ers, 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 efforts 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 God will not interpose to save health and life which are 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 to 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.—Medical Ministry,
13, 14.
Instruction in Diet by Evangelistic Workers
As a people we have been given the work of making known
the principles of health reform. There are some who think that
[36] the question of diet is not of sufficient importance to be included
in their evangelistic work. But such make a great mistake. God’s
Word declares, “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever
ye do, do all to the glory of God.” The subject of temperance, in
all its bearings, has an important place in the work of salvati
