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It’s Time to Give Up Health-destroying Indulgences, October 3
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own
understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your
paths.
Proverbs 3:5, 6
, NKJV.
There is a message regarding health reform to be borne in every church. There
is a work to be done in every school. Neither principal nor teachers should be
entrusted with the education of the youth until they have a practical knowledge of
this subject. Some have felt at liberty to criticize and question and find fault with
health reform principles of which they knew little by experience. They should stand
shoulder to shoulder, heart to heart, with those who are working in right lines.
The subject of health reform has been presented in the churches; but the light
has not been heartily received. The selfish, health-destroying indulgences of men
and women have counteracted the influence of the message that is to prepare a
people for the great day of God. If the churches expect strength, they must live
the truth which God has given them. If the members of our churches disregard the
light on this subject, they will reap the sure result in both spiritual and physical
degeneracy. And the influence of these older church members will leaven those
newly come to the faith.
The Lord does not now work to bring many souls into the truth, because of
the church members who have never been converted and those who were once
converted but who have backslidden. What influence would these unconsecrated
members have on new converts? Would they not make of no effect the God-given
message which His people are to bear?
Let all examine their own practices to see if they are not indulging in that which
is a positive injury to them. Let them dispense with every unhealthful gratification
in eating and drinking. Some go to distant countries to seek a better climate; but
wherever they may be, the stomach creates for them a malarious atmosphere. They
bring upon themselves suffering that no one can alleviate. Let them bring their
daily practice into harmony with nature’s laws; and by doing as well as believing,
an atmosphere may be created about both soul and body that will be a savor of life
unto life.—
Testimonies for the Church 6:370, 371
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