Testimonies for the Church, Volume 9 - Ellen G. White

Keep the work of health reform to the front is
the message I am instructed to bear. Show so
plainly its value that a widespread need for it will
be felt. Abstinence from all hurtful food and drink
is the fruit of true religion. He who is thoroughly
converted will abandon every injurious habit and
appetite. By total abstinence he will overcome his
desire for health-destroying indulgences.
I am instructed to say to health reform
educators: Go forward. The world needs every jot
of the influence you can exert to press back the tide
of moral woe. Let those who teach the third angel's
message stand true to their colors. "I beseech you
therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye
present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy,
acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable
service. And be not conformed to this world: but be
ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that
ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable,
and perfect, will of God." (Romans 12:1, 2) May
the Lord arm those who labor in word and doctrine,
with the clearest messages of truth. If His workers
will give these messages with simplicity,
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