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Counsels on Health
“He that is joined unto the Lord”—bound up with Christ in the
covenant of grace—“is one spirit. Flee fornication.”
1 Corinthians
6:17, 18
. Do not stop for one moment to reason. Satan would rejoice to
see you overthrown by temptation. Do not stop to argue the case with
your weak conscience. Turn away from the first step of transgression.
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The Example of Joseph
Would that the example of Joseph might be followed by all who
claim to be wise, who feel competent in their own strength to discharge
the duties of life. A wise man will not be governed and controlled by
his appetites and passions, but will control and govern them. He will
drawn nigh to God, striving to prepare mind and body to discharge
aright the duties of life.
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 great Master Builder.
They may co-operate with God, or they may counterwork His plans
by failing to work harmoniously with Him.
Preservation of Health
All physicians should place themselves under the control of the
Great Physician. Under His guidance they will do as they should do.
But the Lord will not work a miracle to save physicians who recklessly
abuse His building. As far as possible, physicians should observe
regularity in their habits of eating. They should take a proper amount
of exercise. They should be determined to cooperate with the great
Master Builder. God works, and man must come into line and work
with Him; for He is the Saviour of the body.
Physicians, above all others, need to realize the relation human
beings sustain toward God in regard to the preservation of health and
life. They need to study the word of God diligently, lest they disregard
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the laws of health. There is no need for them to become weak and
unbalanced. Under the guidance of the heavenly authority, they may