Maranatha - Jesus Is Coming (Daily Devotional)

The hearts of God's people, young and old, throb with intense longing for that day of deliverance so near at hand. With fast fulfilling prophecy confirming their faith in the imminence of our Lord's return, the White Estate Trustees commissioned this compilation of readings clustering about the general theme of eschatology, with emphasis upon the coming of our Lord. Key statements from Ellen G. White books, as well from many articles in the journals of the church are included. Numerous statements from unpublished manuscripts enrich the presentation.

 

Table of Contents 4
Foreword 5
Monthly Topics 7
The First Coming of Jesus, January 1  9 
The Lesson of Bethlehem, January 2 10
When Jesus Was Born, January 3 11
The Hope of the Second Coming, January 4 12
The Keynote of Scripture, January 5 13
Faith of the Reformers, January 6 14
The Key to History, January 7 15
Parallel Disappointments, January 8 16
Humble Men Proclaim the Message, January 9 17
The Truth Will Triumph, January 10 18
Hastening Our Lord's Return, January 11 19
Last Warnings of the Third Angel, January 12 20
He Shall Reign Forever, January 13 21
The Elijah Prophecy, January 14 22
Uplift Jesus as the Center, January 15 23
The Field Is the World, January 16 24
God's Judgments in the Land, January 17 25
A Better and Nobler Way, January 18 26
When the Loud Cry Sounds, January 19 27
The Faithful Ones Will Not Fail, January 20 28
Labor to Win Even One Soul, January 21 29
Study Daniel and the Revelation, January 22 30
Intolerance and Persecution, January 23 31
The Church Will Not Fall, January 24 32
The Counterfeit Revival, January 25 33
Presumptuous, Careless Delay, January 26 34
A Heaven to Win, January 27 35
Blessings Upon the Watchful Ones, January 28 36
Troubles on All Sides, January 29 37
Intercessory Prayers for Souls, January 30 38
To Weep or to Rejoice? January 31 39
Climactic Moment, February 1 40
A High Standard, February 2 41
Weighing Time, February 3 42
Will You Stand the Test? February 4 43
An Infallible Guide, February 5 44
Ready to Answer, February 6 45
The Feast That Satisfies, February 7 46
Moral Independence, February 8 47
Any Idols Here? February 9 48
Search Your Own Heart, February 10 49
Searching Questions, February 11 50
Dare You Be Different? February 12 51
Uproot Every Seed of Doubt, February 13 52
Spiritual Giant or Dwarf? February 14 53
Wise or Foolish? February 15 54
Now—Always Now, February 16 55
The Last Watch, February 17 56
Only One Safe Course, February 18 57
The Faith That Works, February 19 58
Beware of Satan's Agents, February 20 59
Temptations in Disguise, February 21 60
Why Christ Delays His Coming, February 22 61
A Goal to Reach, February 23 62
No Time to Do the Devil's Work, February 24 63
Satan's Last Campaign, February 25 64
Through Heaven's Gates, February 26 65
The Vision Is Sure, February 27 66
A Safe Refuge, February 28 67
A Crisis Ahead, March 1 68
Healing for Sin-sick Souls, March 2 69
A New Life, March 3 70
Life's Top Priority, March 4 71
Heaven's Flawless Pearl, March 5 72
Christ the Only Saviour, March 6 73
Taste for Yourself, March 7 74
Citizens of Heaven, March 8 75
A Fuller Knowledge of God, March 9 76
The Highest Kind of Meditation, March 10 77
White Raiment Required, March 11 78
Joy in Obedience, March 12 79
Shaping Up in God's Workshop, March 13 80
Physical Health and Noble Thinking, March 14 81
The Sowing and Reaping of Life, March 15 82
The Character Heaven Approves, March 16 83
Climbing Peter's Ladder, March 17 84
The Breath of the Soul, March 18 85
The Secret of Progress, March 19 86
Unwavering Faith, March 20 87
Pure in Heart and Life, March 21 88
Bible Sanctification Defined, March 22 89
Be Alert for Satan's Devices, March 23 90
Proof Against Every Temptation, March 24 91
Why Probation Lingers, March 25 92
Your Case Coming Up! March 26 93
A Standard You Can Trust, March 27 94
The Scriptures Our Safeguard, March 28 95
