We were privileged to join with the Missionary Education Evangelistic Training Ministry better known as M.E.E.T Ministries.
A Wonderful facility that teaches individuals from all over the world how they can take Hold of the Great Gospel Commission found in Matthew 28:18-20
The Directors of M.E.E.T Ministries are Drs.. Thomas and Laverne Jackson.
We were invited to do a Week of Prayer in the evening as well as training with the Missionaries in the morning and afternoon. It was most refreshing to see so many young men and women as well as several adults from different parts of the globe coming together responding to the call of the Holy Spirit to become God’s Medical Missionary Gospel Evangelists for these last days.
We are told:
"We have come to a time when every member of the church should take hold of medical missionary work." 7T pg.62
In the midst of seeing this quotation taking place, what was a great joy of working with the Brethren at M.E.E.T Ministry is that there is a very DELIBERATE effort to keep the 3rd Angels Message of Revelation 14:9-12 connected to the Health Work.
We are given a solemn warning about keeping the two works together:
"The health reform is as closely related to the third angel’s message as the arm to the body; but the arm cannot take the place of the body. The proclamation of the third angel’s message, the commandments of God and the testimony of Jesus, is the burden of our work. The message is to be proclaimed with a loud cry, and is to go to the whole world. The presentation of health principles must be united with this message, but must not in any case be independent of it, or in any way take the place of it." {CD 75.1}
"Prosecute this work with tact and ability. Set to work the young men and the young women in our churches. Combine the medical missionary work with the proclamation of the third angel’s message. Make regular, organized effort to lift the churches out of the dead level into which they have fallen and have remained for years. Send into the churches workers who will set the principles of health reform in their connection with the third angel’s message before every family and individual. Encourage all to take a part in work for their fellowmen, and see if the breath of life will not quickly return to these churches." {TM 415.2}
These statements cannot be ignored to those who are seeking to glorify God in this age. I am grateful that M.E.E.T Ministry has taken a clear stand on making sure these two works (Health Reform & the Proclamation of the Third Angel's Message) remains together and is presented in it's proper order.
In the morning we studied the lives of a few Reformers in Christian History like John Huss, William Tyndale, and Jerome. We learned lessons of how we can maintain the “Spirit of Protestantism” in a time when most seem to follow after the pattern of papal authority or papal surrender.
Our afternoon study consisted of a topic called “God’s Call for Consecrated Workers”. Here, we were training the Missionaries on true consecration in comparison to false consecration.
Our evening sessions were called “Our Position, Our Work” which dealt with the responsibility of the Seventh Day Adventist while our High Priest (Jesus) is in the Most Holy place in the Heavenly Sanctuary. We are told:
"The subject of the sanctuary and the investigative judgment should be clearly understood by the people of God. All need a knowledge for themselves of the position and work of their great High Priest. Otherwise it will be impossible for them to exercise the faith which is essential at this time or to occupy the position which God designs them to fill.' {GC pg.488}
The subject of the sanctuary was the key which unlocked the mystery of the disappointment of 1844. It opened to view a complete system of truth, connected and harmonious, showing that God’s hand had directed the great advent movement and revealing present duty as it brought to light the position and work of His people. {GC pg.423}
We saw that there was only four things that constitutes the life of God’s people while the High Priest is in the Most Holy Place, Holy Convocation, Afflict Our Souls, Offer an Offering made by Fire, & Do No Work.We showed how we can experience this practically, as we studied what these things mean in their Anti-Type.
The students were very attentive and eager for truth. We would rise early in the morning for Manna and then begin our worship and continue throughout the day.
The scriptures promise us that “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after Righteousness, for they shall be filled” Matthew 5:6 Of such men and women, I believe this class had.
My family and I were privileged to sit in some of the classes with the students and hear Dr. Jackson lecture on the True and False Sciences of Medical Missionary Work. It was POWERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He shared a quote with us that was most startling and truly made you observe Medical Missionary Gospel Work more closely. It stated:
"The word of God is our only foundation. Every semblance of error will come upon us. Some of these errors will be very specious and attractive, but if received, they would remove the pillars of the foundation that Christ has established and set up a structure of man’s building.
You know that Satan will come in to deceive if possible the very elect. He claims to be Christ, and he is coming in, pretending to be the great medical missionary." {MM pg.87}}
We are told:
There are many today who claim to be doing a work in Medical Missionary lines, yet they are using eastern religious practices such as: Iridology (Ascertaining disease by looking through the eyes, Reflexology (ascertaining disease through the feet) Acupuncture and several other modalities that Heaven has not nor will not ordain.
We realized that sometimes people practice these modalities because they say “It Works”. Yet we saw that this same deceptive power will be manifest in the closing hours of earth’s history for the purpose of “leading” men and women to follow the beast and his image and at least receive it’s Mark and suffer the wrath of God. Revelation 13:13-18/ 14:9 & 10.
We are told in the Book Great Controversy pg.589:
“Through spiritualism, Satan appears as a benefactor of the race, healing the diseases of the people, and professing to present a new and more exalted system of religious faith; but at the same time he works as a destroyer. His temptations are leading multitudes to ruin.”
This very work is being accomplished through New Age, Buddhism, Eastern Religions etc.
It was a most powerful time we had worshipping with our Brothers and Sisters in Christ.
We were thankful to God that we were able to be a blesing as well as be very blessed during our stay.
I’m grateful to know that Jesus our Greatest example of a Medical Missionary, was one who had a threefold work that all Ministries should follow after His pattern. Jesus was a Preacher, Teacher, and Healer. Matthew 9:35 and it is when we unite these three phases of the work of the Gospel harmoniously, we shall see the works of Christ once again realized in a marked manner, and Jesus shall come. Matthew 24:14/Romans 1:16/Revelation 14:6-12
"In April 2010 I participated in a 10-day body cleansing and nutrition program at M.E.E.T. Ministry's Health Lifestyle Center located in Huntingdon, Tennessee. It truly was a life-changing experience for me with blessings I believe will last for eternity. When I first began the health program I weighted 214 lbs. At the end of the first six days I weighted 197 lbs. When I first began the health program my blood sugar level was 238. At the end of the first six days my blood sugar level had dropped to 111 without medication.......praise God from whom all blessings flow. I truly praise God for his healing powers in my life, his healing of both body and mind. I also praise God for M.E.E.T. Ministry, brother and sister Jackson, and all the staff at M.E.E.T. Ministry for their ministry in bring healing to so many people through the power of the Holy Spirit".
Bro. Lemon, thank you for your inspiring messages night after night on the subject of "The Day of Atonement", Lev. 23:27&28. May God continue to bless you, your family and your ministry real good.
God Bless,
Elder Jim Waller (Ypsilanti SDA Church)
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