who should dwell upon the earth, that God was their Creator and their rightful Sovereign; that they were the work of His hands and the subjects of His authority. Thus the institution was wholly commemorative, and given to all mankind. There was nothing in it shadowy or of restricted application to any people. God saw that a Sabbath was essential for man, even in Paradise. He needed to lay aside his own interests and pursuits for one day of the seven, that he might more fully contemplate the works of God, and meditate upon His power and goodness. He needed a Sabbath, to remind him more vividly of God, and to awaken gratitude because all that he enjoyed and possessed came from the beneficent hand of the Creator. When the foundations of the earth were laid, ... then was laid the foundation of the Sabbath. Well may this institution demand our reverence: it was ordained by no human authority, and rests upon no human traditions; it was established by the Ancient of days, and commanded by His eternal word. Note: In some areas phrases have been omitted by the compilers for whatever reason. I have restored them as underlined text, that the full intent of the author may be given.

My Thoughts: My friend, the foundation of the Sabbath goes back to the very beginning of time on earth. The Sabbath was made by our Creator that we may take time and remember the One who created all things. Who is it that created all things? Most will point to the Son of God and they are not wrong, but the true Creator of heaven and earth is the Father. "And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:" (Ephesians 3:9). The whole of the Christian world has been confused by the doctrine of the trinity. They have been taught that there were three beings involved in creation; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, but in the account of creation we only see two, the Father and the Son. Some would point to the mention of the Spirit of God as spoken of in Genesis 1:2 as God the Holy Spirit, but in reality it only refers to God's spirit, not the spirit of another. As such there is great confusion as to who is God. The Scriptures are very clear that there is only one God and that is the Father. Notice how the apostle Paul puts it "But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him." (1 Corinthians 8:6). All things were created by the Father through the Son. How much plainer can it be than that, yet so many are looking unto a triune god rather than the One true God through His Son. The first angels message found in Revelation 14:7 is to call the world back to worship the God of creation, the One true God who created all things through His Son. Since the Seventh-day Adventist churches adoption of the trinity it has shifted the focus of the first angels message from the One true God unto the Sabbath, thus separating the message from the source of its power. The Sabbath is holy and good, but like the law, it has no power to transform the life. "Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them." (Ezekiel 20:12). The church, looking unto the Sabbath, miss the point that it is not the Sabbath that sanctifies us, but it is the LORD. We cannot keep the Sabbath holy unless we are sanctified by the One who created it and made it holy. By turning the focus of the first angels message from the One true God unto the Sabbath, the church has separated the church from the source of its power and strength. This is as the arch deceiver has designed, and is why the message has lost its power. But there is a people that are not deceived. Their eyes have been opened to the truth and they will proclaim the true three angels message to the world. Empowered with the Spirit of God, the message will have a effect upon the world greater than that which was seen in Pentecost. My friend, the Sabbath is a memorial of creation and we are to look unto the true Creator of heaven and earth; the One true God through His Son Jesus Christ. "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent." (John 17:3). God bless,

I encourage your comments: wtaitague@gmail.com or directly in the blog (Click Here)

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit n this episode of Prove All Things we explore the words of Jesus in Matthew 28:19 dealing with the command to baptize. Does this verse support the Trinity? What does it actually mean? RESOURCES: Archive of Daily Devotions Melodies of Prayer Free Bible & Commentary Bible Study Resources The Truth About God The Final Protest Revelation1412.org

Thursday: A Holy Memorial