Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 6

“Psalm 6:1 Rebuke me not in Thine anger:
(verse 1), indicates that David is conscious of deserving rebuke.

However, he prays, as always, “Have mercy upon me, O Lord” (verse 2).
The miseries of the depressed are both physical and psychological, and often the description of the two conditions is interwoven (verse 2-3).
“In the grave who shall give Thee thanks”:
(Verse 5), serves to remind the LORD that David’s continued praise and witness depend on his preservation.
David’s cries, coming up from the depths of his personal pit of persecution, indicate a radical change in his frame of mind as he addresses two different audiences.
(1) Pouring out His Soul before God: A defeatist Frame of Mind (6:1-7).
A.A tone of Helplessness (6:1-4);
B.A tone of Hopelessness (6:5-7).
(2)Turning His Attention to His Enemies: A Defiant Frame of Mind (6:8-10).
A. His Boldness about it (6:8a);
B. His Basis for it (6:8b-10).
Psalm 6 is the first of the penitential psalms (6; 32; 38; 51; 102;

130; 143).
David prays the words of this psalm when he is deeply troubled by something, possibly an illness that his own sin may have caused (41:4; Hosea 6:1).
“Mercy”:
In this situation is not deserved but urgently needed.
“My bones” and “my soul” represent the whole person." BooksOfTheBible

Creation Moment 2/13/2026 -Here is How they do it....

"To a physicist like me, life looks to be a little short of magic: all those

dumb molecules conspiring to achieve such clever things!
Q:  How do they do it?---just mindless atoms pushing and pulling on each other, kicked about by random thermal fluctuations. Yet the end product is an exquisite and highly distinctive form of order. Even chemists, who are familiar with the amazing transformative powers of molecules, find it breathtaking."
Paul Davies, The Eerie Silence, Astrobiology Magazine, April 15, 2010
Here is How: In the beginning God created....
Genesis 1:1

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 5

"Psalm 5:3 My voice shall You hear in the morning, O Lord. 

THIS verse in the 5th Psalm is more than a mere statement of the fact that in the morning I will pray. “My voice shall You hear” is an assurance given by the Holy Spirit that God will hear us when we do lift up our voice to Him.

Isaiah 50:4 He wakens morning by morning, He wakens my ear to hear.

Psalm 5 3 My voice shall You hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto You, and will look up. 

THE Revised Version renders its, “and will keep watch.” 

Q: For what would he look up and keep watch? 

---Evidently for the blessings for which he prayed.

Psalm 5:11 But let all those that put their trust in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; let them also that love your name be joyful in You. 

ALTHOUGH this was written by David, it is the language of the Holy Spirit.” 

E.J. Waggoner

Battle for the similitude

"Man was formed in the image of God. 

---But Satan worked constantly to destroy the divine similitude. 

Man yielded to temptation, 

---and God’s image was obliterated. 

Christ put His hand a second time to the work. 

He would recreate man. 

When the fullness of time came, God sent forth His Son..." E.G.W/Galatians 4:4

similitude
--likeness; resemblance.
--a similitude of habits.
a person or thing that is like or the match or counterpart of another.
This expression is a similitude of the other.
--semblance; image.
--a similitude of the truth.

Creation Moment 2/12/2026 - That Viral Video of Nails

For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him: Colossians 1:16

"One of the classic arguments for the existence of a Creator God is that order doesn’t come from disorder. In other words, our universe is precisely ordered—from the movements of the planets in their orbits to the structure of atoms. Everything is amazingly precise and orderly, and that couldn’t have come from a random universe that began with a “big bang.” But a viral video claims to disprove this idea by supposedly showing order coming from disorder.

In the video, a person picks up a box of jumbled up nails and shakes the box until all of the nails fall into neat, orderly lines.

Now, of course, it’s obvious a human made the nails, a human made the box, a human shook the box (not too hard, not too soft), and

therefore intelligence was involved in the whole process. But, in a series of responses to criticisms such as that, the X user shows other videos of “order” coming from disorder and showing the scientific principles behind it (such as crystals and minerals forming in highly organized patterns, seemingly without an intelligence behind them).

But this individual is missing an important point—there are immaterial laws governing why nails shaken in a box will align themselves or why crystals will form in precise ways. 

Q: And where do immaterial laws of nature and physics come from?

In a completely material, naturalistic universe—such as the one this X user presumably believes in (and that atheists believe in)—there can’t be immaterial laws of physics and nature. 

