Have you ever been set up, led into a trap or to a dead end? Sometimes it can be nice, like walking unexpectedly into a room of waiting friends who all shout “Surprise! Happy birthday!” At other times it can be quite a shock, even a very unpleasant one. So they were very afraid, and the children of Israel cried out to the LORD” (Exod. Sunday ↥ July 10 To the Promised Land via a Dead End “And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them. Study this week’s lesson to prepare for Sabbath, July 16. The Week at a Glance: What examples can you think of in the Bible in which God Himself leads people into experiences that He knows will include suffering? What do you think were the new songs He wanted them to sing? It is easy to understand that Satan causes pain, but would God Himself actively take a part in guiding us into crucibles where we experience confusion or hurt? Notice that the one who carries the bird into the darkness is the master himself. He has a song to teach us, and when we have learned it amid the shadows of affliction we can sing it ever afterward.” - Ellen G. ![]() Then the bird is brought forth, and ever after he can sing that song in the light. In the dark, he tries and tries again to sing that song until it is learned, and he breaks forth in perfect melody. But the master covers the cage, and places it where the bird will listen to the one song he is to sing. ![]() ![]() He learns a snatch of this, a trill of that, but never a separate and entire melody. In the full light of day, and in hearing of the music of other voices, the caged bird will not sing the song that his master seeks to teach him. Memory Text: “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials” (1 Peter 1:6, NKJV). Read for This Week’s Study: Exodus 14, Exod.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |