Preserve The Body Temple

[Thompson, Darryl]

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Ellen G. White Estate, Devotional for February 11
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Preserve The Body Temple

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God
dwelleth in you? 1 Cor. 3:16 

God has given you a habitation to care for and preserve in the best
condition for His service and glory. Your bodies are not your own. . . .
"Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God
dwelleth in you?" 

Health is a blessing of which few appreciate the value. . . . Life is a
holy trust, which God alone can enable us to keep, and to use to His
glory. But He who formed the wonderful structure of the body will take
special care to keep it in order if men do not work at cross-purposes
with Him. Every talent entrusted to us He will help us to improve and
use in accordance to the will of the Giver.

Youth is the time to establish good habits, to correct wrong ones
already contracted, to gain and to hold the power of self-control, and
to lay the plan, and accustom one's self to the practice of ordering all
the acts of life with reference to the will of God.

The sacred temple of the body must be kept pure and uncontaminated, that
God's Holy Spirit may dwell therein. We need to guard faithfully the
Lord's property, for any abuse of our powers shortens the time that our
lives could be used for the glory of God. Bear in mind that we must
consecrate all-soul, body, and spirit-to God. All is His purchased
possession, and must be used intelligently, to the end that we may
preserve the talent of life. By properly using our powers to their
fullest extent in the most useful employment, by keeping every organ in
health, by so preserving every organ that mind, sinew, and muscle shall
work harmoniously, we may do the most precious service for God.

When we do all we can on our part to have health, then may we expect
that the blessed results will follow, and we can ask God in faith to
bless our efforts for the preservation of health. 

Our Father Cares, p. 48.