06/01/2026
THE HEALTH MESSAGE: - DOES IT REALLY MATTER?
What a time in which to live! The signs of the second coming of Jesus are all around us - both in the church and in the world. Satan is walking around like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour, for he knows that his time is short. Tensions are increasing - in individuals, in families, and in churches. But the question persists, Are we really prepared to meet our God in peace?
There are many diversions calculated to draw us away from the three angels messages - the truth for this time. Although some people, who seem to have everything together, are slacking in the area of the health message. True, they are told vegetarians; they exercise regularly, and they follow many of the other health principles. Yet appetite is still a major battle for them. For many, this is the place where the great final battle needs to be fought. God is calling us onto higher ground in the area of diet.
I am instructed to bear a message to all our people on the subject of health reform, for many have backslidden from their former loyalty to health reform principles.
God's purpose for His children is that they shall grow up to the full stature of men and women in Christ. In order to do this, they must use aright every power of mind, soul, and body. They cannot afford to waste any mental or physical strength.
The question of how to preserve the health is one of primary importance. When we study this question in the fear of God we shall learn that it is best, for both our physical and our spiritual advancement, to observe simplicity in diet. Let us patiently study this question. We need knowledge and judgment in order to move wisely in this matter. Nature's laws are not to be resisted, but obeyed... God demands that the appetites be cleansed, and that self-denial be practiced in regard to those things which are not good. This is a work that will have to be done before His people can stand before Him a perfected people...
There are some professed believers who accept certain portions of the Testimonies as the message of God, while they reject those portions that condemn their favorite indulgences. Such persons are working contrary to their own welfare and the welfare of the church. It is essential that we walk in the light while we have the light. Those who claim to believe in health reform, and yet work counter to its principles in the daily life practices, are hurting their own souls and are leaving wrong impressions upon the minds of believers and unbelievers. (Testimonies, vol. 9, 153 - 154)