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Worship: For Heaven’s Sake God described specific qualities to the prophet Samuel in choosing Israel’s king. The same principles apply to choosing a husband. (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, explained the function of the prostate gland, fluid and sperm. (Read more below.)
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TOPICS THIS WEEK – March 5-11.
Worship Sunday -Saul Rejected; Monday – The Anointing of David; Tuesday – David and Goliath; Wednesday – David a Fugitive; Thursday – The Magnanimity of David; Friday – The Death of Saul; Saturday, the Sabbath – Ancient and Modern Sorcery
[All topics per Patriarchs and Prophets (PP) by Ellen G. White, available at this link: http://www.whiteestate.org/books/pp/pp.asp.]
Wellness Sunday – Saturday, the Sabbath – Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive System
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Words of Encouragement
Matthew 14:28-29 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
Isaiah 45:2-3 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
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For Heaven’s Sake…
“…Samuel began his prophetic inspection of the noble-appearing sons of Jesse. Eliab was the eldest, and more nearly resembled Saul for stature and beauty than the others. His comely features and finely developed form attracted the attention of the prophet. As Samuel looked upon his princely bearing, he thought, ‘This is indeed the man whom God has chosen as successor to Saul,’ and he waited for the divine sanction that he might anoint him. But Jehovah did not look upon the outward appearance. Eliab did not fear the Lord. Had he been called to the throne, he would have been a proud, exacting ruler. The Lord’s word to Samuel was, ‘Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.’ No outward beauty can recommend the soul to God. The wisdom and excellence revealed in the character and deportment, express the true beauty of the man; and it is the inner worth, the excellency of the heart, that determines our acceptance with the Lord of hosts. How deeply should we feel this truth in the judgment of ourselves and others. We may learn from the mistake of Samuel how vain is the estimation that rests on beauty of face or nobility of stature. We may see how incapable is man’s wisdom of understanding the secrets of the heart or of comprehending the counsels of God without special enlightenment from heaven. The thoughts and ways of God in relation to His creatures are above our finite minds; but we may be assured that His children will be brought to fill the very place for which they are qualified, and will be enabled to accomplish the very work committed to their hands, if they will but submit their will to God, that His beneficent plans may not be frustrated by the perversity of man. PP 638.1
“Eliab passed from the inspection of Samuel, and the six brothers who were in attendance at the service followed in succession to be observed by the prophet; but the Lord did not signify His choice of any one of them. With painful suspense Samuel had looked upon the last of the young men; the prophet was perplexed and bewildered. He inquired of Jesse, ‘Are here all thy children?’ The father answered, ‘There remaineth yet the youngest, and behold, he keepeth the sheep.’ Samuel directed that he should be summoned, saying, ‘We will not sit down till he come hither.’ PP 638.2
“The lonely shepherd was startled by the unexpected call of the messenger, who announced that the prophet had come to Bethlehem and had sent for him. With surprise he questioned why the prophet and judge of Israel should desire to see him; but without delay he obeyed the call. ‘Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to.’ As Samuel beheld with pleasure the handsome, manly, modest shepherd boy, the voice of the Lord spoke to the prophet, saying, ‘Arise, anoint him: for this is he.’ David had proved himself brave and faithful in the humble office of a shepherd, and now God had chosen him to be captain of His people. ‘Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of [from among] his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward.’ The prophet had accomplished his appointed work, and with a relieved heart he returned to Ramah. PP 641.1
“Samuel had not made known his errand, even to the family of Jesse, and the ceremony of anointing David had been performed in secret. It was an intimation to the youth of the high destiny awaiting him, that amid all the varied experiences and perils of his coming years, this knowledge might inspire him to be true to the purpose of God to be accomplished by his life. PP 641.2”
David didn’t blindly obey the call upon his life. He was alert and apt to ask questions. Then he quickly obeyed. He was healthy and handsome looking. He was humble and worked diligently and faithfully. He was brave and modest and responsible. The fruit of the Spirit (as listed in Galatians 5:22-23) are these: love, joy peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. There is no law against one with such qualities of character. This is the list by which to measure the man or woman.
(This study is based on 1 Samuel 16:1-13 and chapter 62, “The Anointing of David,” in Patriarchs and Prophets (PP), by Ellen G. White, available at this link: http://www.whiteestate.org/books/pp/pp.asp.)
For Health’s Sake…
The prostate gland is donut-shaped and sits just under the bladder, which has a tubular extension. The prostate surrounds this tubular extension, called the urethra, which discharges urine. Men, aged 50 and beyond, who have not taken proper care of the prostate can have problems with swelling and cancer. The swelling pinches the urethra and causes difficulty with urination and other problems.
The prostate gland participates in producing semen or fluid in which sperm travels. It produces the alkalinity of the semen, which aids in the survival of the sperm as it enters the acid environment of the womb. The sperm needs an alkaline environment in which to swim to its destination–the egg in the female.
The role of the sperm is to fertilize the egg. But first it must survive the protective acidic and abrasive environment of the womb. Without the neutralizing effect of the alkaline fluid, the sperm would die upon entrance into the womb. Its effect is like that of mercy on justice.
Like the husband which binds and unifies the family, the prostate gland secretes the substance that binds and unifies the semen during ejaculation. This prostate fluid has a chemical that after ejaculation releases the sperm from the semen. The same fluid energizes the sperm and propels it to actually reach its destination and complete its job of penetrating the egg.
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