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01:51 It Is Written. I'm John Bradshaw. Thanks for joining me 01:54 today. When you come to the Bible, you come face to face 01:57 with the God of heaven. A God who is intimately concerned with 02:01 what's going on here, on the earth. God is not an absentee 02:04 landlord; He didn't just wind the earth up like a clock and 02:07 leave it to run and come back when the alarm finally rings. 02:11 God loves this world so much that the Bible says He gave His 02:15 only begotten Son, so that those of us who believe in Him should 02:19 not perish but would be separated from sin, joined to 02:23 Him, and receive everlasting life. My guest today is Dr. 02:27 David DeRose, a doctor of internal medicine and a doctor 02:31 of preventive medicine. He comes to us from Compass Health 02:35 Consultants in Northern California. Dr. DeRose, thanks 02:38 for joining me today. >>Dr. DeRose:Great to be with you, 02:40 John. >>John: Jesus came to this earth, the Bible says, to give 02:43 us a more abundant life. Now, for some people that means all 02:47 of one thing and little of anything else. But the abundant 02:51 life that Jesus came to give us was balanced life, wasn't it. A 02:57 balanced life. >>Dr. DeRose: It's interesting you should 03:00 mention that, because as I read through the Gospel of Mark, for 03:03 example, I see Jesus very concerned that we not go to 03:07 extremes. Let me give you an example. In March chapter 3, 03:12 Jesus is dealing with something that I believe we deal with 03:15 today, and that is many people who take the name of 03:19 Christian--they take the name of God fearing--they're doing a 03:25 disservice to the God of heaven. I mean, in Jesus' day, think 03:30 about it. In Mark 3, Jesus comes in contact with a man with a 03:39 withered hand. It's interesting. The context is He's in the 03:42 synagogue. He's in a place of worship-- >>John: He's right 03:45 there in church. >>Dr. DeRose: That's right. He's there in 03:48 church. And yet it says, in verse 3, that those who were 03:52 there were watching Him closely, whether He would heal this man 03:58 on the Sabbath so that they would accuse Him. The religious 04:01 leaders don't have a balanced Christian experience. They're so 04:05 focused on "the rules of religious living" that they're 04:11 missing out on what's happening. The real drama is this man's 04:14 physical need. >>John: They weren't seeing his need anymore, 04:17 they were so out of balance that all they could do was think 04:20 about circling the wagons and defending the rules of the day. 04:26 >>Dr. DeRose: In the beginning, God gave the Sabbath as a day of 04:28 celebration, a day of rejoicing in what God had done. It was 04:32 humanity's first day, their first full day was the Sabbath. 04:36 All they could do is rejoice in not what they had done, but what 04:40 the creator had graciously given them. >>John: After all, He gave 04:44 it as a day or rest, a day of rejuvenation, a day of 04:47 fellowship, a day of worship. A day off. Who doesn't want a day 04:50 off? >>Dr. DeRose: But the amazing thing is, I think a lot 04:52 of the reaction, John, goes back to the same mentality that 04:56 Jewish leaders had. And they said, "I don't want to be bound 04:59 about by something." This man is bound on the Sabbath. And what's 05:04 amazing is what Jesus does. He says, "Is it lawful on the 05:09 Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill." 05:15 It says the leaders remained silent. >>John: They couldn't 05:17 find it within themselves to speak the truth because, well, 05:23 they couldn't handle that. >>Dr. DeRose: It says Jesus looked 05:26 around at them with anger. But His words, that He speaks, are 05:31 words of healing, because as that man stretches out his hand, 05:34 it says he stretched it out and it was made whole like the 05:38 other. Jesus, on the Sabbath, is saying this is what Sabbath is 05:42 about. This is what fellowship with Me is about. If you think 05:45 religion is a bunch of rules and restrictions, look at Me, the 05:51 God of the Sabbath. >>John: And Jesus said, "If you've seen me, 05:55 you've seen the Father." >>Dr. DeRose: That's right. >>John: So 05:57 if you really want to know what God is like, look at Jesus. The 06:00 Sabbath today, as part of this overall subject of living a 06:04 balanced Christian life, is there evidence that it's 06:07 actually good for you? >>Dr. DeRose: This is amazing. 