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Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, says make your own salad dressing. Why? (Read more below.)
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TOPICS THIS WEEK – October 29 – November 4
Worship Sunday – A Warning Rejected; Monday – Prophecies Fulfilled; Tuesday – What is the Sanctuary? Wednesday – In the Holy of Holies; Thursday – God’s Law Immutable; Friday – A Work of Reform; Saturday, the Sabbath – Modern Revivals [All topics per The Great Controversy by Ellen G. White.]
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Words of Encouragement
Jeremiah 15:16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts.
Psalm 119:10-11 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
For Heaven’s Sake…
“The earnest, sincere believers had given up all for Christ and had shared His presence as never before. They had, as they believed, given their last warning to the world; and, expecting soon to be received into the society of their divine Master and the heavenly angels, they had, to a great extent, withdrawn from the society of those who did not receive the message. With intense desire they had prayed: ‘Come, Lord Jesus, and come quickly.’ But He had not come. And now to take up again the heavy burden of life’s cares and perplexities, and to endure the taunts and sneers of a scoffing world, was a terrible trial of faith and patience. {GC 404.1}
“Yet this disappointment was not so great as was that experienced by the disciples at the time of Christ’s first advent. When Jesus rode triumphantly into Jerusalem, His followers believed that He was about to ascend the throne of David and deliver Israel from her oppressors. With high hopes and joyful anticipations they vied with one another in showing honor to their King. Many spread their outer garments as a carpet in His path, or strewed before Him the leafy branches of the palm. In their enthusiastic joy they united in the glad acclaim: ‘Hosanna to the Son of David!’ When the Pharisees, disturbed and angered by this outburst of rejoicing, wished Jesus to rebuke His disciples, He replied: ‘If these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.’ Luke 19:40. Prophecy must be fulfilled. The disciples were accomplishing the purpose of God; yet they were doomed to a bitter disappointment. But a few days had passed ere they witnessed the Saviour’s agonizing death, and laid Him in the tomb. Their expectations had not been realized in a single particular, and their hopes died with Jesus. Not till their Lord had come forth triumphant from the grave could they perceive that all had been foretold by prophecy, and ‘that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead.’ Acts 17:3. {GC 404.2}
“The world had been looking on, expecting that if the time passed and Christ did not appear, the whole system of Adventism would be given up. But while many, under strong temptation, yielded their faith, there were some who stood firm. The fruits of the advent movement, the spirit of humility and heart searching, of renouncing of the world and reformation of life, which had attended the work, testified that it was of God. They dared not deny that the power of the Holy Spirit had witnessed to the preaching of the second advent, and they could detect no error in their reckoning of the prophetic periods. The ablest of their opponents had not succeeded in overthrowing their system of prophetic interpretation. They could not consent, without Bible evidence, to renounce positions which had been reached through earnest, prayerful study of the Scriptures, by minds enlightened by the Spirit of God and hearts burning with its living power; positions which had withstood the most searching criticisms and the most bitter opposition of popular religious teachers and worldly-wise men, and which had stood firm against the combined forces of learning and eloquence, and the taunts and revilings alike of the honorable and the base. {GC 405.3}
“True, there had been a failure as to the expected event, but even this could not shake their faith in the word of God. When Jonah proclaimed in the streets of Nineveh that within forty days the city would be overthrown, the Lord accepted the humiliation of the Ninevites and extended their period of probation; yet the message of Jonah was sent of God, and Nineveh was tested according to His will. Adventists believed that in like manner God had led them to give the warning of the judgment. ‘It has,’ they declared, ‘tested the hearts of all who heard it, and awakened a love for the Lord’s appearing; or it has called forth a hatred, more or less perceivable, but known to God, of His coming. It has drawn a line, … so that those who will examine their own hearts, may know on which side of it they would have been found, had the Lord then come—whether they would have exclaimed, ‘Lo! this is our God, we have waited for Him, and He will save us;’ or whether they would have called to the rocks and mountains to fall on them to hide them from the face of Him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. God thus, as we believe, has tested His people, has tried their faith, has proved them, and seen whether they would shrink, in the hour of trial, from the position in which He might see fit to place them; and whether they would relinquish this world and rely with implicit confidence in the word of God.’—The Advent Herald and Signs of the Times Reporter, vol. 8, No. 14 (Nov 13, 1844). {GC 406.1}
“God did not forsake His people; His Spirit still abode with those who did not rashly deny the light which they had received, and denounce the advent movement. In the Epistle to the Hebrews are words of encouragement and warning for the tried, waiting ones at this crisis: ‘Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. For yet a little while, and He that shall come will come, and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, My soul shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.’ Hebrews 10:35-39. {GC 407.1}
(This study is based on chapter 22, “Prophecies Fulfilled” in the book The Great Controversy(GC), by Ellen G. White.)
For Health’s Sake…
The ingredients in most salad dressings just aren’t safe for human consumption. Vinegar hinders the digestion of starches. It carries parasites and attracts them. Vinegar also places a burden on your liver. Eggs and dairy products produce mucus that leads to respiratory problems.
Here is a simple alternative that works in a pinch anywhere, but especially if you’re out at a restaurant. Ask for a few lemon wedges. Squeeze the juice over your salad. Add a bit of oil and salt. That’s it.
Pastor Flemons says that there are plenty of great recipes for salad dressings. He advises that you try those in the Total Vegetarian Cookbook. Here’s a popular one to sample:
Diane’s Sunflower Seed Dressing
2 cups water
1½ cups sunflower seeds
1/3 cup lemon juice
½ tsp. dill weed
1 tsp. garlic powder
1½ tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. onion powder
¼ tsp. basil
Blend all ingredients thoroughly until very smooth.
