Worship: For Heaven’s Sake God had prospered the efforts of the Apostle Paul in spreading the gospel throughout Ephesus for three years. But one event caused him to leave in haste. (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, says that even if you attend a Christian medical school, you will not be taught the principles found in Proverbs 26:2 and Job 29:16. (Read more below.)
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TOPICS THIS WEEK – September 3 – 9
Worship Sunday – Thessalonica; Monday – Berea and Athens – Tuesday – Corinth; Wednesday – The Thessalonian Letters; Thursday – Apollos at Corinth; Friday – Ephesus; Saturday, the Sabbath – Days of Toil and Trial [All topics per The Acts of the Apostles by Ellen G. White.]
Wellness Sunday – How to Get Well Monday – Why Overwork Is Bad; Tuesday – 7 Principles of Biblical Wellness; Wednesday – Diabetes, Red Meat and Chicken; Thursday – Sugar Blues; Friday – The True Laws of Health; Saturday, the Sabbath – Two Scriptures You Won’t Learn in Med School
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Words of Encouragement
Joshua 1:5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Joshua 1:3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
For Heaven’s Sake…
“Once a year, special ceremonies were held at Ephesus in honor of the goddess Diana. These attracted great numbers of people from all parts of the province. Throughout this period, festivities were conducted with the utmost pomp and splendor.” AA 291.1
However, since Paul’s teachings of Christianity, attendance had abated at the festival and profits had diminished for manufacturers and distributors of shrines and images.
“Demetrius, a manufacturer of silver shrines, calling together the workmen of his craft, said: ‘Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth. Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands: so that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshipeth.’ These words roused the excitable passions of the people. ‘They were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.’ [At one point during the gathering, they chanted this for about two hours, according to Acts 19:34.] AA 292.3
“A report of this speech was rapidly circulated. ‘The whole city was filled with confusion.’ Search was made for Paul, but the apostle was not to be found. His brethren, receiving an intimation of the danger, had hurried him from the place. Angels of God had been sent to guard the apostle; his time to die a martyr’s death had not yet come. AA 293.1
“Paul’s place of concealment was not far distant, and he soon learned of the peril of his beloved brethren. Forgetful of his own safety, he desired to go at once to the theater to address the rioters. But ‘the disciples suffered him not.’ Gaius and Aristarchus were not the prey the people sought; no serious harm to them was apprehended. But should the apostle’s pale, care-worn face be seen, it would arouse at once the worst passions of the mob and there would not be the least human possibility of saving his life. AA 293.3
“Paul’s labors in Ephesus were concluded. His ministry there had been a season of incessant labor, of many trials, and of deep anguish. He had taught the people in public and from house to house, with many tears instructing and warning them. Continually he had been opposed by the Jews, who lost no opportunity to stir up the popular feeling against him. AA 296.1
“News of apostasy in some of the churches of his planting caused him deep sorrow. He feared that his efforts in their behalf might prove to be in vain. Many a sleepless night was spent in prayer and earnest thought as he learned of the methods employed to counteract his work. As he had opportunity and as their condition demanded, he wrote to the churches, giving reproof, counsel, admonition, and encouragement. In these letters the apostle does not dwell on his own trials, yet there are occasional glimpses of his labors and sufferings in the cause of Christ. Stripes and imprisonment, cold and hunger and thirst, perils by land and by sea, in the city and in the wilderness, from his own countrymen, from the heathen, and from false brethren–all this he endured for the sake of the gospel. He was ‘defamed,’ ‘reviled,’ made ‘the offscouring of all things,’ ‘perplexed,’ ‘persecuted,’ ‘troubled on every side,’ ‘in jeopardy every hour,’ ‘alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake.’ AA 296.3
“Amidst the constant storm of opposition, the clamor of enemies, and the desertion of friends the intrepid apostle almost lost heart. But he looked back to Calvary and with new ardor pressed on to spread the knowledge of the Crucified. He was but treading the blood-stained path that Christ had trodden before him. He sought no discharge from the warfare till he should lay off his armor at the feet of his Redeemer.” AA 297.1
(This study is based on Acts 19:21-41; 20:1; and chapter 28, “Days of Toil and Trial” in The Acts of the Apostles (AA), by Ellen G. White.)
For Health’s Sake…
In medical school, you will learn the term “idiopathic.” Diseases that fall under that umbrella are considered ones whose origin is unknown or whose cause is unknown. Proverbs 26:2 says that every curse has a cause. The principle found in Job 29:16 says that you must search for the cause. These applied to wellness simply means that you must know there is a cause for your illness. To learn what that cause is, you must search through the laws of health to determine which law or laws have been broken.
For the laws of the REFRESHING Way, a biblical wellness lifestyle, begin with asking yourself these questions:
(R) “Am I relying on God?”
(E) “Am I eating a healthy plant-based diet?”
(F) “Am I getting fresh air daily, especially while sleeping or exercising?”
(R) “Am I getting sufficient rest by going to bed by 9:30 p.m.?”
(E) “Am I exercising daily?”
(S) “Am I using self-control by avoiding all things harmful and doing only in moderation those things that are good?”
(H) “Am I drinking half of my body’s weight in ounces of H2O, water daily?”
(I) “Am I in the sun for at least 20 minutes every day?”
(N) “Am I committed to never giving up?”
(G) “Am I giving in some way that will help others?”