06:11 Researchers, the Ansons, in Israel looked at this question. 06:17 They were looking more broadly, they were trying to look over a 06:21 period of 10 years, a full decade, looking at everyone 06:24 living in Israel. And they were asking a question: Would they 06:28 see any rhythmicity to death rates? Would there be times of 06:34 year during the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur. Maybe the 06:37 death rate would go down or it would go up. Would there be any 06:39 relationship to the weekly Sabbath, for example. So they're 06:42 looking at this. Ten years of time, they analyze it. Computer 06:45 analysis, published in the medical literature. They titled 06:49 their study "Death Rests a While." What they found is that 06:57 on the Sabbath, from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday, the 07:03 Bible Sabbath, death rates plummet. But not in everyone. 07:10 You see, just like Sunday is the day of rest in many places in 07:15 the world, it's a day off, it's a holiday for everyone 07:18 regardless of what their religious beliefs are--at the 07:21 time they wee doing this, the day of rest in Israel was 07:24 Saturday. So whether you were a Jew or a Palestinian, you were 07:28 off work on that seventh day. So they asked a question: Well, is 07:32 it just a phenomenon of people not working? No drop in death 07:36 rates for the Palestinians. >>John: Only for those people 07:41 who were observing the Sabbath from a spiritual point of view, 07:44 as an expression of their relationship with God. >>Dr. 07:48 DeRose: Whether that's the whole explanation, or even the secular 07:50 Jews that were still bonding in community on that day. Because, 07:55 when they wrote the article in the medical journal they didn't 07:57 make a big point about the spirituality of the day, but its 08:01 social connectedness. And so it's quite interesting. Also, 08:05 you'll find this interesting, John. The young children, less 08:09 than 5 years of age, they had no decrease in mortality. So 08:14 presumably only those that could fully appreciate what this day 08:19 of rest meant got the benefit. >>John: Sabbath rest is just 08:23 part of rest as a whole. It's important that people who are 08:27 wanting to be well physically and spiritually and emotionally 08:31 take time to rest. >>Dr. DeRose: That's right. >>John: How 08:33 important is rest? >>Dr. DeRose: Well, rest is hugely important. 08:37 Most of the research we see is on daily rest. Getting that 08:41 adequate sleep, which for most people is seven to eight hours, 08:43 maybe eight and a half hours in some cases. Even more sleep than 08:47 that may be deleterious, but many of us are short-changing 08:51 ourselves on sleep. It's messing up our hormonal rhythms, ramping 08:55 up stress hormone levels, increasing rates of diabetes, 08:58 high blood pressure, heart disease, heart rhythm problems, 09:01 mental health issues. The list goes on and on. >>John: Except, 09:04 you know someone's going to say, oh but I'm a night person, and I 09:06 find that once the kids go to bed and it's 10:30 at night, I'm 09:09 productive until 2 in the morning, and then I've got to 09:12 get up at 6 and go to work. >>Dr. DeRose: Well, there's just 09:14 as few interruptions early in the morning as there are late at 09:17 night. And the interesting thing is if you look at hormonal 09:20 rhythms in the body, like melatonin and growth 09:22 hormone--which are two of the hormones that restore us from 09:26 the wear and tear of the day--those hormones are made 09:28 best early in the night. So getting to bed before midnight 09:33 seems to have some unique benefits. >>John: Excellent. So 09:35 if we're living a balanced life, we've got to get rest. And God 09:38 built into our religious experience rest, when He wrote 09:41 the Ten Commandments. >>Dr. DeRose: That's right. >>John: 09:43 Okay, in a moment let's talk about this idea of a balance 09:46 being moderation in all things. Don't go away. I'll be back with 09:50 Dr. DeRose; we'll have more in just a moment. 