Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

elation human beings sustain toward God in
regard to the preservation of health and life. They
need to study the word of God diligently, lest they
disregard the laws of health. There is no need for
them to become weak and unbalanced. Under the
guidance of the heavenly authority, they may
advance in clear, straight lines. But they must give
the most earnest heed to the laws of God. They
should feel that they are the property of God, that
they have been bought with a price, and that
therefore they are to glorify Him in all things. By
the study of God’s word they are to keep the mind
awake to the fact that human beings are the Lord’s
property by creation and by redemption. They are
to say, I will do all in my power to save the souls
and bodies of those for whom I work. They have
been bought with a price, even the blood of Christ,
and I must do all I can to help them.
The instruction I have for our physicians is that
they must study the word of God with earnestness
and diligence. God says, “Come out, ... and be ye
separate, ... and touch not the unclean.” 2
Corinthians 6:17. Obey this word, at whatever cost
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