Kannada Sabbath School

It is true that we can be useful to God in many ways, but following God’s call in our lives, and doing what He leads us to do, is surely the path to the most satisfying existence.

God hears the cry of the oppressed, sees their struggles, notes their tears, and, moved by their agony, comes to help.

This week, we will look at two more Bible stories that foreshadow last-day events. It will be difficult and trying for those who seek to stay faithful to God. But ultimately, we should view these events with hope, not fear.

Let’s look at the biblical accounts of Ruth and Esther, whose life circumstances have been immortalized in the Word of God, and seek to draw whatever lessons we can from their experiences.

During the next couple of weeks, we will be searching through a number of key stories in order to see what they might have to say about events such as the Second Coming, the investigative judgment, the final crisis, and more.

We will continue unpacking the book of Psalms in order to learn more about sin and suffering, judgment, the battle between good and evil, the nature of justice and injustice, persecution, and more.

Some details provided in God’s songbook can give us new ways to understand and appreciate our role in the final moments of earth’s history.

This week, we move further into the vision of the throne room and consider how the human race relates to a holy God and how the sacrifice of Christ restores us and brings us close to the throne.

This week we will look at some of the themes of sacrifice that inform our understanding of Jesus, the slain Lamb, the clear protagonist of the throne room scene.

We will continue looking at the problems caused by the Fall and the desire for human government as opposed to God’s governance. These truths are powerfully revealed in the book of Daniel.

One of the key issues in both Daniel and Revelation is worldly govern­ ment, a succession of human attempts to control a planet that rightfully belongs to God, who will—once this horrible episode of sin and rebellion is forever ended—ultimately rule in righteousness.