The seal of God’s law is found in the fourth commandment. This only, of all the ten, brings to view both the name and the title of the Lawgiver. It declares Him to be the Creator of the heavens and the earth, and thus shows His claim to reverence and worship above all others. Aside from this precept, there is nothing in the Decalogue to show by whose authority the law is given. — The Great Controversy, p. 452 . The Sabbath is not introduced as a new institution but as having been founded at creation. It is to be remembered and observed as the memorial of the Creator’s work. Pointing to God as the Maker of the heavens and the earth, it distinguishes the true God from all false gods. All who keep the seventh day signify by this act that they are worshipers of Jehovah. Thus the Sabbath is the sign of man’s allegiance to God as long as there are any upon the earth to serve Him. The fourth commandment is the only one of all the ten in which are found both the name and the title of the Lawgiver. It is the only one that shows by whose authority the law is given. Thus it contains the seal of God, affixed to His law as evidence of its authenticity and binding force. – Patriarchs & Prophets, p. 307 . 🔥Hit the subscribe button in my profile! . 🔥Subscribe on YouTube! youtube.com/@TheAdventTruth . 🔥Donate via link in bio: https://wlo.link/@theadventtruth . 🔥Patreon: patreon.com/TheAdventTruth . . **tag, share, & follow!** . . … … #Jesus #christiantiktok #christian #biblestudy #bibleprophecy #bible #sda #Sabbath #fourthcommandment #tencommandments #fearGod #obeyGod #GodsLaw #sabbathvssunday #sundaysacredness is paganism #keephiscommandments #ifyeloveme #10commandments #sda #seventhdayadventist #theadventtruth https://www.instagram.com/p/CoSk8ZmuHKb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Nano Day 27

I'm not consistent with updates, but I'm 80% done and this is approximately where I stopped the last time I attempted Nano. Although I will say that I have a stronger story and I have spent time at the end of the process, plotting out the things. And it seems a bit backwards to plot when a significant chunk of the draft has been written. But bear with me.

I think that I when I started I had a vague thought about how things were going to go, and instead of getting bogged down in the details I started writing. And it wasn't very good, still isn't very good but I actually know who the characters are now. And I've changed things, of course things are going to change, that is the reality writing and first drafts. But if the strongest stories are the ones that are character driven, I think finding the character and then the story is the way that makes sense to me.

I've also stopped thinking about the story in the linear way that it will probably function in. And today was writing the moment before the finale. And it was wildly cathartic.

The whole writing experience this month (now almost done) is that late at night is my best time for writing. It feels like that when the sun is down, I am done with doing things and now I can think clearly.

I'm just about to head off to bed, and the cat of the house has kept me imprisoned a little longer than anticipated by being the cutest lap cat.

More Drabbles Nanowrimo

It was the Sabbath and I knew that it was getting ready for meeting. The freshly laid out suit, complete with the lapel with my pins. It was special Sabbath today, the one where we would do the communion service, albeit a bit differently in space than on earth. Getting out of the sleeping suit was hard, and in such a small space was only achieved in the bathroom with everyone else. I had arrived late to the communal bathrooms and was greeted by a long line of women who had appeared to get a shower and change. Waiting in the line, I got more and more anxious about getting to church. Eventually I realised that nothing was going to make it faster and I watched as we inched closer to the front of the line. I thought about my mum and the worry started up again. I took a deep breath. And that seemed to be some relief from the worry. For a moment it was okay. Then my I went back to the thought that it wouldn’t be enough time to get my hair done. This was the only time that my mum made sure that it was brushed. It was thick and wavy and it always took a long time. I started breathing really heavily and I couldn’t control anything.

The line isn’t moving. My hair needs to be brushed and put up. The line isn’t moving. My hair needs to be brushed and put up and I can’t be late. I can’t be late.

The woman in front of me has a purple coloured loofah. Up ahead there is a woman with a multicoloured loofah. Some women were already in their curlers.

They had already prepped and I wasn’t prepped and it didn’t matter that the line wasn’t moving. The line isn’t moving. My hair needs to be brushed and put up. Mum isn’t going to be happy. She’s going to yell at me. Gammon doesn’t need to do their hair.

The thoughts were tumbling in a row and I couldn’t stop them. I could see Rebecca further down, at the front of the line and I was just about to see if I could get her attention but then she had spied an open stall and had taken herself off into. The thoughts continued to tumble forward. I was rocking back and forth until I noticed and I made myself stop that. Because even though I had these thoughts I had to make sure that nobody could see how much stress it was making me. In a fit of desperation I took a longer, deeper breath and I finally could stop the thoughts. And then the woman behind me tapped me on the shoulder and asked if I was okay.

“I’m okay. Just a bit frustrated that the line is moving so slowly.” “I think a lot of just were a bit lazy this morning sleeping in. You reap what you sow.”

So I was just supposed to get up far earlier to account for other women having long showers?

Trying to make this point delicately I responded.

“Its really hard to get up early when you have such a late finish to the vespers.”

“I reckon that because of laziness I think. I slept in and I’m going to be just as late you are. Maybe even later.”

And at this I almost lost my shit. This woman didn’t have a mother that insisted on doing my thick hair. Her hair was already in the shower cap and didn’t need to be washed and mine definitely did. Everything was working against me this morning. Mum had told me that when I didn’t have anything nice to say, that I shouldn’t say anything at all. And this would be seen as back talking. I was working on not back talking as a sin of youth and impertinence, and so I nodded my head and said nothing. I hoped that she would get the hint and not continue the conversation. She mercifully took the hint and some relief was had.

I could see that there were two, now three people coming out the shower. Having mentally taken the time that they had gone it, it must of been the real reason that the line was so backed up. Moving up the line was faster now because other women were more considerate and I got back to the pod, with my hair washed only ten minutes later than I thought I was going to be.

Mum was annoyed. She had to brush and it would mean that it wouldn’t get put up.

“But at least it’s washed and brushed. People wouldn’t think that I’ve raised a complete heathen. How you look reflects on the rest of the family and especially on me.”

Gammon was watching this whole exchange, having already gotten their Sabbath best on. Their hair looked like it needed to be brushed but didn’t need to be in the same way as mine. The reason that mum wanted to do my hair today because it was communion, and that happened only once a quarter. And it was special, it was when we used some of our precious resources and made tasteless bread which we at with little vials of grape juice and thought about the death of Christ.

Mum rushed out the door because she was running late for prepping, she would be doing the serving today and she also needed to get the foot washing water ready. Not much longer where we would be expected at church.

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Matthew 20:28

For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.

It is important to understand that this means that when disciples are made, when the Gospel is believed and men and women are baptized, the work is just beginning. There is a lifetime of teaching to grasp the commands of Jesus to his disciples

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