No education is worthy of the name if He "in Whom are hid all the treasures of
wisdom and knowledge" (Col 2:3) is left out.
"In the Teacher sent from God, all true educational work
finds its center…. In the presence of such a Teacher, of such opportunity for divine education, what worse than folly
is it to seek an education a part from Him—to seek to be wise a part from Wisdom; to be true while rejecting Truth;
to seek illumination a part from the Light, and existence without the Life; to turn from the Fountain of living waters, and
hew out broken cisterns, that can hold no water." (ED 83.2,5)
Jesus
educates through the Bible: "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof,
for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works."
(2Tim 3:16-17)
Jesus educates by the Holy Spirit: "The Comforter,
which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, He shall teach you all things." (John 14:26) "God
can teach you more in one moment by His Spirit than you could learn from all the great men of the earth." (TM 119.1)
Jesus educates through nature, useful work, and the experiences of life:
"His (Jesus') education was gained directly from Heaven-appointed sources; from useful work, from the study of the
Scriptures and of nature, and from the experiences of life -- God's lesson books, full of instruction to all who bring
to them the willing hand, the seeing eye, and the understanding heart." (ED 77.2)
The Medical Missionary Movement, is a ministry consisting
of members and ministries who are interested in unifying the preaching of the gospel and the healing of the body to help finish
the work that Jesus started when He was here on earth. Matthew 10:8, reads, Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers,
raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Christ's methodalone
will give true success in reaching the people. The Saviour mingled with men as one who desired their good. He showed His sympathy
for them, ministered to their needs, and won their confidence. Then He bade them, "Follow Me."
Isaiah 58
1Cry
aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
2Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my
ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice;
they take delight in approaching to God.
3Wherefore
have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold,
in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
4Behold,
ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your
voice to be heard on high.
5Is it such a fast that
I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes
under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
6Is
not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed
go free, and that ye break every yoke?
7Is it not
to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that
thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
8Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy
righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy reward.
9Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall
say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
10And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted
soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:
11And
the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones:
and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
12And
they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and
thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
13If thou turn away thy foot
from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable;
and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
14Then shalt thou delight thyself
in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the
heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
WE LEAD BY EXAMPLE
"God has given us great
light on the principles of health, and modern scientific research has abundantly verified these principles. These cannot be
safely ignored, for we are told that those 'who choose to follow their own preferences in this matter, eating and drinking
as they please, will gradually grow careless of the instruction the Lord has given regarding other phases of the present truth
and will lose their perception of what is truth.'" (SDA Church Manual 175-176)
Here are some
specific guidelines:
"In order to know what are the best foods, we
must study God's original plan for man's diet. Grains, fruits, nuts, and vegetables constitute the diet chosen for
us by our Creator. These foods, prepared in as simple and natural a manner as possible, are the most healthful and nourishing.
They impart a strength, a power of endurance, and a vigor of intellect, that are not afforded by a more complex and stimulating
diet." (CDF 81.1,2)
“Diet reform should be progressive. [For
example] as disease in animals increases, the use of milk and eggs will become more and more unsafe. An effort should be made
to supply their place with other things that are healthful and inexpensive.” (MH 320.2)
"We do not mark out any precise line to be followed in diet." (9T 159.2) If you have no concerns
whether you should eat something, then do so and be glad. But, if you eat, doubting whether or not you should, then you are
going against your beliefs, and that is wrong. Anything you do against your beliefs is a sin. (Rom 14:22-23)
"'Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul,' is the language of the
apostle Peter...It is a most forcible warning against the use of such stimulants and narcotics as tea, coffee, tobacco, alcohol,
and morphine." (CDF 62.5)
Monday, October 12, 2009
The later Rain.
There is areal need for the latter rain to fall upon us now. How can this be?
I was there when brother Jackson was speaking at Andrews University and I strongly believe that we can do it.
Caribbean Medical Missionaries celebrate after a cooking class.
During the second Annual International Medical Missionary Convention conducted
at Southern Adventist University, a lot of people were blessed by the information and services offered.
These conventions
are conducted every year at different universities. There are also different chapers in different continents. Please check
out your continent and the dates for your continent in the next coming weeks.
Past Convention September 10th - 13th 2009!
We were at 3rd Annual International Medical Missionary Convention at Andrews University in September
2009.
You can still fill out the registration form HERE to register and be a member.
Also please post a message on the message board we would be
glad to here from you. You can either get to the message board here or by using the menu to the left.