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befriend the orphan, you bring yourselves into a closer relationship to
Jesus.—
Testimonies for the Church 2:25
.
The work of gathering in the needy, the oppressed, the suffering,
the destitute, is the very work which every church that believes the
truth for this time should long since have been doing. We are to show
the tender sympathy of the Samaritan in supplying physical necessities,
feeding the hungry, bringing the poor that are cast out to our homes,
gathering from God every day grace and strength that will enable us to
reach to the very depths of human misery, and help those who cannot
possibly help themselves. In doing this work we have a favorable
opportunity to set forth Christ the crucified One.—
Testimonies for the
Church 6:276
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Many wonder why their prayers are so lifeless, their faith so feeble
and wavering, their Christian experience so dark and uncertain. “Have
we not fasted,” they say, “and walked mournfully before the Lord of
hosts?” In the fifty-eighth chapter of Isaiah, Christ has shown how this
condition of things may be changed....
Verses 6, 7
. This is the recipe
that Christ has prescribed for the faint-hearted, doubting, trembling
soul. Let the sorrowful ones, who walk mournfully before the Lord,
arise and help someone who needs help.—
Testimonies for the Church
6:266
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The glory of heaven is in lifting up the fallen, comforting the
distressed. And wherever Christ abides in human hearts, He will be
revealed in the same way. Wherever it acts, the religion of Christ
will bless. Wherever it works, there is brightness.—
Christ’s Object
Lessons, 386
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The widow of Zarephath shared her morsel with Elijah; and in
return, her life and that of her son were preserved. And to all who, in
time of trial and want, give sympathy and assistance to others more
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needy, God has promised great blessing. He has not changed. His
power is no less now than in the days of Elijah.—
Prophets and Kings,
131, 132
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The love of Christ, manifested in unselfish ministry, will be more
effective in reforming the evil-doer than will the sword or the court of
justice. These are necessary to strike terror to the lawbreaker, but the
loving missionary can do more than this. Often the heart that hardens
under reproof will melt under the love of Christ.—
The Ministry of
Healing, 106
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