Q:After all, where do they come from? 

Q:How does a materialistic process create something immaterial? 

Q:And why should those laws work everywhere and work the same every time, thus allowing us to trust the uniformity of nature?

The viral video merely shows that there are immaterial laws of nature that work because there is a Creator—the God of the Bible—who designed these laws and upholds his creation." 

AIG

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 4

"Psalm 4:8 indicates that this psalm is an evening prayer.
“Have mercy upon me”, (verse 1), is a cry that David and others echo throughout the Psalter: the pious always petition for God’s

benevolent attributes to be demonstrated.
Psalm 4 also exhibits the changing attitudes of the worshiper in his most difficult of circumstances.
David’s movement will be from anxiety to assurance, as he travels down the road of prayer and trust in God.
At the end of yet another day of pressure, pain, and persecution, David engages in 3 conversations which ultimately lead to a point of blessed relaxation:
1.Praying to God for Preservation (4:1);
2.Reasoning with His enemies about Repentance (4:2-5);
3.Praising God for True Perspective (4:6-8).

Psalm 4:2 “O ye sons of men, how long [will ye turn] my glory into shame? [how long] will ye love vanity, [and] seek after leasing? Selah.”
The problem above is they are sons of men.
These are men who have not been grafted into the family of God, and become sons of God. This would be worldly men who have their thoughts stayed upon things of this world.

Psalm 4:4 “Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.”
In this context, the admonition means to tremble or shake in the fear of the Lord so as not to sin.
This can be translated “come to your senses” or “be stirred, tremble”.

Psalm 4:8 “I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.”

The word “safety” introduces a play on words by going back to the term “trust” (in verse 5). David evidences a total confidence in God amidst his crisis.
One of the most popular memorized prayers of children begins, “Now I lay me down to sleep”. 

Many adults in our society lay down to sleep, but the cares of this world will not let them sleep. If a person has perfect peace, sleep should come easily." 

BooksOfBible

HEALTH NOTE - Meat & Colon Cancer

 Beloved, 

I wish above all things that thou mayest...be in health,.. 

3 John 1:2

"Processed meats—such as salami, bacon, and hot dogs—increase the risk of colorectal and other cancers. Nitrites, nitrates, and other

additives used to preserve cured meats are considered carcinogenic. It’s best to choose leaner, unprocessed meats, such as poultry or fish.
All pork, beef, goat, veal, and lamb are considered red meat. According to one scientific study, high consumption of red meat could cause alkylation, a DNA mutation that predisposes individuals to colorectal cancer." 

msn

IN the NEWS - Satellites spot 115 ft 'monster' waves in Pacific danger zone

And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;... Luke 21:25

WE ARE NOT predicting this will manifest into a major Disaster---but rather to point out the Future Possible Calamities that could befall the earth in the end times that cause people to call for the implementation of the Mark of the Beast as they cry out to turn back to God.

"Satellites have confirmed what mariners long suspected but could never fully prove: the open Pacific can spawn waves as tall as a ten‑story building, marching across entire ocean basins. The latest measurements of 115 foot crests in a volatile North Pacific corridor turn a once anecdotal “rogue wave” legend into a precisely mapped hazard zone for ships, coastlines, and critical infrastructure.

Those towering walls of water did not just batter one storm center and fade. They radiated outward, circling the globe and feeding powerful swells that later hammered places like Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast, underscoring how a single extreme event in the mid‑ocean can shape surf, flooding risk, and coastal safety thousands of miles away.
For the first time, a network of orbiting instruments has tracked a North Pacific mega‑storm in real time as it generated waves up to 115 feet high in deep water. Using radar altimeters and other sensors, Satellites Spot the storm’s most violent seas in the central Pacific, capturing individual crests that rival the height of city office blocks.
Forecasts for the U.S. mainland show how that plays out on the ground, with Waves as tall as 10 feet expected to pound west‑facing beaches in San Diego County starting Friday. Local officials warn that the incoming swell will generate dangerous rip currents along the entire San Diego County coastline, a reminder that even “moderate” surf heights can be deadly when combined with long‑period energy from a distant storm." 

msn

Creation Moment 2/11/2026 - Is nature the 67th book of the Bible?

For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. Romans 8:22 NASB

"I’ve had many people tell me that God gave us “two books”—the Bible and nature—and that both are equally valid for discovering truth.
Q: Is nature really the 67th book of the Bible?

