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Worship Sunday – A Night on the Lake; Monday – The Crisis in Galilee; Tuesday – Tradition; Wednesday – Barriers Broken Down; Thursday – The True Sign; Friday – The Foreshadowing of the Cross; Saturday, the Sabbath – He Was Transfigured [All topics per Desire of Ages by Ellen G. White.]
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Words of Encouragement
2 Corinthians 5:20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.
Romans 8:31 What shall we say then to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
For Heaven’s Sake…
“The work of Christ on earth was hastening to a close. Before Him, in vivid outline, lay the scenes whither His feet were tending. Even before He took humanity upon Him, He saw the whole length of the path He must travel in order to save that which was lost. Every pang that rent His heart, every insult that was heaped upon His head, every privation that He was called to endure, was open to His view before He laid aside His crown and royal robe, and stepped down from the throne, to clothe His divinity with humanity. The path from the manger to Calvary was all before His eyes. He knew the anguish that would come upon Him. He knew it all, and yet He said, “Lo, I come: in the volume of the Book it is written of Me, I delight to do Thy will, O My God: yea, Thy law is within My heart.” Ps. 40:7, 8. DA 410.1
“Ever before Him He saw the result of His mission. His earthly life, so full of toil and self-sacrifice, was cheered by the prospect that He would not have all this travail for nought. By giving His life for the life of men, He would win back the world to its loyalty to God. Although the baptism of blood must first be received; although the sins of the world were to weigh upon His innocent soul; although the shadow of an unspeakable woe was upon Him; yet for the joy that was set before Him, He chose to endure the cross, and despised the shame. DA 410.2
“From the chosen companions of His ministry the scenes that lay before Him were as yet hidden; but the time was near when they must behold His agony. They must see Him whom they had loved and trusted, delivered into the hands of His enemies, and hung upon the cross of Calvary. Soon He must leave them to face the world without the comfort of His visible presence. He knew how bitter hate and unbelief would persecute them, and He desired to prepare them for their trials. DA 410.3
“He was about to tell them of the suffering that awaited Him. But first He went away alone, and prayed that their hearts might be prepared to receive His words. . . . DA 411.2
“The disciples still expected Christ to reign as a temporal prince. Although He had so long concealed His design, they believed that He would not always remain in poverty and obscurity; the time was near when He would establish His kingdom. That the hatred of the priests and rabbis would never be overcome, that Christ would be rejected by His own nation, condemned as a deceiver, and crucified as a malefactor,–such a thought the disciples had never entertained. But the hour of the power of darkness was drawing on, and Jesus must open to His disciples the conflict before them. He was sad as He anticipated the trial. DA 415.1
“Speechless with grief and amazement, the disciples listened. . . . DA 415.3
“Jesus now explained to His disciples that His own life of self-abnegation was an example of what theirs should be. Calling about Him, with the disciples, the people who had been lingering near, He said, “If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” The cross was associated with the power of Rome. It was the instrument of the most cruel and humiliating form of death. The lowest criminals were required to bear the cross to the place of execution; and often as it was about to be laid upon their shoulders, they resisted with desperate violence, until they were overpowered, and the instrument of torture was bound upon them. But Jesus bade His followers take up the cross and bear it after Him. To the disciples His words, though dimly comprehended, pointed to their submission to the most bitter humiliation,–submission even unto death for the sake of Christ. No more complete self-surrender could the Saviour’s words have pictured. But all this He had accepted for them. Jesus did not count heaven a place to be desired while we were lost. He left the heavenly courts for a life of reproach and insult, and a death of shame. He who was rich in heaven’s priceless treasure, became poor, that through His poverty we might be rich. We are to follow in the path He trod. DA 416.3
“Love for souls for whom Christ died means crucifixion of self. He who is a child of God should henceforth look upon himself as a link in the chain let down to save the world, one with Christ in His plan of mercy, going forth with Him to seek and save the lost. The Christian is ever to realize that he has consecrated himself to God, and that in character he is to reveal Christ to the world. The self-sacrifice, the sympathy, the love, manifested in the life of Christ are to reappear in the life of the worker for God. DA 417.1”
(This study is based on Matthew 16:13-28; Mark 8:27-38; Luke 9:18-27; and chapter 45, “The Foreshadowing of the Cross” in The Desire of Ages (DA), by Ellen G. White.)
For Health’s Sake. . .
The endocrine system secretes hormones into the blood system to control various functions throughout the body. Too much stress and the wrong diet each has a similar effect on the adrenal glands. They remain in a constant state of fight or flight, until the adrenals are exhausted. A person can literally pass out. Or they may simply experience headaches, nervousness, and/or irritability. Similarly, hypoglycemic persons tend to overrespond to only a small amount of sugar and cause the body to experience fatigue, shakiness, anxiety, headaches, dizziness, and fainting. Although hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) is a separate condition, people with adrenal fatigue are generally hypoglycemic.
The hormones need balancing. The digestive system need to be rested. The best way to do that is to go on a 10-day green juice feast of mostly light green vegetables (1/2 of the liquid), with some dark green vegetables (1/4 of the liquid). The final fourth of the liquid should be the flavoring: the juice of a freshly squeezed lemon, fresh ginger, and a Granny Smith apple. This combination can flavor any combination of green vegetables to be palatable and even absolutely tasty. Sometimes a water-only fast is necessary. But Pastor Flemons would not recommend doing a water fast without supervision.
Sometimes it is necessary to retrain the body by adopting a completely new lifestyle. We recommend the REFRESHING Way lifestyle. It’s Relying on God for reducing and eliminating stress; Eating a healthy plant-based diet; getting Fresh air, while Resting, and Exercising; using Self-control in everything; drinking adequate H2O-water daily; being In the sun for just about 20 minutes a day; Never giving up; and Giving to others. This Bible-based lifestyle is one that predates the global flood of Noah’s day, when the antediluvians lived for generations well beyond multiples of 100 years.
Herbs that are very beneficial to those with adrenal fatigue or hypoglycemia include licorice root, which heals the adrenals. It increases the secretion of hormones. It can, however, raise the blood pressure. It also raises blood sugar. Therefore, people who would tend to not fast because it drops their blood sugar too low, should include drinking licorice root tea while doing the fast. Ashwagandha is an incredible herb for lowering or raising (as is necessary) cortisol and balancing thyroid hormones. Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus), which is an herb in TOR’s AAA Supertonic Superfood, is good for stress, fatigue and alertness. Rhodiola rosea also helps with fatigue and exhaustion, as well as circulation and depression. Finally, maca root is a type of superfood. It is used for anemia and chronic fatigue syndrome and helps the body to make the thyroid hormones.