God's Pledge of Security, March 29 96
A Deep and Living Experience, March 30 97
“Get Ready, Get Ready, Get Ready,” March 31 98
Greatest Work in the World, April 1 99
The Message of the Cross, April 2 100
Motivated by Love, April 3 101
The Place to Begin Witnessing, April 4 102
A World in Need, April 5 103
Teaching From House to House, April 6 104
One-to-one Witnessing, April 7 105
Sound an Alarm! April 8 106
God's Special Message for Today, April 9 107
A Time for Decision! April 10 108
Living to Save Others, April 11 109
Pathway to Life, April 12 110
In Partnership With Christ, April 13 111
Representatives of the Saviour, April 14 112
A Character the World Will Recognize, April 15 113
The Testimony the World Needs, April 16 114
When God Makes Up Deficiencies, April 17 115
Preaching With Power, April 18 116
“Behold the Lamb of God,” April 19 117
God's Call to Reform, April 20 118
Promote Healthful Living, April 21 119
Virtue of Self-forgetfulness, April 22 120
The Youth, God's Instruments, April 23 121
A Work for All Ages, April 24 122
Why So Many Idlers? April 25 123
All Our Treasures for God, April 26 124
A Twofold Life, April 27 125
Mistaken Zeal, April 28 126
A Sure Foundation, April 29 127
Heaven Is Waiting for You, April 30 128
God Will Guide His People, May 1 129
Satan Redoubles His Efforts, May 2 130
Momentous Struggle Before Us, May 3 131
Wresting the Scriptures, May 4 132
False Theories About God, May 5 133
The Perils of False Science, May 6 134
A Masterpiece of Satan's Deceptions, May 7 135
The Times and Seasons, May 8 136
“As It Was in the Days of Noe,” May 9 137
A Great Terror Soon to Come, May 10 138
Youth and the Drug Syndrome, May 11 139
External Parade of Heathen Power, May 12 140
Turmoil in the Cities, May 13 141
Prejudice on the Increase, May 14 142
The Lust for Nakedness, May 15 143
The Criers of Peace, May 16 144
Sights and Sounds and Criminality, May 17 145
Spiritism and Revolution, May 18 146
Beware of Man-made Tests, May 19 147
Healing Can Be From the Devil, May 20 148
The Violent Earth, May 21 149
Signs in the Heavens, May 22 150
The Stars of Heaven Fall, May 23 151
Ottoman Empire in Prophecy, May 24 152
Low State of Morals, May 25 153
Fanaticism and Tongues Speaking, May 26 154
Prove All Things, May 27 155
Counterfeits! May 28 156
Watch Out for the Dividers! May 29 157
The Results of False Visions, May 30 158
Moving Into Line, May 31 159
Coming Events Clearly Revealed, June 1 160
Preparation for What Lies Ahead, June 2 161
Satan's Groundwork for the Final Conflict, June 3 162
The Devil's Strategy Against Sabbathkeepers, June 4 163
The Image to the Beast Set Up, June 5 164
Apostasy Prepares the Way, June 6 165
Spiritualism's Role in Deception, June 7 166
The Spirits and the Sunday Law Issue, June 8 167
The False Revival, June 9 168
How the Image to the Beast Evolves, June 10 169
The Sabbath Proclaimed More Fully, June 11 170
Second Angel's Message to Be Repeated, June 12 171
Sabbath vs Sunday Issue Joins, June 13 172
Symbolism of the Three Angels’ Messages, June 14 173
Armed Conflict in the Last Days, June 15 174
Troublous Times Right Upon Us, June 16 175
Calamities Blamed on God's People, June 17 176
Wisdom Needed by Sabbathkeepers, June 18 177
Sunday Missionary Work, June 19 178
God's Law Made Void in America, June 20 179
The Sign to Leave Large Cities, June 21 180
Food and Lands in the Last Days, June 22 181
Labor Unions and Trusts, June 23 182
Forbidden to Buy or Sell, June 24 183
Work the Cities From Outposts, June 25 184
Relief of Physical Suffering, June 26 185
The Sunday Law Is Invoked, June 27 186
Protestantism Unites With the Papacy, June 28 187
Two Great Classes of Christians, June 29 188
Confusion of Many Voices, June 30 189
The Threefold Union of Religion, July 1 190
Satan and the Threefold Union, July 2 191
The Corruption of Truth, July 3 192
The United States in Prophecy, July 4 193
Persecution by Protestants and Catholics, July 5 194
Persecuted for Christ's Sake, July 6 195