---This claim is made to accommodate evolution and millions of years. Those who say nature is the 67th book are not talking about

general revelation in the sense of Romans 1—that God’s existence and power are obvious to everyone through what he has made. Rather, they’re claiming man’s interpretation (i.e., evolution and millions of years) of the evidence is “the book of nature”—even though such ideas contradict God’s written Word!

---Nature is cursed. We aren’t looking at the world as God made it. According to Biblical history, we’re looking at a creation that was once “very good” but is now cursed with death and suffering (because of sin) and was judged by a global flood. We can’t look at this creation and figure out what happened in the past without the eyewitness revelation of the Creator (given in Genesis 1–11).

No, nature isn’t the 67th book of the Bible. Rather than accepting man’s ideas about the past and forcing them into Scripture, we must always start with Scripture first and allow God’s Word to be our authority." 

AIG

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 3

"THIS psalm is said to be “a psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.” 

There is no reason to suppose that this in scription is not correct.

Whether it was written during the flight, or was written afterwards, as expressing the feelings which he had on that occasion, is immaterial. 

Knowing the circumstances which called for this psalm we can enter more fully into the feelings of the psalmist. 

Those circumstances we find recorded in detail in 2 Samuel chapters 15, 16, 17. With the incidents therein related fresh in our minds, let us examine the psalm, and see what there is in it which is profitable for us.

vs. 1: Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me. The same language may be used by every one who professes to follow Christ. 

To every one the warning is given, 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he made devour. He is at the head of a host, so that we have, as the apostle says, to contend… Ephesians 6:12 ...against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against wicked spirits in high places. 

Moreover, Christians are informed that in the world they shall have tribulation; Satan is the “god of this world,” and since he is the enemy of all righteousness we would naturally expect that the world would not be friendly to the Christian.

Psalm 3:2-4 Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help

for him in God. But You, O Lord, are a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of a my head. I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and He heard me out of His holy hill. 

No portion of the Scriptures was written without a purpose. Romans 15:4 Whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have a hope. 

---When we read in the Old Testament, how wonderfully God de livered His people in time of battle, it is that we may take courage." 

E.J. Waggoner

Creation Moment 2/10/2026 - What Evolutionists believe vs. Reality (Mathematical Probability)

For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Romans 1:20

"Evolutionists openly acknowledge the philosophical implications of their worldview. One such example states that

"....evolution killed the god who made Adam out of dirt, Eve from a rib (for some reason), and the whole universe in a week. … If evolution is real (and it is), life didn’t show up fully assembled. It crawled out of chaos — slowly, painfully, and sometimes stupidly. Nature is full of leftovers and bad designs that make no sense if God planned it all perfectly. But they make perfect sense if things evolved over time by trial and error. A God who had to tinker constantly? Evolution makes him look like an idiot engineer. If we evolved from earlier primates, then we weren’t specially created — we’re part of the animal kingdom. No divine fingerprint. No “image of God.” Just another twig on the big ol’ tree of life. Evolution runs on a few brutally simple rules:

Variation (offspring aren’t identical)

Selection (some survive better than others)

Heredity (traits pass on)

Time (lots of it)

That’s it.

From that recipe, we get elephants, brains, wings, music, sex, morality, and yes, even you reading this…. That’s genius design without a designer.”

Although rarely stated in such provocative language, this passage accurately reflects the beliefs of the majority of evolutionists/scientists.

VS.

A finely tuned universe, which was designed to support life by precise calibration of its physical laws, exists to produce a universe that supports life. 

It is not merely that forces, such as gravity, exist, but that they exist within the extraordinarily narrow range that supports life.

For instance, estimates suggest that a variation in the strength of gravitational force as small as one part in 10⁶⁰ would preclude everything from star formation to the biochemistry that forms life. 

--If gravity were slightly stronger, the structure of the universe—and

consequently the conditions required for life, including human existence—would be fundamentally altered. 

--Changes in the strength of the strong nuclear force would prevent atoms or elements from forming, eliminating the possibility of chemistry and life.

.....if no intelligent cause exists, the probability of such precise conditions arising by accident is astronomically small, if not effectively impossible."

CEH

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 2

"IN THIS psalm we have questions and answers and exhortations.

They are applicable at all times, but most especially at the present time, as we shall see. 

