“BE IN HEALTH”

John, the beloved apostle, wrote to Gaius these words: “I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” 3 John 1:2. This thought is also expressed in Paul’s prayer for the people of God, even down to this time: “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body [life, mind, and body] be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it.” 1 Thessalonians 5:23, 24.PGGC 85.1

Instead of a spurious sanctification, the Lord delights in a truly sanctified people; but to perfect them and to accomplish His work in them, He hews them by the prophets. Hosea 6:5. This fact understood leads to inquiry concerning what the Lord is now doing through the gift of prophecy in teaching a sanctification that corrects those wrong habits of eating and drinking which tend to build up the carnal nature, instead of mortifying our members. Colossians 3:5.PGGC 85.2