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Worship: For Heaven’s Sake Christ healed a leper, whose body had been fully overtaken by the disease. Like the leprosy of sin, after the life-giving power of His touch, the leprosy was completely cleansed. The leper’s skin was suddenly like that of a healthy child. The priests confirmed it. But Jesus commanded the leper to keep his miraculous healing a secret. (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, discussed in part a study about the pancreas. Although the pancreas is both an endocrine and an exocrine gland, Pastor Flemons focused on its endocrine function for the study. (Read more below.)
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TOPICS THIS WEEK – June 11 – June 17
Worship Sunday – At Capernaum; Monday – “Thou Canst Make Me Clean”; Tuesday – “Levi-Matthew”; Wednesday – “The Sabbath”; Thursday – “He Ordained Twelve”; Friday – “The Sermon on the Mount”; Saturday, the Sabbath – “The Centurion” [All topics per Desire of Ages by Ellen G. White.]
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2 Chronicles 30:9 For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.
Psalm 18:35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
For Heaven’s Sake…
“The words of Scripture show with what urgency Christ enjoined upon the man the necessity of silence and prompt action. ‘He straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away; and saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.’ Had the priests known the facts concerning the healing of the leper, their hatred of Christ might have led them to render a dishonest sentence. Jesus desired the man to present himself at the temple before any rumors concerning the miracle had reached them. Thus an impartial decision could be secured, and the restored leper would be permitted to unite once more with his family and friends. DA 264.2
“There were other objects which Christ had in view in enjoining silence on the man. The Saviour knew that His enemies were ever seeking to limit His work, and to turn the people from Him. He knew that if the healing of the leper were noised abroad, other sufferers from this terrible disease would crowd about Him, and the cry would be raised that the people would be contaminated by contact with them. Many of the lepers would not so use the gift of health as to make it a blessing to themselves or to others. And by drawing the lepers about Him, He would give occasion for the charge that He was breaking down the restrictions of the ritual law. Thus His work in preaching the gospel would be hindered. DA 264.3
“The event justified Christ’s warning. A multitude of people had witnessed the healing of the leper, and they were eager to learn of the priests’ decision. When the man returned to his friends, there was great excitement. Notwithstanding the caution of Jesus, the man made no further effort to conceal the fact of his cure. It would indeed have been impossible to conceal it, but the leper published the matter abroad. Conceiving that it was only the modesty of Jesus which laid this restriction upon him, he went about proclaiming the power of this Great Healer. He did not understand that every such manifestation made the priests and elders more determined to destroy Jesus. The restored man felt that the boon of health was very precious. He rejoiced in the vigor of manhood, and in his restoration to his family and society, and felt it impossible to refrain from giving glory to the Physician who had made him whole. But his act in blazing abroad the matter resulted in hindering the Saviour’s work. It caused the people to flock to Him in such multitudes that He was forced for a time to cease His labors. DA 264.4
“Every act of Christ’s ministry was far-reaching in its purpose. It comprehended more than appeared in the act itself. So in the case of the leper. While Jesus ministered to all who came unto Him, He yearned to bless those who came not. While He drew the publicans, the heathen, and the Samaritans, He longed to reach the priests and teachers who were shut in by prejudice and tradition. He left untried no means by which they might be reached. In sending the healed leper to the priests, He gave them a testimony calculated to disarm their prejudices. DA 265.1
“The Pharisees had asserted that Christ’s teaching was opposed to the law which God had given through Moses; but His direction to the cleansed leper to present an offering according to the law disproved this charge. It was sufficient testimony for all who were willing to be convinced. DA 265.2
“The leaders at Jerusalem had sent out spies to find some pretext for putting Christ to death. He responded by giving them an evidence of His love for humanity, His respect for the law, and His power to deliver from sin and death. Thus He bore witness of them: ‘They have rewarded Me evil for good, and hatred for My love.’ Ps. 109:5. He who on the mount gave the precept, ‘Love your enemies,’ Himself exemplified the principle, not rendering ‘evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing.’ Matt. 5:44; 1 Peter 3:9. DA 265.3
“The same priests who condemned the leper to banishment certified his cure. This sentence, publicly pronounced and registered, was a standing testimony for Christ. And as the healed man was reinstated in the congregation of Israel, upon the priests’ own assurance that there was not a taint of the disease upon him, he himself was a living witness for his Benefactor. Joyfully he presented his offering, and magnified the name of Jesus. The priests were convinced of the divine power of the Saviour. Opportunity was granted them to know the truth and to be profited by the light. Rejected, it would pass away, never to return. By many the light was rejected; yet it was not given in vain. Many hearts were moved that for a time made no sign. During the Saviour’s life, His mission seemed to call forth little response of love from the priests and teachers; but after His ascension ‘a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.’ Acts 6:7. DA 265.4
“The work of Christ in cleansing the leper from his terrible disease is an illustration of His work in cleansing the soul from sin. The man who came to Jesus was ‘full of leprosy.’ Its deadly poison permeated his whole body. The disciples sought to prevent their Master from touching him; for he who touched a leper became himself unclean. But in laying His hand upon the leper, Jesus received no defilement. His touch imparted life-giving power. The leprosy was cleansed. Thus it is with the leprosy of sin,–deep-rooted, deadly, and impossible to be cleansed by human power. ‘The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrefying sores.’ Isa. 1:5, 6. But Jesus, coming to dwell in humanity, receives no pollution. His presence has healing virtue for the sinner. Whoever will fall at His feet, saying in faith, ‘Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean,’ shall hear the answer, ‘I will; be thou made clean.’ Matt. 8:2, 3, R. V.” DA 266.1
(This study is based on Matthew 8:2-4; Matthew 9:1-8; Matthew 9:32-34; Mark 1:40-45; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:12-28; and chapter 27, “Thou Canst Make Me Clean,” in The Desire of Ages (DA), by Ellen G. White.)
For Health’s Sake. . .
As a gland of the endocrine system, the pancreas secretes hormones into the blood that regulate blood sugar. Normal blood sugar levels are essential for a healthy brain, liver and kidney. As the blood represents Jesus, the sugar in the blood represents the sweet love of Jesus. The necessary balance of the sugar demonstrates the necessary balance of mercy and justice or love and firmness.
When the sugar is too high or too low, the pancreas reacts with a secretion of hormones to offset the imbalance of sugar. When the sugar is too high, insulin is secreted. When the sugar is too low, glucogon is secreted. Also, when the sugar is too low, there is irritability, the tendency to pass out, and a burden on the adrenals. This causes a craving for sugar, which leads to the use of social drugs, like alcohol, cigarettes, caffeine, and crack cocaine, due to the fact that they raise the blood sugar by stimulating the adrenals, which cause a secretion of stored sugar in body. Just as there must be a balance of virtues, there needs to be a balance of sugar in the blood for optimum health.
Please listen to the recording to learn more about the pancreas and its relation to the plan of redemption. And visit ColumbiaSurgery.org to learn more about the functions of the pancreas.