MID-WEEK MANNA FROM PASTOR NAT’S DESK:
July 1, 2026
God’s Purposes Revealed by Inspiration
GOD CONTINUOUSLY REVEALS HIS CHARACTER, WAYS, AND PURPOSES TO ALL CREATED BEINGS
Text: “Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of His understanding.” Isa. 40: 28, KJV.
We resume the continuation from last issue’s extract from Ellen G. White’s The Great Controversy, 1911 edition, pp. 500-1 (all emphases and bracketed words supplied):
“But the Eternal One Himself proclaims His character: [Exo. 34: 6, 7 quoted. Read it!].
“In the banishment of Satan from heaven [and the banishment of Adam and Eve from Eden] God declared His JUSTICE, and maintained the honor of His THRONE. [‘throne implies existence of a king and kingdom.’]. But when man had sinned through YIELDING [exercising free will and choice] to the deceptions of this apostate spirit, God has an EVIDENCE OF HIS LOVE by yielding up His only begotten Son to die for the fallen race!
“In the ATONEMENT [both the sacrificial, at Calvary’s cross as ‘Lamb of God;’ and the intercessory, in the holy places of heavenly sanctuary as ‘the merciful High Priest/Advocate/Intercessor/Mediator] THE CHARACTER OF GOD IS REVEALED.
“The mighty argument of the cross [the antitypical altar of sacrifice] demonstrates to the WHOLE UNIVERSE that the course of SIN which Lucifer had CHOSEN was in no wise chargeable upon the government of God [law and its administration].
“In the CONTEST between Christ and Satan, during the Savior’s [3 1/2 year] earthly ministry, the CHARACTER of the great deceiver was UNMASKED.
“Nothing could so effectually UPROOTED Satan from the affections of the HEAVENLY ANGELS AND THE WHOLE LOYAL UNIVERSE, as did his cruel warfare upon the world’s Redeemer. The DARING BLASPHEMY of his demand that Christ should pay him homage, his PRESUMPTUOUSNESS in bearing [literally carrying Him] to the mountain summit and the pinnacle of the temple, the MALICIOUS INTENT betrayed in urging Him to cast Himself down from the dizzy height, the UNSLEEPING MALICE that hunted Him from place to place, inspiring the PRIESTS AND PEOPLE [‘the chosen people’] to reject His love, and at last to cry, ‘Crucify Him! Crucify Him!’—-all this excited the amazement and indignation of the UNIVERSE [unseen to the Jewish nation and the fallen inhabitants of the earth!]” -End excerpt.
To be continued next MWM, God willing. Bless all, NMF.