09:54 >>Announcer: Every Word is a one-minute Bible-based daily 09:57 devotional presented by Pastor John Bradshaw and designed 10:00 especially for busy people like you. Look for Every Word on 10:04 selected networks, or watch it online every day on our website, 10:07 ItIsWritten.com. ♪[Music]♪ 10:14 >>John: There were some fixtures in the life of Jesus 10:19 that enabled Him to stay connected to His Father 10:21 and His faith. One of them is mentioned in Luke 4:16. "And he 10:26 came to Nazareth where he had been brought up, and as his 10:28 custom was, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and 10:32 stood up for to read." The weekly Sabbath rest was 10:35 important to Jesus. But these days it's more common for people 10:39 to reduce the Sabbath to an hour, or a morning. The Bible 10:42 says weekly Sabbath rest is a memorial of Jesus' creative 10:45 power and His power to recreate. And it's also good for you. For 10:50 Jesus, it was indispensable, and not simply because He was 10:54 Jewish. Jesus saw the blessing of that weekly time with God and 10:57 the benefit of stepping back from the busyness of life. And 11:01 that's something that's good for all of us. I'm John Bradshaw for 11:05 It Is Written. Let's live today by every word. 11:12 >>John: Planning for your financial future is a 11:14 vital aspect of Christian stewardship. For this reason, It 11:18 Is Written is pleased to offer free planned giving and estate 11:21 services. For information on how we can help you, please call 11:26 800-992-2219. Call today, or visit our special website, 11:32 www.HisLegacy.com. >>John: This is It Is Written. I'm John 11:39 Bradshaw. Thanks for joining me today. My guest today is Dr. 11:42 David DeRose. We're talking about balance in the Christian 11:45 experience, and looking at how that balance promotes physical 11:49 and spiritual health. A moment ago I said that I would 11:52 challenge this idea that some people have that moderation 11:56 means a little of everything, or not overdoing it in certain 12:02 areas of our life. Now, we can see--and you mentioned a moment 12:05 ago--getting the right amount of rest means getting enough and 12:08 not too much. Too much is bad for you. But how about when 12:12 people say, "Well, I drink, but not a lot. Everything in 12:17 moderation. Just a little, I'm a social drinker perhaps." 12:21 Everybody would acknowledge, too much alcohol bad for a person. 12:24 But how much is too much? >>Dr. DeRose: If you have an addictive 12:28 relationship with something, whether it nicotine or alcohol, 12:30 pretty clear-cut that your best path to success--and some people 12:36 would say your only path to success--is making a complete 12:39 break with the things that were pulling you down. But beyond 12:43 that, we can talk about things like alcohol as well as other 12:46 things that are often considered popular in "moderation" that 12:51 have some downsides that most people are totally ignoring. 12:53 >>John: What are the downsides about alcohol that people are 12:56 overlooking? >>Dr. DeRose: Well one, when it comes to alcohol, 12:59 is actually its risk of malignancy. Cancer rates are 13:04 clearly linked to even moderate drinking. Classic scenario is 13:08 breast cancer in women. We're talking about a few drinks a 13:11 week measurably increasing the risk of breast cancer in women. 13:15 >>John: That's a significant thing because there are all 13:17 kinds of women who would think it's okay to have a little wine 13:20 here or there, or one drink a day, and yet a few drinks a week 13:24 raise measurably the risk of breast cancer. >>Dr. DeRose: 13:26 It's not just a women's issue. Not all that long ago, a huge 13:31 European study called EPIC, the European Perspective 13:34 Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition looked into alcohol 13:38 intake and cancer risk. And in the report the author said, in 13:42 so many words, there is no safe level of alcohol consumption 13:47 when it comes