Economy in Establishing Sanitariums
[
Testimonies for the Church 7:90-94
(1902).]
As the chosen people of God, we cannot copy the habits, aims,
practices, or fashions of the world. We are not left in darkness, to
pattern after worldly models and to depend on outward appearance for
success. The Lord has told us whence comes our strength. “This is
the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by
power, but by My Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.”
Zechariah 4:6
. As
the Lord sees fit He imparts, to those who keep His way, power that
enables them to exert a strong influence for good. On God they are
dependent, and to Him they must give an account of the way in which
they use the talents He has entrusted to them. They are to realize that
they are God’s stewards and are to seek to magnify His name.
Outward Display Undesirable
Those whose affections are set on God will succeed. They will
lose sight of self in Christ, and worldly attractions will have no power
to allure them from their allegiance. They will realize that outward
display does not give strength. It is not ostentation, outward show, that
gives a correct representation of the work that we, as God’s chosen
people, are to do. Those who are connected with our sanitarium work
should be adorned with the grace of Christ. This will give them the
greatest influence for good.
The Lord is in earnest with us. His promises are given on condition
that we faithfully do His will; therefore, in the building of sanitariums
He is to be made first and last and best in everything.
Let all who are connected with the service of God be guarded,
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lest by desire for display they lead others into indulgence and self-
glorification. God does not want any of His servants to enter into
unnecessary, expensive undertakings, which bring heavy burdens of
debt upon the people, thus depriving them of means that would provide
facilities for the work of the Lord. So long as those who claim to
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