Worship: For Heaven’s Sake Paul sadly knew that he’d likely get justice with the heathen than with the prejudiced, but so-called elect of God. As a Roman citizen, Paul appealed to Caesar, rather than the Sanhedrin. (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, says God put restorative power in nature (not in drugs) and that sickness is simply the body’s attempt to get rid of poisons, whether by coughing, sweating, sneezing, frequent urination, or diarrhea, and yes, even tumors. Symptoms tell you the location of toxins. (Read more below.)
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TOPICS THIS WEEK – September 17 – 23
Worship Sunday – Apostasy in Galatia; Monday – Paul’s Last Journey to Jerusalem – Tuesday – Paul a Prisoner; Wednesday – The Trial at Caesarea; Thursday – Paul Appeals to Caesar; Friday – “Almost Thou Persuadest Me”; Saturday, the Sabbath – The Voyage and Shipwreck [All topics per The Acts of the Apostles by Ellen G. White.]
Wellness Sunday – How to Cure an Upset Stomach; Monday – Benefits of Modern Medicine; Tuesday – Worms Use the Bathroom, Also; Wednesday – Contraindications of Doing a Fever Bath; Thursday – God’s Definition of Disease
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Words of Encouragement
Job 29:14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
Zechariah 8:13 And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
For Heaven’s Sake…
“Festus knew nothing of the conspiracies of the Jews to murder Paul, and he was surprised at this appeal to Caesar. However, the words of the apostle put a stop to the proceedings of the court. ‘Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.’ AA 430.3
“Thus it was that once more, because of hatred born of bigotry and self-righteousness, a servant of God was driven to turn for protection to the heathen. It was this same hatred that forced the prophet Elijah to flee for succor to the widow of Sarepta; and that forced the heralds of the gospel to turn from the Jews to proclaim their message to the Gentiles. And this hatred the people of God living in this age have yet to meet. Among many of the professing followers of Christ there is the same pride, formalism, and selfishness, the same spirit of oppression, that held so large a place in the Jewish heart. In the future, men claiming to be Christ’s representatives will take a course similar to that followed by the priests and rulers in their treatment of Christ and the apostles. In the great crisis through which they are soon to pass, the faithful servants of God will encounter the same hardness of heart, the same cruel determination, the same unyielding hatred. AA 430.4
“All who in that evil day would fearlessly serve God according to the dictates of conscience, will need courage, firmness, and a knowledge of God and His word; for those who are true to God will be persecuted, their motives will be impugned, their best efforts misinterpreted, and their names cast out as evil. Satan will work with all his deceptive power to influence the heart and becloud the understanding, to make evil appear good, and good evil. The stronger and purer the faith of God’s people, and the firmer their determination to obey Him, the more fiercely will Satan strive to stir up against them the rage of those who, while claiming to be righteous, trample upon the law of God. It will require the firmest trust, the most heroic purpose, to hold fast the faith once delivered to the saints. AA 431.1
“God desires His people to prepare for the soon-coming crisis. Prepared or unprepared, they must all meet it; and those only who have brought their lives into conformity to the divine standard, will stand firm at that time of test and trial. When secular rulers unite with ministers of religion to dictate in matters of conscience, then it will be seen who really fear and serve God. When the darkness is deepest, the light of a godlike character will shine the brightest. When every other trust fails, then it will be seen who have an abiding trust in Jehovah. And while the enemies of truth are on every side, watching the Lord’s servants for evil, God will watch over them for good. He will be to them as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.” AA 431.2
(This study is based on Acts 25:1-12 and chapter 40, “Paul Appeals to Caesar” in The Acts of the Apostles (AA), by Ellen G. White.)
For Health’s Sake…
“By the use of poisonous drugs, many bring upon themselves lifelong illness, and many lives are lost that might be saved by the use of natural methods of healing. The poisons contained in many so-called remedies create habits and appetites that mean ruin to both soul and body. Many of the popular nostrums called patent medicines, and even some of the drugs dispensed by physicians, act a part in laying the foundation of the liquor habit, the opium habit, the morphine habit, that are so terrible a curse to society.
“The only hope of better things is in the education of the people in right principles. Let physicians teach the people that restorative power is not in drugs, but in nature. 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.
“Pure air, sunlight, abstemiousness, rest, exercise, proper diet, the use of water, trust in divine power–these are the true remedies. Every person should have a knowledge of nature’s remedial agencies and how to apply them. It is essential both to understand the principles involved in the treatment of the sick and to have a practical training that will enable one rightly to use this knowledge.” MH 126, 127