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Worship: For Heaven’s Sake “In obedience to God’s law there is great gain. In conformity to the divine requirements there is a transforming power that brings peace and good will among men.” PK192.1 (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, provided several steps for using your mind to heal your body. (Read more below.)
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TOPICS THIS WEEK – March 19-25
Worship Sunday – Elijah the Tishbite; Monday – The Voice of Stern Rebuke; Tuesday – Carmel; Wednesday – From Jezreel to Horeb; Thursday – “What Doest Thou Here?”; Friday – “In the Spirit and Power of Elias”; Saturday, the Sabbath – Jehoshaphat
[All topics per Prophets and Kings by Ellen G. White.]
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Isaiah 66:23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord.
John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou has sent.
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For Heaven’s Sake…
Referring to Jehoshaphat, Pastor Flemons said, “He’s one of the few kings that did it right.” Of course, Jehoshaphat was not one hundred percent perfect. He allowed his son, Jehoram, to marry Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel. And in a weak moment, he rashly agreed to go to battle with the king of Israel against the Syrians in hopes of regaining Ramoth, one of the old cities of refuge. Neither decision was in harmony with the will of God.
Still, his twenty-five year reign was prosperous. “Jehoshaphat sought to walk ‘in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside.’ (PK190.1) Jehoshaphat himself was loyal to God. He ‘sought not unto Baalim; but sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in His commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.’ Because of his integrity, the Lord was with him, and ‘stablished the kingdom in his hand.’ 2 Chronicles 17:3-5.(PK 190.2)”
Under the inspiration of God, Jehoshaphat set up an educational system in which the law of God was taught. He strengthened the national and spiritual defenses of Judah. He evangelized among backsliders from Beersheba to Mount Ephraim and brought them back to God.
“One of the important steps taken by the king was the establishment and maintenance of efficient courts of justice. He ‘set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city;’ and in the charge given them he urged: ‘Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment. Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.’ Verses 5-7.PK 197.1″
Under Jehoshaphat, the judicial system was perfected, including the founding of a court of appeal at Jerusalem. The Levites and priests and chief fathers of Israel were the judges of the land. He charged them to be faithful and judge with a perfect heart in the fear of the Lord.
“In his careful safeguarding of the rights and liberties of his subjects, Jehoshaphat emphasized the consideration that every member of the human family receives from the God of justice, who rules over all. ‘God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; He judgeth among the gods.’ And those who are appointed to act as judges under Him, are to ‘defend the poor and fatherless;’ they are to ‘do justice to the afflicted and needy,’ and ‘rid them out of the hand of the wicked.’ Psalm 82:1, 3, 4.PK 198.2″
“Early in the morning they rose and went into the wilderness of Tekoa. As they advanced to the battle, Jehoshaphat said, “Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established: believe His prophets, so shall ye prosper.” “And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord, and that should praise the beauty of holiness.” 2 Chronicles 20:14-21. These singers went before the army, lifting their voices in praise to God for the promise of victory.PK 201.4
“It was a singular way of going to battle against the enemy’s army—praising the Lord with singing, and exalting the God of Israel. This was their battle song. They possessed the beauty of holiness. If more praising of God were engaged in now, hope and courage and faith would steadily increase. And would not this strengthen the hands of the valiant soldiers who today are standing in defense of truth?PK 202.1
“God was the strength of Judah in this crisis, and He is the strength of His people today. We are not to trust in princes, or to set men in the place of God. We are to remember that human beings are fallible and erring, and that He who has all power is our strong tower of defense. In every emergency we are to feel that the battle is His. His resources are limitless, and apparent impossibilities will make the victory all the greater.PK 202.4
(This study is based on chapter 15, “Jehoshaphat” in Prophets and Kings (PK), by Ellen G. White.)
For Health’s Sake…
First: You must have a willing mind. (Read 2 Corinthians 8:12.)
Second: You must have a renewed mind. (Read Romans 12:1-2.)
Third: You must have a made-up mind. (Read Isaiah 50:7.)
You must have the firm mind to detoxify the system, change your lifestyle, and use appropriate herbal remedies.
We have been given this divine message of healing:
“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. MH 127.1″
We call it the REFRESHING Way lifestyle. R-E-F-R-E-S-H-I-N-G: The R is Rely on God; E – Eat healthy; F – Fresh air; R – Rest; E – Exercise; S – Self-control; H – H2O, Drink water; I – In the sun; N – Never give up; and G – Give to others.
That’s biblical wellness.