Seventh-Day Adventists

William Miller, an American pastor, predicted that Christ would return to earth on October 22, 1844. His followers gathered in their churches on that day to worship and wait.

They experienced the Great Disappointment, as it was later called, and Miller disconnected from the movement he started. But the faithful followers claimed they received later revelations, notably from Ellen White.

Like many people in the mid-1850s, she was diet- and health-conscious (does any of this sound familiar?). She urged Miller’s former followers to follow the Old Testament dietary laws and to keep the Sabbath as God intended—on Saturday, that is.

The Seventh-day Adventists today use the Bible as their guide and are most noted (as their name indicates) for worshipping on Saturday.

Most still follow the kosher laws in Leviticus 11, and some are strict vegetarians (a practice the Bible says nothing about, by the way).

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

Holy Hatred of Sin

John MacArthur

We desperately need to recover a holy hatred of sin. We need to do this corporately as a church, but we also need to do it individually as believers. Sin is surely not a pleasant subject to study or preach on, but it is necessary.

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Calm And Quiet

David Jeremiah

According to medical researchers at Duke University, there is a “vicious cycle” involving insomnia, anxiety, and depression. It’s sort of a “which came first: the chicken or the egg?” scenario.

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The Rope of Prayer

David Jeremiah

Daniel was a man who communicated with heaven. He prayed fervently, consistently, and for the will of God. He knew nothing of praying only before meals, at bedtime, and when he really needed God’s help.

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

The Initiative Against Depression

Oswald Chambers

A human being is capable of depression, otherwise there would be no capacity for exaltation. There are things that are calculated to depress, things that are of the nature of death; and in taking an estimate of yourself, always take into account the capacity for depression.

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The Inspiration of Spiritual Initiative

Oswald Chambers

When the inspiration of God does come, it comes with such miraculous power that we are able to arise from the dead and do the impossible thing. God does not give us overcoming life; He gives us life as we overcome.