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My Spirituality Strengthened and Health Improves,
August 30
Rewards of Service
Then 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 rereward.
Isaiah 58:8
Is not this what we all crave? Oh, there is health and peace in doing
the will of our Heavenly Father. “Thy righteousness shall go before thee;
the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward. Then 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; and 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 noonday; and 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.”
If thou clothe the naked, and bring the poor ... to thy house, and deal
thy bread to the hungry, “then shall thy light break forth as the morning,
and thine health shall spring forth speedily.” Doing good is an excellent
remedy for disease.
The pleasure of doing good to others imparts a glow to the feelings
which flashes through the nerves, quickens the circulation of the blood,
and induces mental and physical health.
Pure and undefiled religion is not a sentiment, but the doing of works
of mercy and love. This religion is necessary to health and happiness. It
enters the polluted soul temple, and with a scourge drives out the sinful
intruders. Taking the throne, it consecrates all by its presence, illumi-
nating the heart....It opens the windows of the soul heavenward, letting
in the sunshine of God’s love. With it comes serenity and composure.
Physical, mental, and moral strength increase, because the atmosphere
of heaven, as a living, active agency, fills the soul.
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