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

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Chapter 84<br />

Conditions of Answered<br />

Prayer<br />

In order to be purified and to remain pure,<br />

Seventh-day Adventists must have <strong>the</strong> Holy Spirit<br />

in <strong>the</strong>ir hearts and in <strong>the</strong>ir homes. The Lord has<br />

given me light that when <strong>the</strong> Israel of today humble<br />

<strong>the</strong>mselves be<strong>for</strong>e Him, and cleanse <strong>the</strong> soultemple<br />

from all defilement, He will hear <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

prayers in behalf of <strong>the</strong> sick and will bless in <strong>the</strong><br />

use of His remedies <strong>for</strong> disease. When in faith <strong>the</strong><br />

human agent does all he can to combat disease,<br />

using <strong>the</strong> simple methods of treatment that God has<br />

provided, his ef<strong>for</strong>ts will be blessed of God.<br />

If, after so much light has been given, God's<br />

people will cherish wrong habits, indulging self<br />

and refusing to re<strong>for</strong>m, <strong>the</strong>y will suffer <strong>the</strong> sure<br />

consequences of transgression. If <strong>the</strong>y are<br />

determined to gratify perverted appetite at any cost,<br />

God will not miraculously save <strong>the</strong>m from <strong>the</strong><br />

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