Why Health Reform

"Our heavenly father sent the light of health reform to guard against the evils resulting from a debased appetite, that those who love purity and holiness may know how to use with discretion the good things He has provided for them, and that by exercising temperance in daily life, they may be sanctified through the truth." Counsels on Health, 120-121

It is not that God wants to withhold any good thing from His people, but He in His infinite wisdom knows what is the better thing for us. He is able to see from the beginning to the end, and this puts Him in the better position to point us in the direction that is onto righteousness, for we of ourselves will lead a path onto destruction.

Many times we go down on our knees to petition the thrown of the God of heaven and earth; we ask for His guidance and His protection to be with us along the narrow path of righteousness. We leave from the presents of the Holy one of Israel with the confidence that He has heard and will answer. But in the moment when the glory of God is to be revealed in the form of His answer to our prayers, we differ from the way He leads us as if some strange thing is happening. The answer He gives is not one understood by His sheep nor the one that is desired.

"All who are partakers of the divine nature will escape the corruption that is in the world through lust. It is impossible for those who indulge the appetite to attain to Christian perfection." Testimonies, vol. 2, 399-400

Strict compliance to the laws or health, as well as wisdom and strength from God, are essential to the reaching of the highest standard in moral and intellectual attainments.

God expects us to reach a higher level in our spiritual relationship with Him, but He knows that until we overcome the weakness of the flesh there will forever be a separation between us and Him. " Only true health reformers will meet the mind of God."

Health Reform Needed

"The creator of man has arranged the living machinery of our bodies. Every function is wonderfully and wisely made. And God pledged Himself to keep this human machinery in healthful action if the human agent will obey His laws and cooperate with God. Every law governing the human machinery is to be considered just as truly divine in origin, in character, and in importance as the word of God. Every careless, inattentive action, any abuse put upon the Lord's wonderful mechanism by disregarding his specified laws in the human habitation, is a violation of God's law. We may behold and admire the work of God in the natural world, but the human habitation, is the most wonderful." Counsels on diet and foods...

When we stop to observer that which our finite minds can behold as it relates to the human body. We begin to catch a glimpse of the wonders of the infinite one who holds all things in the palm of His hands.

"The work of health reform is the Lord's means for lessening suffering in our world and for purifying His church". Every moment that we spend in rebellion against the Health reforms of our Creator. The human race sinks deeper and deeper into disease and degeneracy. We have such a loving and caring God that knows all from the beginning to the end. Yet we fail to trust that He knows what is best for our health and spiritual growth.

"Health reform reveals the sinfulness of violating natural law." If we should conform to the healthful way of the our creator and lord. It would be much easier for us to stand firm when the evil one presence his temptations in our way. We will easily fall into the tempters snare when we do not follow the path of healthful living that the light of God has allowed to shine on our understanding.

If we but trust Him and His way of health reform. Then much of the sufferings brought on by obesity, hypertension, heart problems and many other devastating diseases would be not long from now become insignificant in occurrence.

The Lord wants to relieve our sufferings and set us free. To finish His work we must utilize health reform.