The psalm begins, with the question, Psalm 2:1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? 

The word “heathen” is the same as “nations.” 

Among men the word “heathen” is usually considered as synonymous with “uncivilized;” but the Bible calls all men heathen who do not serve the Lord, no matter how much they may have of the veneer and polish of what is called civilization. It will be noticed that in the margin we have “tumultuously assemble” as the equivalent of “rage.”

Q: What is the cause of the tumultuous gatherings of the people? 

The second and third verses give the answer: Psalm 2:2,3 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against His Anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. 

The reader will see by looking at John 1:41 and margin, that the word, “Anointed” and “Christ” are the same. 

Therefore we may read, “The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against His Christ.” 

This is quoted in: Acts 4:25 Who by the mouth of your servant David has said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against His Christ. 

The Father and the Son are inseparable. It is impossible to speak against one without opposing the other. It is impossible that there should be such a thing as believing in God but not in Christ. Jesus said, John 14:6 I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man comes unto the Father but by Me. 

They are one in redemption, as they are one in creation. 

---Some people like to persuade themselves that in casting away the law of the Lord they are following Christ. 

---They try to believe that Christ came for the purpose of loosing men from their obligation to keep the law of God. 

---That is a part of the “vain thing” which the people imagine.

Q: How does the Lord regard these attempts upon His law? 

A: Psalm 2:4 He that sits in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall have them in derision.
Psalm 2:9 You shall break them with a rod of iron; you shall dash

them in pieces like a potter’s vessel. 

In the 2nd chapter of Daniel the nations of earth are represented as an image composed of various metals. The kingdom of Christ is represented as a stone cut out of the mountain without hands, with the following results:
Daniel 2:35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing-floors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them; and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth. That image represented the nations of earth until the end of time.

In view of all this, how important the exhortation, Psalm 2:10-12  

Be wise now therefore, O you kings; be instructed, you judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish from the way, when His wrath will soon be kindled."
E.J. Waggoner

Creation Moment 2/9/2026 - 4 Postulates of Evolution vs Creation

For His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen since the creation of the world, being understood through what He has made. As a result, people are without excuse. Romans 1:20 CSB

Postulate: suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief:

EVOLUTION:

1) Life comes from non-life [NO EVIDENCE at all -- NEVER been observed]

2) All life forms of today came from single cells [Single cell life exist---but there are NO 2,3,4,5,etc. life forms hat should still exist as a transition]

3) Time & Chance drive evolution [TIME works AGAINST Evolution as the Law of Entropy would be smashing evolutionary progress over a vast expanse of time thereby setting it back...NOT advancing it]

4) Minor variation in species is Evidence of Macro-Evolution [Mendel and Genetics shows the opposite as the different shapes, sizes and colors, etc. within species is based on pre-programmed data----NO NEW data is ever added which would be required for Macro-Evolution, like from a fish to a bird, etc.]

CREATION:

1) Where there is DESIGN there must be a DESIGNER [Codes are in DNA and Codes are EVIDENCE of Intelligence

2) The Earth and Space are Young [Q: What are the oldest living thing on earth? Trees---about 4,500 years old taking roughly back to the Flood. In the sky we see only about 6,000 years worth on nebula (which seem to form roughly every 26 years)---IMPOSSIBLE for a universe Billions of years old]

3) Life is basically the same as created [Genetic Variation within a kind exists---but one cannot breed cats with dogs for example---meaning there are LIMITS to how far we can go]

4) The world experienced a Flood roughly on the time scale of Genesis [Limestone, for example, covers much of the earth which is sedimentary rock which precipitates out of water. Nearly every mountain chain, including Everest, has sea life in the rocks.]

Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 1

"THE 1st Psalm tells us that

the man who meditates on the law of God day and night, and who delights in it, shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water. 

You can all go into the gardening business, even in your houses, where you can watch the plant growing, and see how it grows by the water. 

You will be surprised how much education you can get out of seeing a single plant grow.

*Through the scent of water that is below it, it will grow. 

*It will send its stock upward, and its roots downward. 

*It is really wonderful to see the intelligence displayed, to see how methodically and how regularly that plant goes about its business of growing. 

With this in mind, read the 1st Psalm. 

He that meditates on the law of God day and night… Psalm 1 3...shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he does shall prosper. 

There is instruction in the Bible that will direct the man in the right way all the time." 

