Worship: For Heaven’s Sake “‘Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before Him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about Him. He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that He may judge His people.’ Psalm 50:3, 4.” GC 641.2 (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, says make a decision to do something different on Thanksgiving this year. Really show God thankfulness by doing those things that preserve your health. He offered a few suggestions. (Read more below.)
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TOPICS THIS WEEK – November 19 – 25
Worship Sunday – The Time of Trouble, Pt 4; Monday – The Time of Trouble, Pt 5; Tuesday – God’s People Delivered, Pt 1; Wednesday – God’s People Delivered, Pt 2; Thursday – Testify! It’s Thanksgiving; Friday – Desolation of the Earth, Pt 1; Saturday, the Sabbath – Desolation of the Earth, Pt 2
These final chapters will be read aloud in full and will take multiple segments to complete: “The Time of Trouble,” “God’s People Delivered,” “Desolation of the Earth,” and “The Controversy Ended.” [All topics per The Great Controversy by Ellen G. White.]
Wellness Sunday – US Government Approves a Trackable Pill; Monday – Why More Black Women Die During Childbirth; Tuesday – Why Obese Women Have Larger Breast Tumors; Wednesday – The Day Before Thanksgiving
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Words of Encouragement
James 1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
James 1:19-20 Wherefore, my brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
For Heaven’s Sake…
“’And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every freeman, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; and said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of Him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: for the great day of His wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?’ Revelation 6:15-17. {GC 642.1}
“In the lives of all who reject truth there are moments when conscience awakens, when memory presents the torturing recollection of a life of hypocrisy and the soul is harassed with vain regrets. But what are these compared with the remorse of that day when ‘fear cometh as desolation,’ when ‘destruction cometh as a whirlwind’! Proverbs 1:27. Those who would have destroyed Christ and His faithful people now witness the glory which rests upon them. In the midst of their terror they hear the voices of the saints in joyful strains exclaiming: ‘Lo, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us.’ Isaiah 25:9. {GC 644.1}
“Amid the reeling of the earth, the flash of lightning, and the roar of thunder, the voice of the Son of God calls forth the sleeping saints. He looks upon the graves of the righteous, then, raising His hands to heaven, He cries: ‘Awake, awake, awake, ye that sleep in the dust, and arise!’ Throughout the length and breadth of the earth the dead shall hear that voice, and they that hear shall live. And the whole earth shall ring with the tread of the exceeding great army of every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. From the prison house of death they come, clothed with immortal glory, crying: ‘O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?’ 1 Corinthians 15:55. And the living righteous and the risen saints unite their voices in a long, glad shout of victory. {GC 644.2}
“All come forth from their graves the same in stature as when they entered the tomb. Adam, who stands among the risen throng, is of lofty height and majestic form, in stature but little below the Son of God. He presents a marked contrast to the people of later generations; in this one respect is shown the great degeneracy of the race. But all arise with the freshness and vigor of eternal youth. In the beginning, man was created in the likeness of God, not only in character, but in form and feature. Sin defaced and almost obliterated the divine image; but Christ came to restore that which had been lost. He will change our vile bodies and fashion them like unto His glorious body. The mortal, corruptible form, devoid of comeliness, once polluted with sin, becomes perfect, beautiful, and immortal. All blemishes and deformities are left in the grave. Restored to the tree of life in the long-lost Eden, the redeemed will ‘grow up’ (Malachi 4:2) to the full stature of the race in its primeval glory. The last lingering traces of the curse of sin will be removed, and Christ’s faithful ones will appear in ‘the beauty of the Lord our God,’ in mind and soul and body reflecting the perfect image of their Lord. Oh, wonderful redemption! long talked of, long hoped for, contemplated with eager anticipation, but never fully understood. {GC 644.3}
“The living righteous are changed ‘in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye.’ At the voice of God they were glorified; now they are made immortal and with the risen saints are caught up to meet their Lord in the air. Angels ‘gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.’ Little children are borne by holy angels to their mothers’ arms. Friends long separated by death are united, nevermore to part, and with songs of gladness ascend together to the City of God. {GC 645.1}
(This study is based on chapter 40, “God’s People Delivered” in the book The Great Controversy (GC), by Ellen G. White.)
For Health’s Sake…
Let this be your first vegetarian Thanksgiving. Don’t eat the flesh of dead animals or their byproducts.
Drink water about an hour or so before your meal. You will find that you will not be thirsty at mealtime. Then, don’t drink liquids again until about an hour after your meal.
Do something for someone else. Invite someone to dinner, who might otherwise be alone this year. Think of students who may not be able to go home this year.
Refrain from buying more food than you really need and from battling other shoppers in the grocery store to buy foods you really shouldn’t be eating anyway.
Refrain from eating too much food and eating too late in the evening.
Refrain from drinking with your meals, which only hinders digestion.
Be willing to embrace the REFRESHING Way lifestyle as a way to show your thankfulness to God for life.