Former Brethren Worst Persecutors, July 7 196
Betrayed by Friends and Relatives, July 8 197
Under Threat of Death, July 9 198
Martyrs in the Last Days, July 10 199
The Shaking Time, July 11 200
A View of the Shaking, July 12 201
Unity and Separation Under the Loud Cry, July 13 202
The Church Appears About to Fall, July 14 203
The Purification of the Church, July 15 204
Satan Personates Christ—1, July 16 205
Satan Personates Christ—2, July 17 206
Satanic Miracles—1, July 18 207
Satanic Miracles—2, July 19 208
God's People Brought to the Test, July 20 209
Sights of a Supernatural Character, July 21 210
The Seal of God and the Mark of the Beast, July 22 211
The Sealing and the Latter Rain, July 23 212
The Remnant and the Sealing, July 24 213
All Nations Follow America's Lead, July 25 214
The Beginning of the End, July 26 215
National Ruin Follows National Apostasy, July 27 216
The World Against God's People, July 28 217
The Angel of Revelation 18, July 29 218
The Early and the Latter Rain, July 30 219
High Time to Awake! July 31 220
“In These Hours of Probation,” August 1 221
The Substance of Moral Character, August 2 222
Character a Quality of the Soul, August 3 223
Christ Our Helper and Redeemer, August 4 224
High Spiritual State Attainable, August 5 225
Reaching the Height of Christian Perfection, August 6 226
Perfection in the Human Sphere, August 7 227
Honorable in Motive and Action, August 8 228
Overcoming Bad Habits, August 9 229
Sanctification of the Whole Man, August 10 230
In Harmony With His Law, August 11 231
Counterfeit Sanctification, August 12 232
Impressions, Feelings, and Drugs, August 13 233
Drums, Dancing and Noise, August 14 234
No Room for Boasting, August 15 235
Salvation Day by Day, August 16 236
The Meaning of Conversion, August 17 237
Sanctification Is for Sabbathkeepers, August 18 238
Sound the Note of Alarm, August 19 239
The Pure Mark of Truth, August 20 240
Who Receive the Seal? August 21 241
Time of Sealing Soon Over, August 22 242
Angels Can Read God's Mark, August 23 243
A Sign That Distinguishes God's People, August 24 244
Importance and Glory of the Sabbath, August 25 245
The Sabbath Is God's Mark, August 26 246
Study the Subject of the Sanctuary, August 27 247
Cleansing of the Sanctuary, August 28 248
Instruction From the Sanctuary in Heaven, August 29 249
Judging the Cases of the Living, August 30 250
The Investigative Judgment, August 31 251
Standing Before Courts and Councils, September 1 252
Witnessing Before the Great Men of the Earth, September 2 253
Prepare to Meet Thy God, September 3 254
Promise of Divine Help, September 4 255
Another Pentecost Coming! September 5 256
The Battle of Armageddon Joins, September 6 257
Future Events Come in Order, September 7 258
A Little Time of Peace, September 8 259
The Peace and Safety Cry, September 9 260
God's Work Is Finished, September 10 261
God Intervenes on Behalf of His People, September 11 262
Human Probation Closes, September 12 263
Close of Probation Passes Unnoticed, September 13 264
A Time of Trouble Such as Never Was, September 14 265
The Four Winds Loosed, September 15 266
Seven Last Plagues Begin to Fall, September 16 267
The Death Decree Issued, September 17 268
Marked for Death, September 18 269
Angelic Protection in the Time of Trouble, September 19 270
The Wicked During the Plagues, September 20 271
The Time of Jacob's Trouble, September 21 272
Why the Time of Trouble, September 22 273
God's Eye Is Upon His People, September 23 274
The Great Time of Trouble, September 24 275
The Crowning Act of Deception, September 25 276
No Martyrs After Probation Closes, September 26 277
God's People Delivered, September 27 278
Midnight Deliverance, September 28 279
God Overturns Nature, September 29 280
The Special Resurrection, September 30 281
The Special Resurrection of the Unjust, October 1 282
The Elements Melt With Fervent Heat, October 2 283
A Graphic Illustration of the Seventh Plague, October 3 284
