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The Teacher Sent By God, June 2
We know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these
miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
John 3:2
.
Christ maintained an all-sided, firm self-possession in His remarkable sympathy
for others. He did good with a tranquillity and patient continuance never equaled
by any human being. The Pharisees and Sadducees were always on His track; and
many of them, as they listened to His words, and noted His calmness, even when
assailed by passionate, uncourteous men, believed on Him....
All the contempt and bitterness that Christ met day by day could not rob Him
of His self-possession. When He was reviled, He reviled not again.... He never
overstepped the bounds of decorum. Who was He? The Majesty of heaven, the
King of glory. The storm raised by His opponents beat about Him, but He heeded it
not. He could afford to be calm; for He was the living embodiment of truth.
And those today who bear the message of truth to the world should study the
life of Christ, and practice His lessons. Never forget that you are children of the
heavenly King, sons and daughters of the Lord of hosts. Maintain a calm repose
in God, even when meeting with those who are moved by a power from beneath to
uphold falsehood. Be sure that the best weapons they possess are not able to destroy
the truth, however they may strive to blacken it by misrepresentation. “If God be for
us, who can be against us?” ...
He was the teacher sent by God to instruct mankind. As one in whom all
restorative power is found, Christ spoke of drawing all men unto Him, and of giving
the life everlasting. In Him there is power to heal every physical and every spiritual
disease.
Christ came to our world with a consciousness of more than human greatness,
to accomplish a work that was to be infinite in its results. Where do you find Him
when doing this work? In the house of Peter the fisherman. Resting by Jacob’s well,
telling the Samaritan woman of the living water. He generally taught in the open air,
but sometimes in the Temple, for He attended the gatherings of the Jewish people.
But oftenest He taught when sitting on a mountainside, or in a fisherman’s boat.
He entered into the lives of these humble fishermen. His sympathy was enlisted in
behalf of the needy, the suffering, the despised; and many were attracted to Him....
And to those who are longing for rest and peace today just as truly as those who
listened to His words in Judea, He is saying, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and
are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (
The Signs of the Times, June 24, 1897
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