Words of Encouragement
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work of the potter. Our part is to yield ourselves to the molding of the
Master Worker.
The Need of Wise Counselors
The Lord has appointed the physicians in the sanitarium to stand
as faithful sentinels. Through them God desired to do the work that
must be done in the institution. They were to be your helpers. Through
them impressions were to be made in regard to the work of relieving
suffering humanity.
But you have needed the counsel of others besides your colaborers.
Fresh, new ideas were needed in your counsels, for not all your plans
bore the divine credentials. You have been swaying the minds of those
connected with you in the medical missionary work, until you and they
were becoming like men lost in the fog of uncertainty.
I was instructed by the Lord that your temptation would be to make
your medical missionary work stand independent of the conference.
But this plan was not right. I saw that you could not plan as you had
been doing, or carry out your ideas, without injury to yourself and to
the cause of God.
A Divine Helper
My brother, as a surgeon you have had the most critical cases to
handle, and at times a dread has come upon you. To perform these
difficult duties, you knew that rapid work must be done and that no
false moves must be made. Again and again you had to pass swiftly
from task to task. Who has been by your side as you have performed
these critical operations? Who has kept you calm and self-possessed in
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the crisis, giving you quick, sharp discernment, clear eyesight, steady
nerves, and skillful precision? The Lord Jesus has sent His angel to
your side to tell you what to do. A hand has been laid upon your hand.
Jesus, and not you, has guided the movements of your instrument. At
times you have realized this, and a wonderful calmness has come over
you. You dared not hurry, and yet you worked rapidly, knowing that
there was not a moment to lose.
The Lord has greatly blessed you. You have been under the divine
guidance. Others who knew not of the presiding Presence working