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September 5 The Gift of Healing
Learning Physical Laws
“My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let
them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh”
(Proverbs 4:20–22).
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. 11
Sound health lies at the very foundation of the student’s success.
Without it, he can never see the fruition of his ambitions and his
hopes. Hence a knowledge of the laws by which health is secured and
preserved is of preeminent importance. The human body may be
compared to nicely adjusted machinery, which needs care to keep it in
running order. One part should not be subjected to constant wear and
pressure, while another part is rusting from inaction. While the mind
is taxed, the muscles also should have their proportion of exercise.
Every young person should learn how to regulate his dietetic habits—
what to eat, when to eat, and how to eat. He should also learn how
many hours may be spent in study, and how much time should be
given to physical exercise. 12
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