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Readers of Beyond Today magazine share their thoughts in the May/June 2017 issue.

Jesus said to be ready for the appalling events at the end of this age. Don’t let yourself be caught off guard spiritually.

On the Sabbath day, the Christian rests from working for a livelihood, spends extra time in prayer, study and meditation, and joins together with other Christians to fellowship and to hear His Word preached. All these are what a Christian should do to observe the Sabbath.

Have you ever given thought to this amazing body that He created in His image, after His likeness? The body that we walk around in every day?

The smallest book in the Old Testament may also be one of the least known prophecies. Obadiah was sent to declare God’s judgment on Edom—the descendants of Esau. The Edomites are accused of cruelty and supporting Israel’s enemies. Because of this they will suffer God’s wrath at the “day of the LORD” that comes on all nations. To understand this future judgment on the Edomites we need to recount the history between Israel and the Edomites and the future events that will culminate in the coming of the Messiah.

We can learn important principles about fasting from the examples of Nehemiah and Daniel. We need to humble ourselves, confess our sins to God and seek His forgiveness.

You and your family need to know that recovery from the bondage of chronic alcohol abuse and alcoholism is possible.

We can look to the Jews, who have tracked and kept the seventh-day Sabbath for millennia, and be confident that our current Saturday is the seventh day of the week, on the same weekly cycle that has been in place since the beginning of creation—a cycle established and confirmed by God Himself.

How can biblical fasting help our spiritual and physical relationships? 

When we draw on God’s nature placed within us, we will continue to grow in the development of His wonderful attributes.