The Sure Penalty of Self-indulgence {a devotional}
If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. 1 Corinthians 3:17.
Perfection
of character cannot be attained when the laws of nature are
disregarded; for this is transgression of the law of God. His law is
written by His own finger upon every nerve, every muscle, every fiber of
our being, upon every faculty which has been entrusted to man. These
gifts are bestowed, not to be abused and corrupted, but to be used to
His honor and glory in the uplifting of humanity....
The
relation that exists between mind and body is very intimate: when one
is affected, the other is always more or less in sympathy. It is
impossible for men, while under the power of sinful, health-destroying
habits, to appreciate sacred truths. When the intellect is clouded, the
moral powers are enfeebled, and sin does not look sinful. The most
ennobling, grand, and glorious themes of God’s Word seem but idle tales.
Satan can then easily snatch away the good seed that has been sown in
the heart; for the soul is in no condition to comprehend or understand
its true value. It is thus that selfish, health-destroying indulgences
are counteracting the influence of the message which is to prepare a
people for the great day of God.
We
are living in a most solemn, awful moment of this earth’s history. Not a
soul whose life is one of careless self-degradation, through
transgression of physical laws, will stand in the great day of trial
just before us. There is a terrible account to be rendered to God by
those who have but little regard for the human body, and treat it
ruthlessly.... True religion and the laws of health go hand in hand.
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