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a higher point in the scale of excellence. He will help us if we seek to
help ourselves. Our hope of happiness in two worlds depends upon
our improvement in one. At every point we should be guarded against
the first approach to intemperance.
Dear youth, God calls upon you to do a work which through His
grace you can do. “Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, ac-
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ceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” Stand forth in
your God-given manhood and womanhood. Show a purity of tastes,
appetite, and habits that bears comparison with Daniel’s. God will
reward you with calm nerves, a clear brain, an unimpaired judgment,
keen perceptions. The youth of today whose principles are firm and
unwavering will be blessed with health of body, mind, and soul.—
The
Youth’s Instructor, July 9, 1903
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Religion and Health
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” When men of
wrong habits and sinful practices yield to the power of divine truth, the
entrance of God’s word gives light and understanding to the simple.
There is an application of truth to the heart; and moral power, which
seemed to have been paralyzed, revives. The receiver is possessed
of stronger, clearer understanding than before. He has riveted his
soul to the Eternal Rock. Health improves, in the very sense of his
security in Christ. Thus religion and the laws of health go hand in
hand.—”
Testimonies for the Church 4:553
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