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Worship: For Heaven’s Sake What led to Solomon’s extravagance and downfall was his failure to maintain and foster the spirit of self-sacrifice and his yielding to the temptation to take to himself the glory that belongs to God alone. (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, discussed the value of fresh air and rest to the health of the reproductive system. (Read more below.)
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TOPICS THIS WEEK – March 19-25
Worship Sunday – The Temple and Its Dedication; Monday – Pride of Prosperity; Tuesday – Results of Transgression; Wednesday – Solomon’s Repentance; Thursday – The Rending of the Kingdom; Friday -Jereboam; Saturday, the Sabbath – National Apostasy
[All topics per Prophets and Kings by Ellen G. White.]
Wellness Sunday – Saturday, the Sabbath – The REFRESHING Lifestyle and the Reproductive System: Sunday – Rely on God; Monday – Eat Healthy; Tuesday – Fresh Air and Rest; Wednesday – Exercise; Thursday – Self-Control; Friday – (H2O) Water; Sabbath – In the Sun, Never Give Up and Give to Others
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Words of Encouragement
Malachi 3:16-17 Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name. And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
Psalm 116:12, 17 What shall I render unto the LORD For all his benefits toward me? I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the LORD.
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For Heaven’s Sake…
“Unselfish devotion and a spirit of sacrifice have always been and always will be the first requisite of acceptable service. Our Lord and Master designs that not one thread of selfishness shall be woven into His work. Into our efforts we are to bring the tact and skill, the exactitude and wisdom, that the God of perfection required of the builders of the earthly tabernacle; yet in all our labors we are to remember that the greatest talents or the most splendid services are acceptable only when self is laid upon the altar, a living, consuming sacrifice.PK 65.1
“’When the Queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom, and the house that he had built, … there was no more spirit in her.’ ‘It was a true report,’ she acknowledged, ‘which I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom: howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it:’ ‘and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard. Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.’ 1 Kings 10:4-8; 2 Chronicles 9:3-7.PK 67.1
“By the time of the close of her visit the queen had been so fully taught by Solomon as to the source of his wisdom and prosperity that she was constrained, not to extol the human agent, but to exclaim, ‘Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the Lord loved Israel forever, therefore made He thee king, to do judgment and justice.’ 1 Kings 10:9. This is the impression that God designed should be made upon all peoples. And when ‘all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart’ (2 Chronicles 9:23), Solomon for a time honored God by reverently pointing them to the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the Ruler of the universe, the All-wise.PK 67.2
“Had Solomon continued in humility of mind to turn the attention of men from himself to the One who had given him wisdom and riches and honor, what a history might have been his! But while the pen of inspiration records his virtues, it also bears faithful witness to his downfall. Raised to a pinnacle of greatness and surrounded with the gifts of fortune, Solomon became dizzy, lost his balance, and fell. Constantly extolled by men of the world, he was at length unable to withstand the flattery offered him. The wisdom entrusted to him that he might glorify the Giver, filled him with pride. He finally permitted men to speak of him as the one most worthy of praise for the matchless splendor of the building planned and erected for the honor of ‘the name of the Lord God of Israel.’PK 68.1
“In striking contrast to the course pursued by Solomon was the course followed by Christ when He was on this earth. The Saviour, though possessing ‘all power,’ never used this power for self-aggrandizement. No dream of earthly conquest, of worldly greatness, marred the perfection of His service for mankind. ‘Foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests,’ He said, “but the Son of man hath not where to lay His head.” Matthew 8:20. Those who, in response to the call of the hour, have entered the service of the Master Worker, may well study His methods. He took advantage of the opportunities to be found along the great thoroughfares of travel.PK 73.1
“In this our day the opportunities for coming into contact with men and women of all classes and many nationalities are much greater than in the days of Israel. The thoroughfares of travel have multiplied a thousandfold.PK 73.3
“Like Christ, the messengers of the Most High today should take their position in these great thoroughfares, where they can meet the passing multitudes from all parts of the world. Like Him, hiding self in God, they are to sow the gospel seed, presenting before others the precious truths of Holy Scripture that will take deep root in mind and heart, and spring up unto life eternal.PK 74.1″
(This study is based on chapter 4, “Results of Transgression,” in Prophets and Kings. (PK), by Ellen G. White.)
For Health’s Sake…
The eight laws of health, plus two, are incorporated in the acronym REFRESHING. The REFRESHING Way lifestyle essentially leads to biblical health. The R is Rely on God. The E is Eat Healthy. They were discussed earlier. The F is Fresh Air, and the second R is Rest, which are being discussed here.
Fresh air has two therapeutic elements: oxygen and negative ions. All cells need oxygen. Oxygen, together with negative ions, build immunity to disease. The more fresh air you get, the more oxygen your cells can receive. The more oxygen in your cells, the greater the alkalinity in your system. Disease cannot easily survive in an alkaline environment.
Negative ions are the electrical charge in fresh air near waterfalls and oceans. This is why you feel a sense of exhilaration in such places. Think of negative ions the way you think of a test for cancer that is negative. A test result that is negative is a positive or good thing. Negative ions build your immune system.
Many of the major life-threatening problems in our reproductive system are cancers: whether prostate cancer, breast, uterine, or ovarian cancer. A high oxygen environment helps to cure cancer and prevent cancer. And a strong immune system is so important for healing.
The body always tries to keep things in balance. The balancing element for the body is water. Alkalinity is measured by the potency of hydrogen. Water is H2O: two atoms of hydrogen to one atom of oxygen. The reason a high oxygen environment is a more alkaline environment is because oxygen draws hydrogen into the cells.
Rest is very important to a well-functioning immune system. People who get very little rest are more stressed and tend to have frequent colds and sore throats. That is because the immune system is compromised. Go to bed by 9:30 at night. Those hours before midnight are twice as helpful to your health as compared to those hours after midnight. Never go to bed on a full stomach! Food cannot be properly digested when the body is at rest. Neither can the digestive system properly rest with undigested food still in the stomach. That’s why there is a feeling of sluggishness in the morning. And the day progresses with a higher level of stress, which causes hormonal imbalances leading to estrogen dominance and eventually cancers of the reproductive system.
Don’t wait for there to be a double-blind study on the value of fresh air and rest for your health. Thousands of people and millions of dollars would be required to conduct the study. Such a costly study of fresh air and rest will never bring a profit. Often, therefore it’s said that the cause of diseases is unknown. Cancer is a low-oxygen disease. The cell is devoid of oxygen and cancer thereby thrives.
Take your health into your own hands. It’s your health. It’s your life.