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Worship: For Heaven’s Sake Too many so-called Christians believe that they can play with God, do what they want, and repent at the end, assuming they know when the end will be. But in order for God to work on behalf of anyone, that one must be obedient and faithful. (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, discussed the effects of fresh air and rest on the bones. They are part of a ten-point biblical wellness lifestyle program we call REFRESHING. (Read more below.)
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Worship: When Persecution Comes, A Little Child Shall Lead (Manasseh and Josiah)
Wellness: Fresh Air and Rest, Good for the Bones
TOPICS THIS WEEK – April 16 – 22
Worship Sunday – Deliverance from Assyria; Monday – Hope for the Heathen; Tuesday – Manasseh and Josiah; Wednesday – The Book of the Law; Thursday – Jeremiah; Friday – Approaching Doom; Saturday, the Sabbath – The Last King of Judah
[All topics per Prophets and Kings by Ellen G. White.]
Wellness How the REFRESHING Way Lifestyle Benefits the Skeletal System from a Biblical Wellness Perspective: Sunday – Rely on God; Monday – Eat Healthy; Tuesday – Fresh Air and Rest; Wednesday – Exercise/Self-Control; Thursday – H2O, Drink Water and In the Sun
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Words of Encouragement
Matthew 18:19-20 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Esther 5:2-3 And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre. Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.
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For Heaven’s Sake…
“The kingdom of Judah, prosperous throughout the times of Hezekiah, was once more brought low during the long years of Manasseh’s wicked reign, when paganism was revived, and many of the people were led into idolatry. ‘Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen.’ 2 Chronicles 33:9. The glorious light of former generations was followed by the darkness of superstition and error. Gross evils sprang up and flourished–tyranny, oppression, hatred of all that is good. Justice was perverted; violence prevailed. PK 381.1
“Yet those evil times were not without witnesses for God and the right. The trying experiences through which Judah had safely passed during Hezekiah’s reign had developed, in the hearts of many, a sturdiness of character that now served as a bulwark against the prevailing iniquity. Their testimony in behalf of truth and righteousness aroused the anger of Manasseh and his associates in authority, who endeavored to establish themselves in evil-doing by silencing every voice of disapproval. ‘Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another.’ 2 Kings 21:16. PK 381.2
“One of the first to fall was Isaiah, who for over half a century had stood Judah as the appointed messenger of Jehovah. ‘Others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; (of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.’ Hebrews 11:36-38. PK 382.1
“Among those whose life experience had been shaped beyond recall by the fatal apostasy of Manasseh, was his own son, who came to the throne at the age of twenty-two. Of King Amon it is written: ‘He walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshiped them: and he forsook the Lord God of his fathers’ (2 Kings 21:21, 22); he ‘humbled not himself before the Lord, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.’ The wicked king was not permitted to reign long. In the midst of his daring impiety, only two years from the time he ascended the throne, he was slain in the palace by his own servants; and ‘the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.’ 2 Chronicles 33:23, 25. PK 383.1
“With the accession of Josiah to the throne, where he was to rule for thirty-one years, those who had maintained the purity of their faith began to hope that the downward course of the kingdom was checked; for the new king, though only eight years old, feared God, and from the very beginning ‘he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.’ 2 Kings 22:2. Born of a wicked king, beset with temptations to follow in his father’s steps, and with few counselors to encourage him in the right way, Josiah nevertheless was true to the God of Israel. Warned by the errors of past generations, he chose to do right, instead of descending to the low level of sin and degradation to which his father and his grandfather had fallen. He ‘turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.’ As one who was to occupy a position of trust, he resolved to obey the instruction that had been given for the guidance of Israel’s rulers, and his obedience made it possible for God to use him as a vessel unto honor. PK 384.1
“We must cherish and cultivate the faith of which prophets and apostles have testified–the faith that lays hold on the promises of God and waits for deliverance in His appointed time and way. The sure word of prophecy will meet its final fulfillment in the glorious advent of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, as King of kings and Lord of lords. The time of waiting may seem long, the soul may be oppressed by discouraging circumstances, many in whom confidence has been placed may fall by the way; but with the prophet who endeavored to encourage Judah in a time of unparalleled apostasy, let us confidently declare, ‘The Lord is in His holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before Him.’ Habakkuk 2:20. Let us ever hold in remembrance the cheering message, ‘The vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. . . . The just shall live by his faith.’ Verses 3, 4. PK 387.2”
God will take care of His people.
(This study is based on chapter 32, “Manasseh and Josiah” in Prophets and Kings (PK), by Ellen G. White.)
For Health’s Sake…
The whole body is rejuvenated by fresh air and rest. The negative ions and oxygen in fresh air invigorate the body and promote restful sleep. That is why it is recommended, where possible, that you sleep where there is a fresh supply of air. Fresh air feeds the cells. This is vital to the bones, as bones manufacture blood. Oxygenated blood is health and life to the bones and to the body.
Rest, whether it is Sabbath rest or sleep is important to the bones, as bones are regenerated during the hours of rest. When the body is under constant stress, the bones are negatively affected. Low bone density results from stress and a lack of proper rest. Getting to bed by 9:30 nightly is important to the health in general and to the bones in particular.
The ten-point biblical wellness lifestyle called REFRESHING encourages relying on God; eating healthy; getting fresh air, rest, and exercise; using self-control; drinking H2O, water; getting in the sun; never giving up; and giving to others.