to cancer. >>John: Now, people think about 13:50 nicotine. There are few people who would say, "Well, a little 13:54 isn't going to hurt you." But evidently there are some. >>Dr. 13:56 DeRose: Well, there are some actual benefits to nicotine. For 14:01 example, we know that people that use nicotine have less of a 14:05 serious inflammatory bowel condition known as chronic 14:09 ulcerative colitis. >>John: I wasn't expecting you to talk 14:11 about benefits of nicotine, being a physician and all, but 14:14 that's fascinating. >>Dr. DeRose: But let me tell you the 14:16 flip side. >>John: But the flip side of that is-- >>Dr. DeRose: 14:18 There's another serious inflammatory bowel condition 14:21 that is more pervasive, affects more of the bowel, than 14:24 ulcerative colitis. That just affects the colon. There's 14:26 something called Crohn's disease. It is also related to 14:30 nicotine, but its risk is increased. So, I don't know of 14:34 any gastroenterologists, intestinal specialists, that are 14:38 recommending as a preventive to use nicotine. Of course, it's a 14:42 risk factor for gastritis and ulcers and other things as well. 14:46 The point here simply is this, John: If we have a myopic enough 14:50 vision, and I suffer from myopia--nearsightedness--but if 14:54 we apply that problem to our look at certain lifestyle 14:56 factors we could say, oh yeah, there's some good in this. But 14:58 we don't want to settle for that, we want to look at the big 15:00 picture. >>John: It seems that every time you turn around you 15:08 hear about the benefits of drinking red wine. Tell me about 15:11 these so-called benefits and where the benefit really is. 15:14 >>Dr. DeRose: Well, go back to Europe. The Oxford vegetarian 15:17 study. Looking at people on a healthy diet, zero heart 15:23 benefits from moderate alcohol consumption. Nothing. No 15:27 benefit. Now, having said that, in America if you look at a 15:31 person on the average phytochemically depleted 15:35 diet--in plain English, that means they're not eating enough 15:37 fruits and vegetables. There are things in alcoholic beverages 15:43 that have benefit. After all, every alcoholic beverage I know 15:47 is made from a plant that God gave us. Okay? >>John: That's 15:49 right. >>Dr. DeRose: So there's some good things in it. So if 15:52 you're not eating enough fruits and vegetables, there's some 15:54 evidence that moderate alcohol consumption--if you're sure you 15:57 can keep it moderate--might decrease your risk of heart 16:01 disease. But it will still increase your risk of high 16:03 triglycerides and high blood pressure and cancer and 16:06 gastrointestinal problems and cirrhosis and mental health 16:10 issues. >>John: And so there's benefit on the one hand and real 16:12 problems on the other. >>Dr. DeRose: And the benefit is only 16:15 if you're on a poor lifestyle. So I tell patients, and I tell 16:18 people when I'm lecturing. I say, "You don't want to be on a 16:21 poor lifestyle so that alcohol would help you." >>John: Right. 16:24 Now, there's something that many people aren't getting enough of. 16:26 Lots of people are getting too much alcohol, but if you're 16:29 looking to live a balanced life many people are not getting 16:31 enough exercise. You can't really say, "Well, I got my five 16:33 minutes of exercise today." But how do we get enough 16:38 exercise when we're just too busy to get exercise? 16:40 What do you do? >>Dr. DeRose: I tell people, look at exercise as 16:43 an investment. And it pays you interest and dividends right 16:48 away. You're going to be more productive if you take 30 16:52 minutes out of your day--I mean, you may need to work up to it, I 16:56 mean 30 minutes may be too much for someone--but if you work up 16:59 to getting significant amounts of exercise on a daily basis, 17:03 your mind will be clearer, your energy level will be better, you 17:06 will be more productive. You're not wasting time in exercise, 17:09 you're investing time. >>John: What are the best forms of 17:11 exercise a person can get? >>Dr. DeRose: Probably the single best 17:14 category of exercise, looking broadly at the literature, is 17:17 useful work. Doing it outdoors is preferable. So, getting out 17:23 in the garden, chopping wood, pushing a lawn mower, these 17:27 things engage the mind, they have a level of rest and stress 17:32 relief that's not afforded by walking on that treadmill while 17:36 you're watching CNN. >>John: Walking on the treadmill is 17:38 going to be okay, right? >>Dr. DeRose: It's okay. It gives you 17:41 benefit. >>John: Anaerobic exercise that you get, that's 17:44 all right. >>Dr. DeRose: It gives you aerobic exercise. 