I accepted Jesus as my best Friend and Savior as a child, but in the teen years, He kind of got relegated to back-burner status. That all changed in my early twenties, when someone handed me a copy of Steps to Christ. I read that booklet through in one week, and it transformed my life! I’ve maintained that renewed relationship with Jesus virtually every day since by spending time in His presence, first in Scripture, and then a few pages from God’s messenger, Ellen G. White.

Chapters one and two remind us that God hopes to show His loving care for His children through the Bible, but also through the beautiful things of nature. Every yellow tulip, every fluffy white cloud, even the antics of our pets were created for our joy and to bring our thoughts close to God.

Thinking of God’s love makes us humble. As we study the real character of God and keep looking at the cross, we see God’s mercy, tenderness and forgiveness and are drawn to extend that mercy to others. When we recognize our need of a new heart and cry out for the power to change, like Jacob we will hear a message of comfort and hope.

Today, let’s remember the mercy of God and place ourselves in right relation to Him who loves us like no other. Then we shall be friends with the heavenly angels and feel at home with the Father and the Son, now and forever!

Cindy Tutsch

Ellen G. White Estate Associate Director (retired)

United States