The Earth Flees From Its Maker, October 4 285
God's Law Appears in the Heavens, October 5 286
The Day and Hour of Christ's Coming Announced, October 6 287
Gleams of the Golden Morning, October 7 288
The Second Coming of Christ, October 8 289
In the Dens and Caves of the Earth, October 9 290
Christ's Appearance at His Second Coming, October 10 291
Judgment at the Second Advent, October 11 292
They That Pierced Him, October 12 293
The Wicked Slay Each Other, October 13 294
The Wrath of the Lamb, October 14 295
God Intervenes in Armageddon, October 15 296
The Nature of the Final Battle, October 16 297
Be Ye Also Ready, October 17 298
The General Resurrection of the Righteous, October 18 299
Victory of the Sleeping Saints, October 19 300
Mysteries of the Resurrection, October 20 301
Life Eternal Begins Now, October 21 302
We Shall Recognize Each Other, October 22 303
The Blessed Hope, October 23 304
Translation of the Righteous, October 24 305
The Earth Depopulated, October 25 306
Satan Is Bound, October 26 307
Families Will Be Reunited, October 27 308
Crowns Being Prepared for the Faithful, October 28 309
A Crown for Every Child of God, October 29 310
Our Redemption Draweth Nigh, October 30 311
His Reward Is With Him, October 31 312
The Captivity of Satan and His Angels, November 1 313
We Shall Meet Our Guardian Angels, November 2 314
Welcome to the City of God, November 3 315
Unspeakable Gladness, November 4 316
The Gratitude of the Redeemed, November 5 317
Heaven Is Cheap Enough, November 6 318
Home at Last! November 7 319
Surprises When We Get to Heaven, November 8 320
Satisfying Answers, November 9 321
Set Your Affections on Things Above, November 10 322
The Reward of the Redeemed, November 11 323
Eye Hath Not Seen, Nor Ear Heard, November 12 324
Life-giving Fruit, November 13 325
The Bow-circled Throne, November 14 326
We Shall See the King, November 15 327
The One Hundred Forty-four Thousand, November 16 328
The Great Multitude of the Redeemed, November 17 329
The Soul Winner's Reward, November 18 330
Think on Heavenly Things, November 19 331
The Glories of the Heavenly World, November 20 332
Look at Things Eternal, November 21 333
Blessed Are They That Wash Their Robes, November 22 334
The Millennial Judgment, November 23 335
Christ Again Returns to the Earth, November 24 336
Satan Loosed From His Prison, November 25 337
The Wicked Prepare to Attack the New Jerusalem, November 26 338
The Last Judgment, November 27 339
Every Work Will Be Brought Into Judgment, November 28 340
Christ Is Judge, November 29 341
Rewards and Punishments, November 30 342
The Panoramic Scene Above the Holy City, December 1 343
Historical Persons Present at the Judgment, December 2 344
The Wicked Acknowledge God's Justice, December 3 345
God's Character Vindicated, December 4 346
Sin and Sinners Destroyed, December 5 347
Only One Reminder of Sin, December 6 348
We Belong to the Royal Family, December 7 349
Satisfying Employment, December 8 350
The New Heavens and the New Earth, December 9 351
No More Death—Ever! December 10 352
Inheritance of the Saved, December 11 353
Garden of Eden Restored, December 12 354
Glories of the Eternal World, December 13 355
At Home in the New Jerusalem, December 14 356
The Immortal Inheritance, December 15 357
The Church Triumphant, December 16 358
Unexpected Recompense, December 17 359
New Earth Activities, December 18 360
Incomparable Music, December 19 361
Our Saviour's Highest Honor, December 20 362
The School of the Hereafter, December 21 363
Christ Will Be Our Teacher, December 22 364
Our Study in Ages to Come, December 23 365
Inexhaustible Themes, December 24 366
The Universe Our Field of Study, December 25 367
Worlds Upon Worlds to Be Visited, December 26 368
Speculations Concerning the New Earth, December 27 369
Christ's Kingdom of Love, December 28 370
The Sabbath in the Hereafter, December 29 371
Eternal Security, December 30 372
What Eternity Holds for the Redeemed, December 31 373