17:46 >>John: Aerobic rather, not anaerobic. But the very best, 17:49 what I'm hearing you say--and we've discussed this before--is 17:52 exercise that engages or benefits the mind as well as the 17:58 body. And that's a concept that's foreign to a lot of 18:00 people. Exercise where your mind is distracted from the stressors 18:06 of daily life and is connected to those things that are going 18:09 to give you a mental and an emotional rest as well. >>Dr. 18:12 DeRose: But it goes beyond that, because not only are you 18:15 distracted from problem. When you're done with a 30-minute 18:18 session on the treadmill and you look back at the treadmill, 18:21 nothing's changed. But when you look at that unchopped wood, and 18:26 you see a pile of chopped wood; when you see the plants planted 18:29 in the garden, there's a sense of accomplishment and 18:32 fulfillment that you don't get with the other forms of 18:35 exercise. >>John: Right. So being balanced, exercise should 18:38 benefit you physically and emotionally and ultimately 18:43 spiritually. Correct? >>Dr. DeRose: Yes. And many people 18:45 have found that some of their best thinking, whether it's 18:47 spiritual or creative work, happens when they're out 18:51 engaged, doing something. >>John: Somebody that's 18:53 overweight--and they know they are; morbidly obese; just big, 18:57 big big--what do they do? Where do they begin? What should they 19:01 do in order to regain their health and live a balanced life? 19:05 >>Dr. DeRose: One of the things that Jesus said to a woman who 19:08 was overcome with a sense of sin was "Neither do I condemn you." 19:13 And I think, in the Christian world, we have this blessing of 19:19 realizing that no matter what we look like, our acceptance with 19:23 Jesus isn't the issue. If we start from that perspective, 19:28 that can empower us. Because many people are so pressed down. 19:32 I mean, obesity is one of those things that you can't hide from 19:35 and everyone sees it. So, if we start treating people as Jesus 19:40 treated them, and if we see ourselves as Jesus sees us, this 19:45 can free us to embrace lifestyle change, not as a burden but as a 19:51 blessing. >>John: Instead of a radical change in what you eat, 19:55 you might just want to start making incremental healthy 19:57 changes so that you get to the place where what you eat isn't 20:00 packing on the pounds, but it's helping you take pounds off. 20:04 >>Dr. DeRose: I often tell people, I would rather them make 20:06 a few small changes that they plan to stick with for the rest 20:10 of their life than to make a bunch of huge changes that they 20:14 have no intention of embracing on a lifelong basis. >>John: And 20:18 I would encourage someone to do this: to claim the promises of 20:21 God. In Philippians it says, "It is God who works in you, both to 20:26 will and to do for his good pleasure." So when we're 20:28 thinking about living a balanced life, no matter where we're 20:30 starting from, it's possible to do because Christ is with us. A 20:33 balanced life. God's gift to you. This is what He offers you, 20:38 and it's going to be productive and blessed. I'll have more with 20:41 Dr. David DeRose in just a moment. 