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Medical Ministry
A Deeper Yearning for Souls
Into the medical missionary work there must be brought more
of a yearning for souls. It was this yearning that filled the hearts of
those who established our first medical institution. Christ is to be
present in the sickroom, filling the heart of the physician with the
fragrance of His love. When his life is such that Christ can go with
him to the bedside of the sick, there will come to them the conviction
that He, the compassionate Saviour, is present, and this conviction
will do much to restore them to health.
In word and deed the physicians and nurses in our medical insti-
tutions are to say, so plainly that it cannot be misunderstood, “God is
in this place,” to save, not to destroy. Christ invites our physicians to
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become acquainted with Him. When they respond to His invitation,
they will know that they receive the things they ask for. Their minds
will be enlightened by wisdom from above. Constantly beholding
the Saviour, they will become more and more like Him, till at last
it can be said of them in the heavenly courts, “Ye are complete in
Him.” Christ has pledged Himself to give His disciples what they
ask for in His name. As they labor in harmony with Him, they can
ask Him to aid them in every time of need.—
Manuscript 14, 1904.
Take Time to Commune With God
The physician who is truly converted will not gather to himself
responsibilities which interfere with his work for souls. It is a mis-
take to lay upon the Christian physician, whom God has appointed
to represent Him in His own way, so many responsibilities that he
has no time to commune with God by reading His word and by
prayer. Christ declares, “Without Me ye can do nothing.” How, then,
can a medical missionary engage successfully in his important work
without earnestly seeking the Lord in prayer? Prayer and a study of
the word bring life and health to the believing worker.—
Manuscript
159, 1899.
To a Young Physician Under Discouragement
My heart is drawn out toward you. The Lord has not left you.
He is a God of tender compassion and wonderful loving-kindness,