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Worship: For Heaven’s Sake Jesus supports obeying the laws of the land, except when they conflict with the laws of God. But His enemies tried to trip Him up. (Read more below.)
Wellness: For Health’s Sake Pastor Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, explained how water is essential for healthy kidneys. (Read more below.)
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TOPICS THIS WEEK – July 16 – July 22
Worship Sunday – Zacchaeus; Monday – The Feast at Simon’s House – Tuesday – Thy King Cometh; Wednesday – A Doomed People; Thursday – The Temple Cleansed Again; Friday – Controversy; Saturday, the Sabbath – Woes on the Pharisees [All topics per Desire of Ages by Ellen G. White.]
Wellness Sunday – Rely on God for Healthy Kidneys; Monday – Eat Healthy for Your Kidneys; Tuesday – Fresh Air, Rest and Healthy Kidneys; Wednesday – Self-Control for Healthy Kidneys; Thursday – Exercise for Healthy Kidneys; Friday – Water and Kidney Health
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Words of Encouragement
Psalm 36:7-8 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trustunder the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this one thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
For Heaven’s Sake…
“The priests and rulers had listened in silence to Christ’s pointed rebukes. They could not refute His charges. But they were only the more determined to entrap Him, and with this object they sent to Him spies, ‘which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of His words, that so they might deliver Him unto the power and authority of the governor.’ They did not send the old Pharisees whom Jesus had often met, but young men, who were ardent and zealous, and whom, they thought, Christ did not know. These were accompanied by certain of the Herodians, who were to hear Christ’s words, that they might testify against Him at His trial. The Pharisees and Herodians had been bitter enemies, but they were now one in enmity to Christ. DA 601.1
“The Pharisees had ever chafed under the exaction of tribute by the Romans. The payment of tribute they held to be contrary to the law of God. Now they saw opportunity to lay a snare for Jesus. The spies came to Him, and with apparent sincerity, as though desiring to know their duty, said, ‘Master, we know that Thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest Thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly: is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?’ DA 601.2
“The words, ‘We know that Thou sayest and teachest rightly,’ had they been sincere, would have been a wonderful admission. But they were spoken to deceive; nevertheless their testimony was true. The Pharisees did know that Christ said and taught rightly, and by their own testimony will they be judged. DA 602.1
“Those who put the question to Jesus thought that they had sufficiently disguised their purpose; but Jesus read their hearts as an open book, and sounded their hypocrisy. ‘Why tempt ye Me?’ He said; thus giving them a sign they had not asked, by showing that He read their hidden purpose. They were still more confused when He added, ‘Show Me a penny.’ They brought it, and He asked them, ‘Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar’s.’ Pointing to the inscription on the coin, Jesus said, ‘Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.’ DA 602.2
“The spies had expected Jesus to answer their question directly, in one way or the other. If He should say, It is unlawful to give tribute to Caesar, He would be reported to the Roman authorities and arrested for inciting rebellion. But in case He should pronounce it lawful to pay the tribute, they designed to accuse Him to the people as opposing the law of God. Now they felt themselves baffled and defeated. Their plans were disarranged. The summary manner in which their question had been settled left them nothing further to say. DA 602.3
“Christ’s reply was no evasion, but a candid answer to the question. Holding in His hand the Roman coin, upon which were stamped the name and image of Caesar, He declared that since they were living under the protection of the Roman power, they should render to that power the support it claimed, so long as this did not conflict with a higher duty. But while peaceably subject to the laws of the land, they should at all times give their first allegiance to God. DA 602.4
“The Saviour’s words, ‘Render . . . unto God the things that are God’s,’ were a severe rebuke to the intriguing Jews. Had they faithfully fulfilled their obligations to God, they would not have become a broken nation, subject to a foreign power. No Roman ensign would have waved over Jerusalem, no Roman sentinel would have stood at her gates, no Roman governor would have ruled within her walls. The Jewish nation was then paying the penalty of its apostasy from God. DA 602.5
“When the Pharisees heard Christ’s answer, ‘they marveled, and left Him, and went their way.’ He had rebuked their hypocrisy and presumption, and in doing this He had stated a great principle, a principle that clearly defines the limits of man’s duty to the civil government and his duty to God. In many minds a vexed question had been settled. Ever after they held to the right principle. And although many went away dissatisfied, they saw that the principle underlying the question had been clearly set forth, and they marveled at Christ’s far-seeing discernment. DA 602.6
(This study is based on Matthew 22:15-46; Mark 12:13-40; Luke 20:20-47; and chapter 66, “Controversy” in The Desire of Ages (DA), by Ellen G. White.)
For Health’s Sake…
The kidneys are not appreciated for the job they do every day. Without them, you would need to drink 800 glasses of water every day to do the job that kidneys do with only 8 glasses of water daily. Throughout the day, kidneys are filtering toxins from the body that come into the body daily from eating and drinking acidic foods and drinks or experiencing stress.
Pastor Flemons recommends drinking pure, soft water, which includes distilled water. Distilled registers a perfect 7 on the pH scale. Eating fruits and vegetables will cause the body to register a bit higher than 7. On average, a pH of 7.2 is the goal for the body. Without water, you can never have a healthy pH.
Drink half your body’s weight in ounces of water daily. Don’t drink the day’s quota of water all at once. Spread it out over the day between your meals. Set at least 1 hour between the meal and drinking the water. This aids in better digestion of foods, which also helps keep toxins down. Undigested food left in the body putrefies and becomes toxic.
Drinking sufficient water daily helps the kidneys flush out toxins. Toxins cause disease. Without water, toxins collect. Without water, kidneys are damaged. With damaged kidneys and no water, the body is left defenseless against disease and death.