20:44 ♪[Music]♪ >>John: The Bible is known for 20:50 its power to transform lives spiritually, but does it offer 20:54 insight for physical transformation as well? 20:57 Dr. David DeRose, a board-certified specialist in 21:01 both internal medicine and preventive medicine, thinks it 21:05 does. He shares his perspectives in an eight-part series called 21:09 "Healing Insights from the Gospel of Mark." And now, as a 21:12 special offer from It Is Written, part one of that series 21:16 is available to you at no cost. All you need to do is call (800) 21:21 253-3000 and ask for the free DVD called "Healing Insights 21:26 from the Gospel of Mark." If the line is busy please do try 21:30 again. You can write to It Is Written, P.O. Box 6, 21:34 Chattanooga, TN 37401, and we'll mail a free copy to your address 21:39 in North America. It Is Written exists because of the kindness 21:43 of people just like you. It's only with your help that It Is 21:47 Written can continue to share the hope of the Bible with 21:50 people around the world. Your tax-deductible gift can be sent 21:54 to the address on your screen, or through our website, 21:57 ItIsWritten.com. Thank you for your continued prayerful 22:01 support. Again, our toll-free number is (800) 253-3000, and 22:07 you can find us online at ItIsWritten.com >>John: Thanks 22:15 for joining me today on It Is Written. God wants us to live a 22:19 balanced life. That's not a life that says well a little bit of 22:22 everything's okay; but more of the good, less of the bad until 22:27 it's all of Jesus living His life in you. That's the right 22:30 balance. Now, Dr. David DeRose, I'm so grateful you're here with 22:33 me today. And I just want to ask, what's the role of faith in 22:36 God, or trust in divine power, in living a healthy, balanced 22:39 life? >>Dr. DeRose: Well, one of the big benefits is actually 22:42 where our focus is. You know, we mentioned earlier in this 22:46 account in Mark 3 about how it's said that Jesus looked around at 22:51 the religious leaders with anger. The reason I singled that 22:56 out is many people in Christian circles haven't heeded Paul's 22:59 admonition where he says, "Be ye angry and sin not." We often 23:04 label things, in the Christian environment, apart from how God 23:09 labels them. When we see that Jesus had emotions, real human 23:13 emotions, He was angry at people who weren't embracing God's 23:19 values. For us to have such emotions is not wrong. This 23:25 actually may be showing that our heart is beating in harmony with 23:28 God. And so as we have a trusting, faith walk with Jesus, 23:34 we will begin to see things with His perspective. And those 23:37 things that sometimes we criticize ourselves for or that 23:40 others would be critical of us over, we can actually see that 23:44 we're actually walking with Jesus, sharing His burden for 23:48 the world. >>John: A lot of social issues today are looked 23:51 at very relativistically. Well, that's your opinion. This is my 23:54 opinion. My opinion is shaped by this and that. But really, in 23:57 life and in life's great issues, what we're striving to do is to 24:01 see things as He sees them. How does God see a certain thing. 24:04 What's the role of prayer in a healthy life, a balanced life? 24:08 >>Dr. DeRose: Well, you can't get away from the subject of 24:10 prayer in Mark's Gospel. We've been talking about that off and 24:13 on for some time, you and I, in our dialogues. And, in March 24:17 chapter 1, verse 35. And, what I love about Mark's Gospel is it 24:22 doesn't start with Jesus' birth. I mean, that's important, but it 24:26 starts with the power of the Word. John the Baptist is 24:28 preaching and Jesus Himself realizes the power of the Word. 24:33 God's communication. And so in Mark 1:35, Jesus is taking 24:38 Himself away from all the pressures, coming into the 24:43 presence of His Father. It's a powerful example for me. Fro all 24:47 of us. That if I want to see with Jesus' eyes, before--I 24:51 mean, today it's so easy. You get up, you can have all kinds 24:54 of words bombarding your mind. You can read all kinds of 24:57 things. Focus on that relationship with Jesus. >>John: 25:01 Ultimately, in making decisions to live a balanced life we have 25:06 to come face to face with the idea that our choice must be 25:11 surrendered to God. >>Dr. DeRose: It's true. And what's 25:14 interesting to me in the Gospels is Jesus, when He's in the midst 25:19 of people who are making repeatedly bad choices--I'm 25:22 thinking of the disciples. They kept focusing what was in it for 25:27 them. You know, who was going to be the greatest. But Jesus 25:30 didn't abandon them. But they stayed in communion with the 25:37 Master. So if I'm focusing, like the disciples, on walking with 25:41 Jesus, even though my decisions may be terrible. Jesus may have 25:44 to knock me over the head. You know, say, what are you doing? 