E.J. Waggoner

On the Streets of Babylon: Storm Troopers spotted on the Streets

Babylon is fallen, is fallen,..
Come out of her, My people,
Revelation 14:8/18:4

There seems to be some "Storm Troopers" spotted on the Streets of Babylon....

"Church by the Glades in Coral Springs is a self-described “hyper-creative church” whose core philosophy has become a mantra for

their praxis, with lead pastor David Hughes frequently saying, “We will do anything short of sin to reach people who don’t know Christ.”
Known for their extravagant attempts to keep their members entertained, in the past few years they’ve played a cover of Run D.M.C’s sleazy and sexual song Walk this Way in church.....
In a newly unearthed video from week 5 of their 2016 sermon series Family Drive-in, in the interlude between the conclusion of the last worship song and the beginning of the preaching, stormtroopers take the stage to dance to Beyoncé’s ‘Single Ladies,’ Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style, and others." 

Protestia

SDA Issues: EDUCATION

Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 

Matthew 11:29

"THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM of the church, which had driven them from their native home, was one of the most serious errors from which the Puritans failed to break away. 

This system of education, while Papal in spirit, was, to a certain extent, Protestant in form. 

The historian writes of the schools of the Puritans in the New World, that their courses were "fitted to the time-sanctioned curriculum of the college. They taught much Latin and Greek, an extended course in mathematics, and were strong generally on the side of the humanities... This was a modeling after Rugby Eton and other noted English schools." 

Again we read, "The roots of this system were deep in the great

ecclesiastical system." "From his early training," Dunster, one of the first presidents of Harvard, "patterned the Harvard course largely after that of the English Universities." They so faithfully patterned after the English model--Cambridge University--that they were called by that name, and the historian wrote of Harvard, "In several instances youths in the parent country were sent to the American Cambridge for a finishing education."
Of Yale, started later, it is said, "The regulations for the most part were those at Harvard, as also the courses of study." The younger patterned after the older. It is very natural that Yale should be established after the English Papal system, because the founder, Elihu Yale, had spent twenty years in the English schools. "Twenty years he spent in the schools and in special study." (Boone, pp. 24-40).

Laurie says, "Oxford and Cambridge modeled themselves largely after Paris... A large number of masters and their pupils left Paris... Thus the English portion of (Paris) University went to Oxford and Cambridge." The relation of the University of Paris, the mother of Cambridge and Oxford, to the Papacy is thus expressed, "It was because it was the center of theological learning that it received so many privileges from the Pope, and was kept in close relation to the Papal See." (Laurie, pp. 153, 162, 242).

When the successors of Luther and Melanchthon failed to continue that constructive work, which centered largely in the education of the youth, who were to be the future missionaries and pillars of the church, internal dissension arose. Their time was spent very largely in criticizing the views of some of their colaborers who differed with them on some unimportant points of theology. Thus they became destructive instead of constructive. They paid much attention to doctrines, and spent the most of their energy in preserving orthodoxy. They crystallized their doctrines into a creed; they ceased to develop, and lost the spirit of Christian education, which was the oil for their lamps. Protestantism degenerated into dead orthodoxy, and they broke up into opposing factions. The Protestant church, thus weakened, could not resist the great power of rejuvenated Papal education.

Seventh-day Adventists should not let this fact escape their attention: the three leading schools of the colonies were established by men who had fled from the Papal doctrines of the Old World; but these educators, because of their training in these Papal schools and their ignorance of the relation between education and religion, unwittingly patterned their institutions after the educational system of the church from which they had withdrawn. 

It is surprising that these English Reformers, after sacrificing as they did for a worthy cause, should yet allow a system of education, so unfitted to all their purposes, to be in reality the nurse of their children, from whose bosom these children drew their nourishment. They did not realize that the character and Christian experience of these children depended upon the nature of the food received.

