Health to Body and Soul
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health,
even as thy soul prospereth. 3 John 2.
There are conditions to be observed by all who would preserve health. All
should learn what these conditions are. The Lord is not pleased with
ignorance in regard to His laws, either natural or spiritual. We are to be
workers together with God for the restoration of health to the body as well
as to the soul.
And we should teach others how to preserve and to recover health. For the
sick we should use the remedies which God has provided in nature, and we
should point them to Him who alone can restore. It is our work to present
the sick and suffering to Christ in the arms of our faith. We should teach
them to believe in the Great Healer. We should lay hold on His promise, and
pray for the manifestation of His power. The very essence of the gospel is
restoration, and the Saviour would have us bid the sick, the hopeless, and
the afflicted take hold upon His strength.
The power of love was in all Christ's healing, and only by partaking of that
love, through faith, can we be instruments for His work. If we neglect to
link ourselves in divine connection with Christ, the current of life-giving
energy cannot flow in rich streams from us to the people. There were places
where the Saviour Himself could not do many mighty works because of their
unbelief (The Desire of Ages, pp. 824, 825).
The body must be kept in a healthy condition in order that the soul may be
in health. The condition of the body affects the condition of the soul. He
who would have physical and spiritual strength must educate his appetite in
right lines. He must be careful not to burden the soul by overtaxing his
physical or spiritual powers. Faithful adherence to right principles in
eating, drinking, and dressing is a duty that God has laid upon human
beings.
The Lord desires us to obey the laws of health and life. He holds each one
responsible to care properly for his body, that it may be kept in health
(Evangelism, p. 261).
The Saviour in His miracles revealed the power that is continually at work
in man's behalf to sustain and to heal him. Through the agencies of nature,
God is working, day by day, hour by hour, moment by moment, to keep us
alive, to build up and restore us. . . .
The desire of God for every human being is expressed in the words, "Beloved,
I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as
thy soul prospereth." . . .
True religion and the laws of health go hand in hand (My Life Today, p.
135).
>From Devotional: Lift Him Up - Page 260
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