Worship: For Heaven’s Sake Two entities cannot rule at the same time. Either the Holy Spirit will rule and sin will die, or sin will rule and we will die. It is our choice. (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness and naturopathy, taught what should be done if someone nearby has a seizure. (Read more below.)
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For Heaven’s Sake…
The problem is that we don’t want to suffer anything. We want everything to be easy. We don’t want to discipline ourselves to be obedient, because we believe we are going to miss out on something. “Life is not going to be easy,” says Pastor Flemons, “but we can have peace.”
Discipline is required in our lives to resist sin. Discipline, when exercised, will strengthen our spiritual walk. Hebrews 12:4 says, “You have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.” Yet Jesus’s experience in the Garden of Gethsemane tells us that He did. “And being in agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground,” (Luke 22:44). He did it for us, not for Himself. Heaven has always been His home. He sacrificed being in heaven just to give us the opportunity of going there, if we choose to.
But just as Satan twisted God’s words when he spoke to Eve, he has twisted the meaning of bondage and liberty. The Bible assures us sin is bondage and obedience to God is liberty. But Satan has twisted it to mean the very opposite, so that people typically believe boldly sinning means that they are really free and strong, and anyone who is obedient to God’s law is in bondage and is weak.
Romans 8:10-18 says this:
Even better than the mantra “I think I can” is the attitude that says, “I know I can’t, but Christ can; and through Christ I can do all things.” (See Philippians 4:13.) We must understand the power in a vow. When we seriously vow, the Holy Spirit will give us power and victory. There is nothing too hard for God. (See Jeremiah 32:27.) “God is able to give us the victory,” says Pastor Flemons.
For the Holy Spirit to rule and give us the victory, we only need to receive Him.
For Health’s Sake…
These tips were created by Stacey Chellemi and her neurologist, Orrin Devinsky, M.D. The italicized comments are those of Pastor Flemons. During the broadcast he commented on each of the following tips:
1. Stay calm. Pray. Don’t make matters worse by panicking. Pray and trust GOD.
2. Call 911 if the person is having her first seizure or is pregnant. Proper diagnosis is required if this is a first occurrence, and complications need to be addressed if one is pregnant.
3. Try to time the seizure. Seizures usually do not last longer than 60 to 120 seconds. If the seizure lasts longer than 3 minutes, call 911.
4. If the person is standing, prevent her from falling by holding her in a hug, or try to help her gently to the floor. Sometimes it’s an issue of circulation and seizure may stop once the person is lying down.
5. Move away furniture or other objects that might injure the person during the seizure.
6. If the person having a seizure is on the ground when you arrive, try to position her on her side so that any saliva or vomit can leak out of her mouth rather than be swallowed or go down the windpipe.
7. Do not put anything, including your fingers, into the person’s mouth while she is seizing. You could chip the person’s tooth, or your finger could be bitten.
8. Do not try to hold the person down because this can cause injury, such as a dislocated shoulder.
After the seizure:
1. Check the person for injuries.
2. If you could not turn the person onto her side during the seizure, do so when the seizure has ended and the person is calm.
3. If the person is having trouble breathing, use your finger to gently clear her mouth of any saliva or vomit. If this does not work, call for emergency help.
4. Loosen tight clothing around the person’s neck and waist.
5. Provide a safe area where the person can rest.
6. Do not give the person anything to eat or drink until she is fully conscious and aware of her surroundings.
7. Stay with the person until she is awake and any confusion wears off. Most people feel sleepy or confused after a seizure.
For full details and the article, visit the link below:
https://patients.aan.com/resources/neurologynow/index.cfm?event=home.showArticle&id=ovid.com%3A%2Fbib%2Fovftdb%2F01222928-201107020-00010