25:48 He's going to get my attention sooner or later. I'm molded into 25:52 His image as I spend time with Him. >>John: Yeah. There are 25:56 some wonderful verses in the Bible. I mentioned one before, 26:00 "It is God who works in you both to will and to do for his good 26:03 pleasure." That was Philippians 2:13. "Don't you know that to 26:06 whom you yield yourself servants to obey, his servants you are to 26:10 whom you obey, whether of sin unto death or obedience unto 26:13 righteousness." You read that in Romans 6. "You are the servant 26:16 of who you choose to serve." "I'm crucified with Christ, 26:20 nevertheless I live. Not I but Christ lives in me." And if I'm 26:25 looking to live a balanced life, to eat better or right, to pray 26:32 as God would have me pray, to spend time in the Word of God, 26:36 to rest, even to enjoy Sabbath rest with God and get my life 26:41 kind of right-side up, my will must be yielded to His will. You 26:48 know, at the beginning of Daniel 1, they find themselves down 26:51 there in Babylon. The king serves them the food. "Oh, no, 26:54 not for me." But before that, he had purposed in his heart that 26:57 he wouldnít defile himself with a portion of the king's meat. 27:00 Purposing in our heart, in our minds, that it would be God's 27:03 will being done and not ours. >>Dr. DeRose: It's a powerful 27:06 concept, because Daniel's secret was he realized his body was a 27:11 temple. That word "defile," where Daniel said he would not 27:14 defile himself. You don't defile the dirt. You can only defile 27:18 something that's holy. Daniel is using sanctuary or temple 27:22 language. And so Paul picks up on this theme, when he's writing 27:26 to the Corinthian church, speaking about our bodies being 27:28 a temple. If I realize that, John, then this is going to help 27:32 me when it comes to making those good decisions. I'm just not my 27:36 own. Like you said, I'm bought with a price. >>John: We belong 27:39 to God. We want His will to be done, not just so a bunch of 27:44 healthy people can end up in the lake of fire, but that with out 27:48 healthy body we'll have a clear mind; we'll hear the Word of 27:51 God; we'll know God as He wants us to know Him; and we'll be His 27:55 not just now but forever. And forever's going to be here 27:58 sooner than we think. >>Dr. DeRose: Right. >>John: Dr. 28:00 DeRose, thanks. It's been a pleasure, a real joy. I'm 28:03 grateful for your being here. Thanks for joining me today. 28:06 >>Dr. DeRose: Thank you. >>John: And before we go, we'd like to 28:08 pray with you and ask that God would give you the blessing of a 28:10 balanced life, and that's a life lived completely in God. Real 28:15 balance is found in an entire surrender to Him. Let's pray 28:19 that we can experience that ourselves. Let's pray. Our 28:23 Father in heaven, how grateful we are that You offer us a more 28:27 abundant life, not just in this world but also in the world to 28:32 come. We look forward to that time being here soon. Until it 28:35 is, let our mind be Yours, our hearts Yours, our faculties 28:39 Yours. And some of us, we struggle so much and getting it 28:43 right just seems like a forlorn dream. But no, Lord, that cannot 28:47 be. Take possession of us. Connect our weakness to Your 28:51 strength; our unwillingness to Your willingness. Make us what 28:55 we can be in Christ and give us faith to believe in You, each 29:00 moment of every day. We thank You today, and we pray 29:05 in Jesus' name. Amen,. 29:12 >>Dr. DeRose: Amen. ♪[Music]♪ 29:20 >>John: Thanks for joining me today. I'm looking 29:26 forward to seeing you again next time. Until then, remember: It 29:30 Is Written: Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every 29:34 word that proceeds from the mouth of God. 29:37 ♪[Music]♪ |
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