Hope you had a nice weekend. We had a wonderful Sabbath service. Dr Shorna Laseau shared a wonderful message with us. We had multiple requests for Bible studies after the service. Sunday saw the ladies come together for a Women’s Ministry meeting. If by chance you were not able to make it, I heard since I wasn’t there 
that the next meeting is on the second Sabbath in August. Praise God for all the activity. God is doing some amazing things, but then again that’s who He is!
Psalm 145:13-14 we read — 13 For your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. You rule throughout all generations. The Lord always keeps his promises; he is gracious in all he does. 14 The Lord helps the fallen and lifts those bent beneath their loads.
God gives us assurance of His strength, help and support in life and in death. We need to realize who God is, His attributes and His great desire to help us. The Lord will never leave those who belong to Him. Because God is with us, we should have no fear. God reveals His presence in the midst of our circumstances.
Isaiah 41 verse 13 tells us For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’I want you to note the parallelisms with verse 10.Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
Look at these two verses side by side. Both tell us fear not. Both tell us God is our God. Both tell us God will hold us up. Both refer to the right hand. What’s cool to me is that verse 10 speaks of God’s right hand upholding us – and verse 13 says God will hold our right hand. What a beautiful picture no matter what we are going through God will hold our hand. What comfort and assurance those 3 verses provide for us. For we never know what tomorrow brings.
Solomon Rosenberg, his wife and their 2 sons were arrested, together with Rosenburg’s mother and father for the crime of being Jews. They were placed in a Nazi concentration camp. It was a labour camp, and the rules were simple. “As long as you can do your work, you are permitted to live. When you become too weak to do your work, then you will be exterminated.” Rosenberg watched as his mother and father were marched off to their deaths. He knew that the next would be his youngest son, David – because David had always been a frail child. Every evening, Rosenberg came back into the barracks after each day of hard labour and searched for the faces of his family. When he found them they would huddle together, embrace one another and thank God for another day of life. One day Rosenberg came back and didn’t see those familiar faces. He finally discovered his oldest son, Joshua, in a corner, huddled, weeping and praying. He said, “Josh, tell me it’s not true.” Joshua turned and said, “It is true, Dad. Today David was not strong enough to do his work. So they came for him.” “But where is your mother?” asked Mr. Rosenberg. “Oh Dad,” he said, “When they came for David, he was afraid and he cried. So Mum said, ‘There is nothing to be afraid of, David,’ and she took his hand and went with him.” A mother’s love– a love so strong that it chooses to give up life so her child can be comforted. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7
No matter what you are facing or going to face, God has your hand. May you have a blessed week. Please check out the web page for this week’s activities.