Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

A good legacy from the parents must be followed by careful
training and forming right habits. God directed that the future judge
and deliverer of Israel should never, even as an adult, use wine or
strong drink. Lessons of temperance, self-denial, and self-control are
to be taught even from babyhood.
Why the Distinction Between Clean and Unclean Foods
The distinction between clean and unclean foods was based on
sanitary principles. To a great degree, one can trace the marvelous
vitality that has distinguished the Jewish people for thousands of
years to their observance of this distinction. Food that is stimulating
and hard to digest often injures the health and in many cases sows
the seeds of drunkenness. True temperance teaches us to live
entirely without everything hurtful and to wisely use what is
healthful. Few people realize how much their eating habits have to
do with their health, their character, their usefulness in this world,
and their eternal destiny. The body should be servant to the mind,
not the mind to the body.
Samson's Strength Depends on Faithfulness to God
In due time the divine promise to Manoah was fulfilled in
Samson's birth. As the boy grew, everyone could see that he
possessed extraordinary physical strength. As Samson and his
parents knew well, this was not dependent on his good physique but
on his status as a Nazirite, which was symbolized by his uncut hair.
If Samson had obeyed God's commands, his destiny would have
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