Worship: For Heaven’s Sake The plagues of Egypt were the result of unbelief in God, disregard toward Him as King, and stubborn determination to satisfy self in direct disobedience to His will. The plagues of Egypt stand to teach us today and warn us against receiving the seven last plagues upon the determinedly disobedient just prior to the return of Christ. (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, continued discussing natural remedies for the digestive system, with the focus being sore throats. (Read more below.)
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TOPICS THIS WEEK
Worship: January 22 – Moses; January 23 – The Plagues of Egypt; January 24 – The Passover; January 25 – The Exodus; January 26 – From the Red Sea to Sinai; January 27 – The Law Given to Israel; January 28 – Idolatry at Sinai [All topics per Patriarchs and Prophets by Ellen G. White, accessible at this link: http://www.whiteestate.org/books/pp/pp.asp]
Wellness: NATURAL REMEDIES FOR THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM January 22 – 28
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Words of Encouragement
Hebrews 11:27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
Job 28:28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
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For Heaven’s Sake…
Moses and Aaron had been sent to the king of Egypt to release the Hebrews for worship. But the Pharaoh thought himself a god. He arrogantly persisted in showing his own power.
When Moses commanded Aaron to demonstrate the power of God by casting his rod before Pharaoh and it turned into a snake, Pharaoh’s magicians did the same thing. They even mimicked the first two plagues of God. They too changed water into blood. They too brought frogs from the river.
But they could not turn dust into lice, or command swarms of flies, or afflict all of Egypt’s cattle with a deadly disease. They could do nothing to stay the dust that became boils upon the Egyptian men and beasts. They were powerless to protect Egypt from the hail that destroyed nearly all vegetation. What vegetation was left was destroyed by locusts that blanketed the face of the earth. Like everyone else, the magicians were unable to see the ground. The locusts filled their homes and the homes of their servants. Every house in Egypt was filled with locusts.
Each time Pharaoh refused to release God’s people, a plague fell upon the land. The ninth plague came in the form of a thick and palpable darkness throughout the land of Egypt. Only in Goshen, where the children of Israel lived, was there light in the dwellings.
The gross darkness remained three full days. It was so dark that one could not see another. Therefore they all remained in their places for three days. This time, “Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you. And Moses said, … Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God …” (Exodus 10:24-26).
“But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go. And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die. And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more” (Exodus 10:27-29).
“God had declared concerning Pharaoh, ‘I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.’ Exodus 4:21. There was no exercise of supernatural power to harden the heart of the king. God gave to Pharaoh the most striking evidence of divine power, but the monarch stubbornly refused to heed the light. Every display of infinite power rejected by him, rendered him the more determined in his rebellion. The seeds of rebellion that he sowed when he rejected the first miracle, produced their harvest. As he continued to venture on in his own course, going from one degree of stubbornness to another, his heart became more and more hardened, until he was called to look upon the cold, dead faces of the first-born.PP 268.1
“God speaks to men through His servants, giving cautions and warnings, and rebuking sin. He gives to each an opportunity to correct his errors before they become fixed in the character; but if one refuses to be corrected, divine power does not interpose to counteract the tendency of his own action. He finds it more easy to repeat the same course. He is hardening the heart against the influence of the Holy Spirit. A further rejection of light places him where a far stronger influence will be ineffectual to make an abiding impression.PP 268.2
“He who has once yielded to temptation will yield more readily the second time. Every repetition of the sin lessens his power of resistance, blinds his eyes, and stifles conviction. Every seed of indulgence sown will bear fruit. God works no miracle to prevent the harvest. ‘Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.’ Galatians 6:7. He who manifests an infidel hardihood, a stolid indifference to divine truth, is but reaping the harvest of that which he has himself sown. It is thus that multitudes come to listen with stoical indifference to the truths that once stirred their very souls. They sowed neglect and resistance to the truth, and such is the harvest which they reap.PP 268.3″
(Please read Exodus 5-10 and chapter 23, “The Plagues of Egypt,” in Patriarchs and Prophets (PP), by Ellen G. White, available at this link: http://www.whiteestate.org/books/pp/pp.asp.)
For Health’s Sake…
One of the best things you can do to soothe a sore throat is the cold throat wrap. Take a cotton tube sock and immerse it in cold water. Squeeze out the excess water so that there is no drip and wrap it around the neck. Then wrap the neck with plastic, like saran wrap, covering the sock. Then wrap the neck with a wool scarf or towel covering the saran wrap. Wear this around the neck for several hours. It is convenient to sleep with it this way. The coldness draws the white blood cells to the throat. The plastic and scarf protect the area from a draft, while immune forces alleviate the sore throat in record time.
Oil of oregano can also work wonders. Because it is hot and spicy and can burn the lips, carefully follow these directions. Pour 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil into a spoon. Drop about 3 drops of oil of oregano into the one-half teaspoon of olive oil. Stir that into about 2-3 ounces of pineapple juice. Use a straw to drink the mixture. Place the straw toward the back of the tongue and drink. This lessens any burning sensation in the mouth or on the lips. (Some people may be able to tolerate more oil of oregano: up to 7 drops.)
This will also build the immune system. The immune system needs to be fortified at the first sign of a sore throat. To do this, wash the skin of a lemon, blend the lemon, using a little water, and consume it.
Or you can make rocket fuel. For that, get a blender and pour into it 1 cup of lemon juice, all the cloves of one full bulb of garlic, a pinch of cayenne pepper, and 2 teaspoons of ginger powder. Add 3 cups of water, and sweeten with agave or honey. Blend all the ingredients together and drink throughout the day.
One tablespoon of elderberry syrup taken three times per day will also strengthen the immune system.
A gargle for sore throats can be made, using 1 tablespoon of activated charcoal in about 6 ounces of water. Gargle and spit until the mixture is completely used. One important thing to note is to always add activated charcoal to water; never add water or any liquid to the powder.
During this time, drink plenty of water. Drink at least half your body’s weight in ounces. Then drink more. By all means, avoid sugary foods, which weaken your immune system.
Taking a hot bath, while keeping a cold cloth on the head and ending with a cold water rinse in the shower helps to strengthen the immune system.
Also helpful are contrast showers. Make the water as hot as you can stand it for 3 minutes. Then immediately take a cold shower for 30 seconds. One treatment is three rotations of hot to cold.
Never take toxic drugs. They tend to only change the form and location of the disease. Then the disease resurfaces at some future time.