John 7:37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.” A journal published by Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found that drinking 500ml of water, especially on an empty stomach, boosts metabolism by 30% within 10-40 minutes...
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30 August 2024 – Metabolism – Part 5
Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Stress elevates cortisol levels in our body and lowers metabolism. Cortisol is released by the adrenal glands and alerts the body into fight-freeze-flight mode slowing down metabolism. One of the noticeable effects...
29 August 2024 – Metabolism – Part 4
Revelation 3:15-16 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. A slow metabolism is when our body cannot convert food into energy as quickly and as...
28 August 2024 – Metabolism – Part 3
1 Samuel 4:18 As soon as he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell over backward from his seat by the side of the gate, and his neck was broken and he died, for the man was old and heavy. A healthy nutrient-rich diet with lean proteins, fiber and healthy fats improve metabolic activity and...
27 August 2024 – Metabolism – Part 2
Isaiah 40:30-31 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Scientific studies have confirmed that intermittent fasting boosted metabolism....
26 August 2024 – Metabolism – Part 1
James 1:23-24 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. Metabolism in layman’s language is the chemical reaction in the body that changes food into...
25 August 2024 – Offerings – Part 7
Genesis 22:2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” A burnt offering in the Mosaic Law was a bull, a sheep, a goat, a dove or a pigeon with no...
24 August 2024 – Offerings – Part 6
Matthew 5:23-24 “So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God”. Making peace with those whom we have intentionally...
23 August 2024 – Offerings – Part 5
Leviticus 4:3 “‘If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the Lord a young bull without defect as a sin offering for the sin he has committed”. ‘Sin Offering’ is one of the mandatory offerings as atonement for sins under the Mosaic covenant. Atonement is recompense or penitence. The...
22 August 2024 – Offerings – Part 4
2 Samuel 6:13 When those who were carrying the ark of the LORD had taken six steps, he (David) sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf. “When thanksgiving is filled with true meaning and is not just the formality of a polite ‘thank you,’ it is the recognition of dependence” – Billy Graham. Appreciation and thanksgiving is...