Most dangerous of all enemies in a church is a school of its own, Christian in profession, "with teachers and managers who are only half converted; ... who are accustomed to popular methods; ... who concede some things and make half reforms, preferring to work according to their own ideas," (T. Vol. 6, p. 171), who, step by step, advance toward worldly education leading the innocent lambs with them."
E.A. Sutherland

Papal Notes - Pope Leo Calls for One Human Family

"Pope Leo XIV celebrated the World Day of Human Fraternity with a global appeal for all people to unite as one family. Presented as a remedy for a divided world, the message called for shared values and

cooperation to “heal” what he described as deep-seated divisions. This language reflects the prophetic vision of a world coming together under a common banner in the last days.
The Vatican Press Office published the following remarks made by the Pope:
• “With great joy and a heart filled with hope, I address you for the first time on the occasion of the World Day of Human Fraternity and the 7th anniversary of the signing of the Document on Human Fraternity by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam Ahmad Al-Tayyeb.” 
• “At a time when the dream of building peace together is often dismissed as an outdated utopia, we must proclaim with conviction that human fraternity is a lived reality, stronger than all conflicts, differences and tensions.” 
• “By choosing the demanding path of solidarity over the easy path of indifference, they have demonstrated that even the most deep-seated divisions can be healed through concrete action. Their work bears witness to the conviction that the light of fraternity can prevail over the darkness of fratricide.”
• “Let us continue to work together so that the dynamic of fraternal love may become the common path of all, and that the other may no longer be seen as a stranger or a threat, but recognized as a brother or a sister.” 

The book of Revelation warns that a time is coming when the world will be drawn into a single global system—uniting political power, religious authority, economic control, and military force. Prophecy

portrays a dominant religious power, identified as the first beast, receiving the allegiance of the world, while a second power compels worship and enforces conformity. This authority extends to every nation, language, and people, making participation unavoidable. Identified in Scripture as Babylon the Great and the Mother of Harlots, this unity will not be righteous or led by Christ; it will be deceptive and opposed to the commandments of God.
“And power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.” Revelation 13:7.
“These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.” Revelation 17:13.
“For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her.” Revelation 18:3." 

AdventMessenger

Creation Moment 2/8/2026 - The elasticity of Darwinism

Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools. 

Romans 1:22 NLT

"The relationship between Darwinism and real science is parasitic. The theory’s main use is for Darwinists to claim credit for whatever

biology discovers. 

If research shows that humans are selfish, Darwinism can explain that. If science shows we are unselfish, why, it can explain that too. If we are a combination of both — no problem. 

If cells are simple or complex, if sexual reproduction is common or rare, if embryos are similar or different, Darwinism will explain it all for you. 

The elasticity of the theory would make Sigmund Freud blush."
Michael Behe, First Things (Nov 2000)

Our first prayer....

Praying always. Ephesians 6:18

"WHAT multitudes of prayers we have put up from the first moment when we learned to pray. 

Our first prayer was a prayer for ourselves; we asked that God would have mercy upon us, and blot out our sin. 

He heard us. 

But when He had blotted out our sins like a cloud, then we had more prayers for ourselves. We have had to pray for sanctifying grace, for constraining and restraining grace; we have been led to crave for a fresh assurance of faith, for the comfortable

-- application of the promise, 

--for deliverance in the hour of temptation, 

--for help in the time of duty, 

--and for succour in the day of trial. 

We have been compelled to go to God for our souls, as constant

beggars asking for everything. Bear witness, children of God, you have never been able to get anything for your souls elsewhere. 

All the bread your soul has eaten has come down from heaven, and all the water of which it has drank has flowed from the living rock—Christ Jesus the Lord. 

Your wants were innumerable,---He has heard you in the day of trouble, has strengthened you, and helped you, even when you dishonored Him by trembling and doubting at the mercy-seat. Remember this, and let it fill your heart with gratitude to God, who has thus graciously heard your poor weak prayers."

Charles Spurgeon

Creation Moment 2/7/2026 - Evolution’s Influence in the Courts

They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof. Job 24:13

"When mankind began to adopt the theory of evolution in the nineteenth century, jurists and other legal intellectuals began to

subscribe to a view that law is a mere byproduct of human will and social struggle – “survival of the fittest”. 

Previous to Charles Darwin the dominant view in Western legal tradition was that human laws are subject to higher law, to natural law, to God’s law – a fixed standard. And this, through the Bible and through such sources as Blackstone’s Legal Commentary, was the worldview which framed the American Constitution.
There is no basis in the Constitution for so-called “legislating from the Bench” – for activist judges.
Under the influence of evolutionism and its off-shoot Social Darwinism, a powerful transformation of legal studies took place in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Western Civilization – just as occurred in science. And it occurred for the same reason. 

Man’s depravity, his will to sin and rebel against his Maker, drives a resistance to God’s rule – and to the very existence of our Almighty Creator." 

