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his will to the ruin of the soul. The atmosphere which surrounds
such souls is deleterious to all around them, whether believers or
unbelievers.—Lt 8, 1891.
Acquaintance With Nature Brings Health to Body, Mind, and
Soul—The things of nature are God’s blessings, provided to give
health to body, mind, and soul. They are given to the well to keep
them well and to the sick to make them well. Connected with water
treatment, they are more effective in restoring health than all the drug
medication in the world.—
Testimonies for the Church 7:76
(1902).
Obedience Produces Rest—There will be peace, constant peace,
flowing into the soul, for the rest is found in perfect submission to
Jesus Christ. Obedience to God’s will finds the rest. The disciple that
treads in the meek and lowly steps of the Redeemer finds rest which
the world cannot give and the world cannot take away. “Thou wilt
keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he
trusteth in Thee” (
Isaiah 26:3
).—Lt 6, 1893. (HC 98.)
Meekness Tends to Peace—Lowliness and meekness of mind,
which ever characterized the life of the divine Son of God, possessed
by His true followers, bring contentment, peace, and happiness that
elevate them above the slavery of artificial life.—
The Health Reformer,
December, 1871
. (HC 98.)
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Pardon Means Rest to the Soul—What is the “rest” promised? It
is the consciousness that God is true, that He never disappoints the one
who comes to Him. His pardon is full and free, and His acceptance
means rest to the soul, rest in His love.—
The Review and Herald,
April 25, 1899
. (HC 97.)
Rest a Result of Self-surrender—Rest is found when all self-
justification, all reasoning from a selfish standpoint, is put away. Entire
self-surrender, an acceptance of His ways, is the secret of perfect rest
in His love.... Do just what He has told you to do and be assured
that God will do all that He has said He would do.... Have you come
to Him, renouncing all your makeshifts, all your unbelief, all your
self-righteousness? Come just as you are, weak, helpless, and ready to
die.—
The Review and Herald, April 25, 1899
. (HC 97.)
Vital Interests in Your Keeping—Remember that temptation is
not sin. Remember that however trying the circumstances in which
a man may be placed, nothing can really weaken his soul so long as
he does not yield to temptation but maintains his own integrity. The