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Section 16—The Worker’s Health
We Belong to God
Our bodies belong to God. He paid the price of redemption for
the body as well as for the soul. “Ye are not your own; for ye are
bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your
spirit, which are God’s.” “The body is not for fornication, but for
the Lord; and the Lord for the body.” The Creator watches over the
human machinery, keeping it in motion. Were it not for His constant
care, the pulse would not beat, the action of the heart would cease,
the brain would no longer act its part.
The brain is the organ and instrument of the mind, and controls
the whole body. In order for the other parts of the system to be
healthy, the brain must be healthy. And in order for the brain to be
healthy, the blood must be pure. If by correct habits of eating and
drinking the blood is kept pure, the brain will be properly nourished.
It is the lack of harmonious action in the human organism that
brings disease. The imagination may control the other parts of the
body to their injury. All parts of the system must work harmoniously.
The different parts of the body, especially those remote from the
heart, should receive a free circulation of blood. The limbs act an
important part, and should receive proper attention.
God is the great caretaker of the human machinery. In the care of
our bodies we must cooperate with Him. Love for God is essential
for life and health.... In order to have perfect health our hearts must
be filled with love and hope and joy.
I wish to impress upon the minds of physicians the fact that they
cannot do as they please with their thoughts and imaginations and
at the same time be safe in their calling. Satan is the destroyer;
Christ is the restorer. I desire our physicians to fully comprehend
this point. They may save souls from death by a right application
of the knowledge they have gained, or they may work against the
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