Creation Moment

That BIG OBJECTION to Tithing

"THERE remains yet one objection to the tithing plan, that demands a brief notice: the matter of tithing is not spoken of directly by any of the apostles, nor are any of the churches enjoined by them to pay tithe. 

The New Testament Example 

But the man who thinks to escape the payment of tithes by such a plea as this has overreached himself; for: 

1. Christ taught it, as has been shown in the comment on Matthew

23:23. That alone would be sufficient. 

2. The commandment to pay tithe having been once made by God Himself, it would remain in force, forever, if not countermanded, and the reason for its continuance existed as in the beginning. Therefore if there was no mention made of it in the entire New Testament, it would not affect the case in the least.

3. And, strongest of all, the teaching of the apostles, and of Christ Himself, if strictly followed, would lead to the sacrifice, not merely of a tithe, but of all our possessions! 

Let us read and see. Paul, writing to the Corinthians, says, 1 Corinthians 6 19 ...you are not your own; 20 For you are bought with a price... We are, as a literal translation of Philippians 1:1 would read, “the slaves of Jesus Christ.”

Our servitude, however, is a blessed one, for His yoke is easy, and His burden light. But a slave can not hold property in his own right; all that he may acquire be longs to his master. Therefore since we are Christ’s by purchase, all that we have belongs to Him.

When the young man came to Him inquiring the way to life eternal, Matthew 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If you will be perfect, go and sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in Heaven; and come and follow Me. 

We do not wish to be understood as advising all indiscriminately to sell their property. We are to be guided by sanctified reason, and not by fanaticism. Ecclesiastes 3:1 To everything there is a season;–and if we stand at the counsel of God, we shall know when the time comes for us to part with our possessions." 

E.J. Waggoner

Creation Moment 2/6/2026 - Cells Contain Battery Droplets

These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; Revelation 3:14

"Cells are not simple like Darwin thought. The amount of organization inside a cell continues to astonish scientists.

These “membraneless organelles” or “droplets”, formed during natural phase changes, bring together molecular building blocks with their enzymes and RNA codes, facilitating the construction of complex molecules for life. Now, a research team at Washington University at St. Louis has discovered another wonder about these condensates: their boundaries are electric!

Tapping the engines of cellular electrochemistry and forces of evolution (23 Jan 2026, Washington University at St. Louis). Reporter Leah Shaffer speaks of condensates as “constantly shifting, membrane-less organelles that govern how a cell functions.” They are aided by phase changes in “intrinsically disordered proteins” that used to be thought of as mistakes or junk. No; they have important functions. Professor Rohit Pappu and his colleague Yifan Dai discovered that electrical voltages play key roles in the formation of condensates.

"In the new research, Dai outlines how condensates can act as

“battery droplets.” Inside a battery, the real action happens at the interface — the thin boundary where the electrode and electrolytes touch. An “interfacial” electric field drives chemical reactions within a cell in a similar manner, converting chemical energy to electrical energy."

This electrical energy is measurable. The researchers believe they could even tap into this miniature power source to design therapeutic molecules and other useful things.

"Dai’s team demonstrated that microscale “engines” can drive a bit of alchemy, producing gold and copper nanoparticles directly in living cells. Such “biohybrid” devices could be used to degrade pollution in wastewater. Further, through the same protein materials, they show how the redox reactions can be exploited to kill bacteria without using antibiotics, which could lead to many new medical devices to improve human health."

The press release tells how these “microscale engines” work like “soft battery droplets” that store and release electrochemical energy on demand, “giving synthetic biologists a dynamic new way to power signals and reactions” according to Dr Dai.

Q: What’s Evolution Got to Do With It?
---Try as they might to insert “evolution” into the story, they commit the logical fallacy of equivocation. They use the term “directed evolution” as a means of steering these soft battery droplets for human use. What they are really doing is applying intelligent design. They have foresight and a goal.

“We designed the evolution-based assay and selection strategies to connect cellular survival and the behaviors of the disordered proteins, then put them into different temperatures or other selective pressures, and let it go,” Dai said. “We let nature do the work to give us a sequence that can behave and let them survive.”

“Directed evolution” is a contradiction in terms. 

Picking out the most useful products from searches through natural phenomena is characteristic of intelligence, not mindless evolution. They are steering the molecules at every step. Only a mind can pick out a sequence in a random distribution and decide that it meets the criteria for a human need or desired technology. Darwin has nothing to say about this." 

CEH