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Worship: For Heaven’s Sake Arguing, bickering or complaining invites Satan into the heart. And he won’t leave without a fight. The nine disciples learned that the hard way. (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Don’t hate disease! Hate the poor choices we make that destroy our immune system and invite disease. Then change them! Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, explained the relationship between sugar consumption and the ability of the body to destroy bacteria. (Read more below.)
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Words of Encouragement
Psalm 139:17-18 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
Hebrews 6:14-15 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
For Heaven’s Sake…
“While they were waiting at the foot of the mountain, a father had brought to them his son, to be delivered from a dumb spirit that tormented him. Authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, had been conferred on the disciples when Jesus sent out the twelve to preach through Galilee. As they went forth strong in faith, the evil spirits had obeyed their word. Now in the name of Christ they commanded the torturing spirit to leave his victim; but the demon only mocked them by a fresh display of his power. The disciples, unable to account for their defeat, felt that they were bringing dishonor upon themselves and their Master. And in the crowd there were scribes who made the most of this opportunity to humiliate them. Pressing around the disciples, they plied them with questions, seeking to prove that they and their Master were deceivers. Here, the rabbis triumphantly declared, was an evil spirit that neither the disciples nor Christ Himself could conquer. The people were inclined to side with the scribes, and a feeling of contempt and scorn pervaded the crowd. DA 427.2
But suddenly the accusations ceased. Jesus and the three disciples were seen approaching, and with a quick revulsion of feeling the people turned to meet them. The night of communion with the heavenly glory had left its trace upon the Saviour and His companions. Upon their countenances was a light that awed the beholders. The scribes drew back in fear, while the people welcomed Jesus. DA 427.3
“The nine disciples were yet pondering upon the bitter fact of their own failure; and when Jesus was once more alone with them, they questioned, ‘Why could not we cast him out?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.’ Their unbelief, that shut them out from deeper sympathy with Christ, and the carelessness with which they regarded the sacred work committed to them, had caused their failure in the conflict with the powers of darkness. DA 429.4
“The words of Christ pointing to His death had brought sadness and doubt. And the selection of the three disciples to accompany Jesus to the mountain had excited the jealousy of the nine. Instead of strengthening their faith by prayer and meditation on the words of Christ, they had been dwelling on their discouragements and personal grievances. In this state of darkness they had undertaken the conflict with Satan. DA 431.1
“In order to succeed in such a conflict they must come to the work in a different spirit. Their faith must be strengthened by fervent prayer and fasting, and humiliation of heart. They must be emptied of self, and be filled with the Spirit and power of God. Earnest, persevering supplication to God in faith–faith that leads to entire dependence upon God, and unreserved consecration to His work–can alone avail to bring men the Holy Spirit’s aid in the battle against principalities and powers, the rulers of the darkness of this world, and wicked spirits in high places. DA 431.2
“‘If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed,’ said Jesus, ‘ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove.’ Though the grain of mustard seed is so small, it contains that same mysterious life principle which produces growth in the loftiest tree. When the mustard seed is cast into the ground, the tiny germ lays hold of every element that God has provided for its nutriment, and it speedily develops a sturdy growth. If you have faith like this, you will lay hold upon God’s word, and upon all the helpful agencies He has appointed. Thus your faith will strengthen, and will bring to your aid the power of heaven. The obstacles that are piled by Satan across your path, though apparently as insurmountable as the eternal hills, shall disappear before the demand of faith. ‘Nothing shall be impossible unto you.’ DA 431.3
(This study is based on Matthew 17:9-21; Mark 9:9-29; Luke 9:37-45; and chapter 47, “Ministry” in The Desire of Ages (DA), by Ellen G. White.)
For Health’s Sake. . .
The average American daily diet includes 52 teaspoons of sugar. That means the immune system has no chance of succeeding in keeping the body healthy. Pastor Flemons presented a chart that directly correlates the amount of sugar consumption to the amount of bacteria that can be destroyed by one leukocyte or white blood cell.
One white blood cell can destroy 14 bacteria when no sugar is consumed. Ten bacteria can be destroyed when 6 teaspoons of sugar are consumed. Only 5.5 can be destroyed when 12 teaspoons of sugar are consumed. Only 2 can be destroyed when 18 teaspoons of sugar are consumed. Only 1 can be destroyed when 24 teaspoons of sugar are consumed. Therefore, none can be destroyed when 52 teaspoons of sugar are consumed every day. It is a battle wholly lost when that much sugar is consumed on a daily basis. According to one participating wellness specialist, sugar is only one molecule less addictive than crack cocaine. Hate sugar! Use fruit or stevia instead, says Sister Annette, who gave a personal testimony about kicking the sugar habit.
“Disease is an effort of nature to free the system from conditions that result from a violation of the laws of health. In case of sickness, the cause should be ascertained. Unhealthful conditions should be changed, wrong habits corrected. Then nature is to be assisted in her effort to expel impurities and to re-establish right conditions in the system.” MH 127.2