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Testimony Studies on Diet and Foods
The Facts of Faith 2:144, 145
Many have expected that God would keep them from sickness
merely because they have asked Him to do so. But God did not regard
their prayers, because their faith was not made perfect by works. God
will not work a miracle to keep those from sickness who have no care
for themselves, but are continually violating the laws of health, and
make no effort to prevent disease. When we do all we can on our part
to have health, then may we expect that the blessed results will follow,
and we can ask God in faith to bless our efforts for the preservation of
health. He will then answer our prayer, if His name can be glorified
thereby. But let all understand that they have a work to do. God will
not work in a miraculous manner to preserve the health of persons
who are taking a sure course to make themselves sick, by their careless
inattention to the laws of health.
Those who will gratify their appetite, and then suffer because of
their intemperance, and take drugs to relieve them, may be assured that
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God will not interpose to save health and life which is so recklessly
periled. The cause has produced the effect. Many, as their last resort,
follow the directions in the word of God, and request the prayers of
the elders of the church for their restoration of health. God does not
see fit to answer prayers offered in behalf of such, for He knows that
if they should be restored to health, they would again sacrifice it upon
the altar of unhealthy appetite.
Testimonies For The Church 1:560-561
The health reform is a branch of the special work of God for the
benefit of His people....
I saw that the reason why God did not hear the prayers of His
servants for the sick among us more fully was, that He could not be
glorified in so doing while they were violating the laws of health. And
I also saw that He designed the health reform and Health Institute to
prepare the way for the prayer of faith to be fully answered. Faith and
good works should go hand in hand in relieving the afflicted among us,
and in fitting them to glorify God here, and to be saved at the coming
of Christ.