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us to give attention to His requirements, no longer to dishonor Him
by dwarfing the physical, mental and spiritual capabilities. Premature
decay and death are the result of walking away from God to follow
the ways of the world. He who indulges self must bear the penalty.
In the judgment we shall see how seriously God regards the violation
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of the laws of health. Then, as we take a retrospective view of our
course of action, we shall see what knowledge of God we might have
gained, what noble characters we might have formed, if we had taken
the Bible as our counselor.
The Lord is waiting for His people to become wise in understand-
ing. As we see the wretchedness, deformity, and disease that have
come into the world as the result of ignorance in regard to the proper
care of the body, how can we refrain from giving the warning? Christ
has declared that as it was in the days of Noah, when the earth was
filled with violence and corrupted by crime, so shall it be when the
Son of Man is revealed. God has given us great light, and if we walk
in this light, we shall see His salvation.
There is need of decided changes. It is time for us to humble our
proud, self-willed hearts, and seek the Lord while He may be found.
As a people we need to humble our hearts before God; for the scars of
inconsistency are on our practice.
The Lord is calling upon us to come into line. The day is far spent.
The night is at hand. The judgments of God are already seen, both on
land and sea. No second probation will be granted us. This is no time
for making false moves. Let every one thank God that we still have an
opportunity to form characters for the future eternal life.
Testimonies for the Church 3:140-141
The strange absence of principle which characterizes this gener-
ation, and which is shown in their disregard of the laws of life and
health, is astonishing. Ignorance prevails upon this subject, while light
is shining all around them. With the majority, their principal anxiety
is, What shall I eat? What shall I drink? and wherewithal shall I be
clothed? Notwithstanding all that is said and written in regard to how
we should treat our bodies, appetite is the great law which governs
men and women generally.